A new distribution report of the Critically Endangered Amomum kingii Baker (Zingiberaceae) outside Sikkim, India

Abstract

In this correspondence, the distribution of a population of Amomum kingii Baker, a Critically Endangered species of Zingiberaceae, is reported from Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India. Previously, this plant was described only from Sikkim, India and no other population of this endemic plant has ever been found outside this distributional range. In the present study, the plant was morphologically described and molecular characterization was done for the first time using three DNA regions- ITS, matK and rbcL. The urgency and necessity of conservation of this plant has also been discussed.

Keywords

• amomum kingii
• darjeeling
• its
• matk
• new distribution
• rbcl.