New distribution record of Slender Wild Basil Clinopodium gracile (Benth.) Kuntze (Lamiaceae: Nepetoideae: Mentheae) for the flora of Himachal Pradesh, India

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Clinopodium gracile (Benth.) Kuntze has been recorded for the first in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. The study provides descriptions, illustrations, and photographs to aid in the identification of the species. The new distribution record has been entrenched upon investigation based on observation and verification obtained from herbarium, literature, and plant web databases.

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 Chandra, R. & M. Kalita (2024). New distribuon record of Slender Wild Basil Clinopodium gracile (Benth.) Kuntze (Lamiaceae: Nepetoideae: Mentheae)
for the ora of Himachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 16(7): 25617–25622. hps://doi.org/10.11609/jo.8972.16.7.25617-25622
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Clinopodium gracile 
 Nepetoideae: 
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 1 & Mamita Kalita 2
1 Department of Botany, Government Degree College, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh 171005, India.
2 Department of Botany, Digboi College, Digboi, Assam 786171, India.
1 rimjhimchandra6@gmail.com, 2 mamita.bot@gmail.com (corresponding author)
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The mint family Lamiaceae Marnov (also known as
Labiatae Juss.) has profound distribuon, conning 232
accepted genera. According to Angiosperm Phylogeny
Group (APG IV), the genus `Clinopodium´ is bound
within the sub-family Nepetoideae (Dumorer) Luerssen
and tribe Mentheae Dumorer (Stevens 2001 onwards).
Clinopodium L. comprises about 20 species in Asia and
Europe (Li & Hedge 1994). In accord with Plants of World
Online (POWO 2024), Clinopodium has navity in tropical
and sub-tropical regions with 186 species. The genus is
commonly known as Calamint (Weakley 2010) due to
the inclusion of Calamintha Mill. members. Doroszenko
(1985) served Clinopodium as a secon of Calamintha.
However, the laer remains as a synonym for the former
genus due to the priority of Clinopodium (1753) over
Calamintha (1754). According to the database of POWO,
Clinopodium is nave to India and portrayed by seven
species: Clinopodium capitellatum (Benth.) Kuntze, C.
gracile (Benth.) Kuntze, C. hydaspidis (Falc. ex Benth.)
Kuntze, C. javanicum (Blume) I.M.Turner, C. piperitum
(D.Don) Murata, C. umbrosum (M.Bieb.) K.Koch., and
C. vulgare L. The species `Clinopodium gracile´ is nave
to Asia (Weakley 2010). It can be allocated from China,
Indonesia, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and India (Arunachal
Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Sikkim, & Tripura). It commonly ourishes
near river banks, wild/semi-wild areas, and alongside
forest margin sites (Li & Hedge 1994). In accord with
Canno & Wagsta (1998), the species is associated with
a morphologically diverse and taxonomically complex
group called the `clinopodioid complex´. The species
retain a 2n = 18 chromosomes number and disnct in
possessing one vascular bundle in its peole (Hsieh &
Huang 1998).
Clinopodium gracile is known as slender wild Basil
(Zomlefer et al. 2011). According to Mao & Dash (2020),
Clinopodium is represented by three species in Himachal
Pradesh: Clinopodium capitellatum, C. umbrosum, and
C. vulgare. However, in accord with POWO (2024),
three addional species C. hydaspidis, C. javanicum
and C. piperitum can also be found. The presently
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Clinopodium gracile (Benth.) Kuntze has been recorded for
the rst in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. The study provides
descripons, illustraons, and photographs to aid in the idencaon
of the species. The new distribuon record has been entrenched upon
invesgaon based on observaon and vericaon obtained from
herbarium, literature, and plant web databases.
Calamint, distribuon, ora, idencaon, keys, nave.

