自南印度坦米爾納德邦尼基里斯山脈對Berberis nilghiriensis（小檗科）之再發現

Rediscovery of Berberis nilghiriensis Ahrendt (Berberidaceae) from Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, Southern India

本文於140年後，再次發現了尼基里斯山的極危特有種Berberis nilghiriensis Ahrendt，並發現了三個現存族群，每個族群大小約25個個體。本文除描述本種之分類處理，也提供了族群受威脅等級、生態分布及經濟用途；本文也強烈建議該種急需保育作為，以避免因持續的人為擾動而造成局部滅絕。

The critically endangered Berberis nilghiriensis Ahrendt, endemic to the Nilgiri hills in South India is rediscovered after 140 years, with three extant populations of ca. 25 individuals in the Nilgiri hills. Taxonomic treatment along with threat status, ecology, and economic uses are provided and urgent conservation is suggested to prevent its local extinction as the species is exposed to continued anthropogenic disturbances.