Extended distribution of Threatened Endemic species, <i>Ceropegia andamanica</i> and its threat status assessment as per IUCN guidelines
Ceropegia andamanica Sreek., Veenakumari & Prashanth [ASCLEPIADACEAE], which was known earlier from South Andaman Islands only, is recorded for the first time from Middle Andaman Island. The species is endemic to Andaman and Nicobar Islands and was designated as 'Critically Endangered' earlier. With the present discovery of this species from the Middle Andaman Island, its IUCN Red List status has been re-evaluated and found as ‘Endangered’.
Authors
- C. S. Purohit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4569-0511)
- Bishnu Charan Dey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3754-2159)
- C. P. Vivek
Institutions
- Botanical Survey of India (IN)
- Central Arid Zone Research Institute (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nelumbo
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v67/2025/173418
- Primary Topic
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00