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examined `Clinopodium gracile´ is the seventh addion
of Clinopodium species to the ora of Himachal Pradesh.
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The rst author collected the plant specimen from
Gajnoi region during a eld trip in Chamba district,
Himachal Pradesh. Field photographs, and GPS locaon
were recorded and owering plant parts were collected
for further invesgaons. The morphological aributes,
including stem, leaves, inorescence, bract, owers,
calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium have been
studied. The vegetave and reproducve features
have been examined and the species was idened as
Clinopodium gracile (Benth.) Kuntze. Further, the species
identy was conrmed based on microlms of herbarium
records as furnished in specimen examined secon. The
voucher specimen of the presently examined species
has been deposited in GUBH. The map showing the
precise locaon of Clinopodium gracile in the Chamba
district of Himachal Pradesh has been laid out (Figure 1).
Also, a photoplate (Image 1) and an illustraon (Figure
2) displaying the vegetave and reproducve parts have
been presented.

Clinopodium gracile  Revis. Gen. Pl.
2:514.1891. —Clinopodium conne (Hance) Kuntze Gen.
Pl. 2:515.1891; Hara In: Jour. Jap. Bot. 101:14.1935. —
Clinopodium gracile (Benth.) Matsum Index. Pl. Jap.
2:538.1912 (isonym). —Calamintha gracilis Benth. In:
DC. Prodr. 12:232.1848. —Calamintha moluccana Miq.
Fl. Ned. Ind. 2:968.1859. —Calamintha connis Hance
In: Journ. Bot. 6:331.1868. —Calamintha radicans Vaniot
Bull. Acad. Geogr. Bot. 14:182.1904. —Calamintha argyi
H.Lév. In: Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8:423.1910.
—Satureja gracilis (Benth.) Nakai In: J. Coll. Sci. Univ.
Tokyo. 31:149.1911; Bailey In: Gent. Herb. 1:43.1920. —
Satureja connis (Hance) Kudô Mem. Fac. Sci. Taihoku
Imp. Univ. 2:100.1929.
 Clinopodium gracile
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Clinopodium gracile
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Small perennial herb, slender, stoloniferous; Stem
quadrangular, numerous, tued, erect or procumbent
at the base, ascending, 8–30 cm, retrorse, pubescent;
Leaves opposite, basal leaves circular-ovate, 1.2–1.5 ×
1–1.1 cm, base rounded, apex obtuse, margin remotely
crenate, lower and mid stem leaves ovate, 1.5–2.5 ×
1–1.5 cm, papery, sub-glabrous, abaxially sparsely hispid
on veins, apex obtuse, base rounded to cuneate, margin
remotely dentate or crenate-serrate, peoles 0.3–1 cm;
Inorescence vercillaster, few owered (5–10), lax or
dense, crowded in short terminal raceme, oral leaves
ovate-lanceolate, 0.5–1 × 0.3–0.8 cm, margin serrate,
acute; Bract linear, acute, puberulous, much shorter
than pedicel; Flower rose-pink, 5–7 × 3–4 mm, pedicel
1–3 mm; Calyx tubular, base rounded, ca. 3–5 mm and
declinate in fruit, puberulent or subglabrous, minutely
hispid on veins, throat sparsely ne pilose, teeth ciliate,
lower two subulate, upper three triangular, reexed
in fruit; Corolla ca. 4.5 mm, puberulent; nutlets ovoid,
smooth 0.4–0.5 mm (Image 1 and Figure 2).
Common name: Calamint, Savory, Slender Wild Basil,
Clinopodium gracile   


New distribution record of
Clinopodium gracile
from Himachal Pradesh Chandra & Kalita
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Tower Flower.
Flowering: The owering has been observed in July.
Habitat: Stream sides, open grasslands, forest
margin, and thickets.

China: Si-chu-shan, C. Sampson, i.1968, coll.
No. 13045, K000193480! Indonesia: Bakh; Brink,
27.vii.1920, coll. No. 4839, K000193477! Japan: Pref.
Chiba, Nokogiriyama, Yoshihiro Asai, 3.v.1959, coll.
No. 8518, NY 02706540! USA: Florida, J.R. Burkhalter,
30.iv.1980, coll. No. 6908, 149957! Louisiana, S.R.
Hill, 20.iv.1998, coll. No. 29989, 278039! South Carolina,
K.A. Bradley, 22.vi.2016, altude 165 m, coll. No.
4693, 295537! Florida, Tallahassee, Loran C. Anderson,
25.v.2017, 30.44718 N 84.25225 W, coll. No. 30676, NY
04416374! Louisiana, Iberia Parish, Roland M. Harper,
16.vii.1934, NY 03030120! India: Himachal Pradesh, Jot
Chamba, Gajnoi, Rimjhim Chandra, 27.vii.2023, 32.4868
N 76.0593 E, altude 2,880 m, coll. No. 103.

