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TWO NEW SPECIES OF PAPAVER L. (PAPAVERACEAE) FROM KASHMIR HIMALAYA, INDIA

GH. HASSAN DAR¹, TABINDA RASHID², A. R. NAQSHI³, ANZAR A KHUROO⁴ AND AKHTAR H MALIK⁵

Abstract: While revising the genus Papaver L. (Papaveraceae) occurring in the Kashmir Himalaya, two new species – P. kachroianum Tabinda, Dar & Naqshi, and P. pamporicum Tabinda, Dar & Naqshi are described and illustrated from this part of the North-west Himalaya. The relationship of  both the species is discussed P. kachroianum is allied to P. lacerum Popov, and 8-10 stigmatic rays. P. pamporicum resembles P. dubium L., by its simple, petals,. A key for all the species of Papaver reported from Kashmir, incorporating the new species, is also provided.

^1,4,5, Centre for Biodiversity and Taxonomy (CBT), University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar-190 006, Jammu & Kashmir, India.

², Ex-Research Scholar, CBT; ³, Ex-Reader, CBT, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar-190 006, Jammu & Kashmir, India.

Corresponding author. Prof. G.H. Dar; Email: profdar99@gmail.com