A Note on a Lesser Known Magnificent Agapetes from Arunachal Pradesh, India

Abstract

Agapetes marginata was collected in anthesis after a gap of 85 years and the photographs of the live flowers and dissected floral parts are added to the scientific knowledge of the species for the first time. The distribution map of the species was generated along with assessment of its Area of Occupancy and Extent of Occurrence, and IUCN status was assigned as endangered in India vide B2ab(iii).