The specic epithet `gracile´ (Lan–gracilis) suggests
the slender and delicate habit of the species. Calamintha
gracilis Benth. is the basionym for Clinopodium gracile
(Benth.) Kuntze. Bentham (1848) showed uncertainty
about the species kinship to the genus `Clinopodium´.
He further considered Clinopodium gracile features
somewhere between Clinopodium debilis (C. debile)
and Clinopodium umbrosa (C. umbrosum). Ohwi
(1965) menoned four variees of Clinopodium
gracile viz. C. gracile var. lafolium (H.Hara) Ohwi, C.
gracile var. minimum (H.Hara) Ohwi, C. gracile var.
mulcaule (Maxim.) Ohwi, C. gracile v a r. sachalinense (F.
Schmidt) Ohwi. However, these remain as synonyms of C.
lafolium, C. mulcaule var. yakusimense, C. mulcaule,
C. micranthum var. sachalinense respecvely. No
infra-specic ranks are available for Clinopodium
gracile (POWO 2024).

Chen et al. (2013) reported 34 essenal oil
compounds in Clinopodium gracile with higher content
of sesquiterpenoids followed by monoterpenoids. Thus,
the species occurring in the Himachal Pradesh region can
also act as a potent therapeuc plant. The species can
be ecacious in orisc, biodiversity, and conservaon
studies. The present examined species is similar in
morphological descripon provided by Weakley (2010).

The perennial herb Clinopodium gracile, was
collected from natural habitat of Gajnoi, Chamba
district of Himachal Pradesh. The locaon site was
specied with 12 numbers of C. gracile plants, growing
in deteriorated broad-leaved oak and pine forest. Few
other species ourishing along with C. gracile were
Ageratum conyzoides L., grasses being Cynodon sp.,
Stachys sp., ferns such as Diplazium sp., and Maeuccia
sp. The species might be a prospecve for multude of
medicave acvies. The ndings can further assist in
exploring the extended distribuon of C. gracile in the
western Himalayan belt.

   Lamiaceae, pp. 27–603. In: de Candolle, A.P.
Prodrumus Systemas Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis, Volume 12.
Parisii, Sumpbus Sociorum Treuel et Wrtz., 232 pp. hps://doi.
org/10.5962/bhl.tle.286
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American Satureja s.l. (Lamiaceae) in light of molecular evidence.
Brionia 50: 63–70. hps://doi.org/10.2307/2807719
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and larvicidal acvity of Clinopodium gracile (Benth.) Matsum
(Labiatae) aerial parts against the Aedes albopictus mosquito.
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hps://doi.org/10.4314/tjpr.v12i5.21
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the genus Clinopodium L. in Taiwan, Taiwania 43(2): 108–115.
 Clinopodium, pp. 228–231. In: Wu, Z.Y. &
Clinopodium 
1. Calyx with glandular hairs
2. Calyx teeth ciliate; leaves ovate; vercillate owers crowded nearby; corolla rose-pink; nutlets ovoid; stoloniferous ......................
.............................................................................................................................................................................. Clinopodium gracile
2. Calyx teeth long; leaves sub-obtuse; vercillate owers distantly cyme; corolla purplish; nutlets ellipsoid; woody rootstock .......
...................................................................................................................................................................... Clinopodium capitellatum
1. Calyx with eglandular hairs
3. Calyx with bristly hairs; leaves sharply toothed margin; many (30–40) owered whorls; lower corolla with notched centre lobe
.....................................................................................................................................................................…...... Clinopodium vulgare
3. Calyx with wooly hairs, leaves toothless or shallowly toothed; few (10–20) owered whorls; lower corolla with smooth centre
lobe ................................................................................................................................................................ Clinopodium umbrosum

