Note on the Occurrence of <I>Ecdysanthera rosea</I> Hook.& Arn. In Arunachal Pradesh

Abstract

Eodysanthera rosea Hook & Arn. (Apocynaceae), a climber of South China, Hongkong, Taiwan, Somatra, Java, Borneo Thailand, Burma and Bangladesh, is now recorded for the first time from Eastern Himalaya on the basis of specimens collected from Lakhabali at an alt 800 m, District Siang in connection with the studies of Forest Floras of Arunachal Pradesh Notes on description, habitat along with illustration is provided to facilitate determination of this climber. Specimens are deposited in Herbarium, Forest Reaearch Institute, Dehra Dan, DD).