Didymocarpus parryorum

Didymocarpus parryorum C.E.C. Fischer;

Location : Lungpuizawl to Sairep road, Mizoram
Altitude : 1,300 to 1,500 m.
Date :22/09/2016
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Growing wild on wall of road

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Didymocarpus species so far in efi

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This is going to be a difficult one! Didymocarpus looks obvious.

Probably Didymocarpus hookeri C.B. Clarke

I think does not matches with specimen at link.

The attached image belongs to Didymocarpus parryorum C.E.C. Fisch. This species is Endemic to Mizoram. Need proper conservation.

Thanks a lot, …, for the id as Didymocarpus parryorum

It matches as per high resolution specimens at GBIF

Posted in 2016 and rediscovered in 2020- Didymocarpus parryorum
This (Didymocarpus parryorum) was posted in 2016 by Sawmliana ji. However, it was rediscovered in 2020 as per publication: Rediscovery of four narrow endemic Didymocarpus species (Gesneriaceae) from Mizoram, India, with revised species descriptions and lectotypifications May 2020 PhytoKeys 148(2):1-19- Naibi Shrungeshwara Prasanna and Vinita Gowda
Again highlighting the importance of efloraofindia in discovery of new species.

Updated on December 24, 2024