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Dr. John Noyes, Natural History Museum, London, UK
Dr. Albert G. Orr, Grith University, Nathan, Australia
Dr. Sameer Padhye, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Dr. Nancy van der Poorten, Toronto, Canada
Dr. Kareen Schnabel, NIWA, Wellington, New Zealand
Dr. R.M. Sharma, (Retd.) Scienst, Zoological Survey of India, Pune, India
Dr. Manju Siliwal, WILD, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Dr. G.P. Sinha, Botanical Survey of India, Allahabad, India
Dr. K.A. Subramanian, Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, India
Dr. P.M. Sureshan, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Dr. R. Varatharajan, Manipur University, Imphal, Manipur, India
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Kuwait
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Dr. Robin Wen Jiang Ngiam, Naonal Parks Board, Singapore
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Dr. Yu-Feng Hsu, Naonal Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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D.C., USA
Dr. Tomas Ditrich, Faculty of Educaon, University of South Bohemia in Ceske
Budejovice, Czech Republic
Dr. Mihaly Foldvari, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway
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Dr. John T.D. Caleb, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Prof. Chandrashekher U. Rivonker, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, Goa. India
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Dr. Hem Sagar Baral, Charles Sturt University, NSW Australia
Mr. H. Byju, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Dr. Chris Bowden, Royal Society for the Protecon of Birds, Sandy, UK
Dr. Priya Davidar, Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Puducherry, India
Dr. J.W. Duckworth, IUCN SSC, Bath, UK
Dr. Rajah Jayapal, SACON, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Dr. Rajiv S. Kalsi, M.L.N. College, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, India
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Mr. J. Praveen, Bengaluru, India
Dr. C. Srinivasulu, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
Dr. K.S. Gopi Sundar, Internaonal Crane Foundaon, Baraboo, USA
Dr. Gombobaatar Sundev, Professor of Ornithology, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Prof. Reuven Yosef, Internaonal Birding & Research Centre, Eilat, Israel
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Dr. Lala A.K. Singh, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
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Dr. Honnavalli N. Kumara, SACON, Anaikay P.O., Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Dr. Spartaco Gippoli, Socio Onorario Società Italiana per la Storia della Fauna “Giuseppe
Altobello”, Rome, Italy
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Dr. H. Raghuram, The American College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Dr. Dan Challender, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Dr. David Mallon, Manchester Metropolitan University, Derbyshire, UK
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Dr. S.S. Talmale, Zoological Survey of India, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Prof. Karan Bahadur Shah, Budhanilakantha Municipality, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Dr. Hemanta Kaey, Wildlife Sciences, Tarleton State University, Texas, USA
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Dr. Wendy Collinson-Jonker, Endangered Wildlife Trust, Gauteng, South Africa
Dr. Rajeshkumar G. Jani, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India
Dr. O.N. Tiwari, Senior Scienst, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Instute (IARI), New
Delhi, India
Dr. L.D. Singla, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, India
Dr. Rupika S. Rajakaruna, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print)
July 2024 | Vol. 16 | No. 7 | Pages: 25495–25638
Date of Publicaon: 26 July 2024 (Online & Print)
DOI: 10.11609/jo.2024.16.7.25495-25638
Arcles
Spaal assemblage of shorebirds (Aves: Charadriiformes) in an altered
