A range extension of Gentiana capitata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don subsp. harwanensis (G.Singh) Halda (Gentianaceae) to Ladakh Trans-Himalaya, India

Abstract

We collected Gentiana capitata subsp. harwanensis for the first time from Suru valley in Kargil district of Ladakh region, India, and thus extend this subspecies’ geographic distribution to the Trans-Himalayan biogeographic region. This subspecies is endemic to India and so far recorded from the North-west and Western Himalaya of India.

Circumscription of Gentiana harwanensis (Gentianaceae) and its addition to the flora of Eastern Himalaya

“…Flowering: February-May; fruiting: April-June. Shabir et al (2019) recorded it from Suru Valley in Kargil district of Ladakh and followed Halda (1995).…”