<i>Dioscorea polystachya</i> [Dioscoreaceae]: A New record for West Bengal, India

Kishor Biswas

doi:10.36808/if/2026/v152i8/171026

Dioscorea polystachya [Dioscoreaceae]: A New record for West Bengal, India

Authors

Kishor Biswas P.G. Department of Botany, Darjeeling Government College, Darjeeling- 734101, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2026/v152i8/171026

Keywords:

Dioscorea polystachya, New Record, Darjeeling Himalaya, West Bengal, Chinese yam

Abstract

No Abstract.

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