wetland of the southern coast of Sri Lanka
– V.N. Mendis, E.J.A.P. Buddhi Priyankara, E.G.D.P. Jayasekara &
W.A.D. Mahaulpatha, Pp. 25495–25506
Current conservaon status of Bengal Florican Houbaropsis
bengalensis in Manas Naonal Park, Assam, India
– Miranda Thakur, Jonmani Kalita, Namita Brahma, Koushik Rajbongshi,
Kangkanjyo Bhaacharyya, Amal Chandra Sarmah, Alolika Sinha, Deba
Kumar Dua, Dhriman Das & Bibhu Prasad Lahkar, Pp. 25507–25515
Assemblages of frugivorous bueries in two urban parks in Quezon
City, Philippines
– Micael Gabriel A. Itliong, Nikki Heherson A. Dagamac & Jade Aster T.
Badon, Pp. 25516–25527
Assessment of the status of Spodoptera species (Lepidoptera:
Noctuidae: Armyworm) in India through DNA barcoding technique
– Dinesh Nalage, P.S. Kudnar, Tejswini Sontakke, Ishwar Chiapure,
Yashdeep Gowda, Shantanu Kharbal & Yashashri Alamwar, Pp. 25528–
25535
Taxonomy and distribuon of some orthopteran species (Orthoptera:
Gryllidae, Trigonidiidae, Acrididae) from northwestern Morocco
– Hanae El Harche, Samiha Kaioua & Dalale Mansouri, Pp. 25536–25544
Impact of root harvest on Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn.
populaon across habitats in Savandurga Reserve Forest, Karnataka,
India
– M. Sathya Sangeetha, Kaliamoorthy Ravikumar & H.C. Chetan, Pp.
25545–25570
Communicaons
Rare encounters: Jungle Cat Felis chaus Schreber, 1777 (Mammalia:
Carnivora: Felidae) in the lower reaches of the Jordan River, Jordan
– Ehab Eid & Mohammad Farid Alayyan, Pp. 25571–25576
Diversity of bird species in Ebpanan Marsh, Maguindanao del Norte,
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM),
Philippines
– Gindol Rey A. Limbaro, Benito Anthony A. Pingoy & Peter Jan D. de
Vera, Pp. 25577–25583
Heleocoris stephanus (Heteroptera: Naucoridae: Laccocorinae), a new
species of creeping water bug from Kallada River, Kerala, India
– Dani Benchamin, R. Sreejai & M.S. Arya, Pp. 25584–25589
Incidence and risk factors associated with parasic infecons in
capve wild mammals and birds in Indian zoos
– Nikita Das, P.D. Pawar, P.P. Mhase, V.G. Nimbalkar, R.V. Jadhav, V.S.
Dhaygude, Gavin Furtado & L.D. Singla, Pp. 25590–25597
Bryophyte diversity of Berinag (Pithoragarh District) in Kumaun
Himalaya, Uarakhand, India
– D. Dhami & P. Chaturvedi, Pp. 25598–25603
Short Communicaons
The opportunisc feeding behaviour of Schistura notosgma
(Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) in tropical mountain streams in Sri Lanka
– J. Bandara, M.P. Gunawardena & R.T.P Jayasuriya, Pp. 25604–25608
First record of Pieris napi L. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) from Kashmir
Valley, India
– Firdousa Rasool & Altaf Hussain Mir, Pp. 25609–25612
Reassessment of Strobilanthes recurva (Acanthaceae), an
endangered plant from Manipur, India
– Rajkumari Jashmi Devi & Biseshwori Thongam, Pp. 25613–25616
New distribuon record of Slender Wild Basil Clinopodium gracile
(Benth.) Kuntze (Lamiaceae: Nepetoideae: Mentheae) for the ora
of Himachal Pradesh, India
– Rimjhim Chandra & Mamita Kalita, Pp. 25617–25622
Notes
Rusty-spoed Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus (I. Georoy Saint-
Hilaire, 1831) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) in the semi-natural
subterranean habitat in Karnataka, India
– Shirish Manchi, Goldin Quadros, Dipika Bajpai, Shomita Mukherjee,
Suma Haleholi, Mahesh Marennavar, Sangmesh Neeralagi, Prakash
Ganiger, Suresh Lamani & Nikhil Kulkarni, Pp. 25623–25626
First record of Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata (Linnaeus,
1758) (Aves: Passeriformes: Estrildidae) from Kashmir, India
– Shazia Shafayat, Fayaz Ahmad Ahanger, Tariq Ahmad, Bilal A. Bhat &
Zakir Hussain Najar, Pp. 25627–25629
First record of Proszynskia diatreta (Simon, 1902) (Araneae:
Salcidae) from Gujarat, India
– Manisha P. Patel & Dhruv A. Prajapa, Pp. 25630–25631
Medicago monantha (Fabaceae) and Euphorbia jodhpurensis
(Euphorbiaceae) as new addions to the ora of Maharashtra State,
India
– Praveen V. Kale & Rajendra D. Shinde, Pp. 25632–25636
Book Review
All eyes on the island: A book review of The Great Nicobar Betrayal
– Lakshmi Ravinder Nair, Pp. 25637–25638
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