Assessing the Relevance of Herbarium Collections as Tools for the Study of Conservation Assessment of Primula soldanelloides and Notes on its Typification
摘要
The trend of the flowering phenology of Primula soldanelloides G. Watt (Primulaceae) in the Indian Himalayan region was studied. Records from the herbarium specimens for the last 171 years revealed that the flowering time has advanced by 33.44 ± 10.93 days from its usual time of flowering. The species has also been assessed as “vulnerable” [VU B2ab(iii)] by applying the IUCN criteria B. A lectotype has also been designated for the name Primula soldanelloides, strictly adhering to the provisions laid in the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants for fixing the application of the name.