A Rare and Endangered Root Parasite: <i>Balanophora Involucrata</i> Hook. F.&amp;Thompson

Ishwari Datt Rai; Bhupendra Singh Adhikari; Gopal Singh Rawat

doi:10.36808/if/2014/v140i4/48029

A Rare and Endangered Root Parasite: Balanophora Involucrata Hook. F.&Thompson

Authors

Ishwari Datt Rai Department of Habitat Ecology, Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box # 18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Bhupendra Singh Adhikari Ecosystem Services, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, GPO Box 3226, Kathmandu, Nepal
Gopal Singh Rawat Ecosystem Services, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, GPO Box 3226, Kathmandu, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2014/v140i4/48029

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