Diversity of Climbers, Trailers and Parasitic Plants in Botanical Garden, Botanical Survey of India, Central Regional Centre, Allahabad

Singh, Vineet; Singh, Rajeev Kumar; Gupta, S.

doi:10.54207/bsmps1000-2015-v9k1z0

Cited by 14 publications

(17 citation statements)

References 6 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Although some researchers [8][9][10][11][12][13] have documented and identified several ethnomedicinal plants of Mizoram mentioning their mode of preparation, usage, distribution and habitat, they mostly reported from the core areas of the cities. Their studies highlighted the qualitative data.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethnomedicinal study of medicinal plants used by Mizo tribes in Champhai district of Mizoram, India

Laldingliani

Thangjam

Zomuanawma

et al. 2022

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background Medicinal plants have been used countless times for curing diseases mainly in developing countries. They are easily available with little to no side effects when compared to modern medicine. This manuscript encompasses information on ethnomedicinal plants in Champhai district, located in the North East Region (NER) of India. The region lies within Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot. This study will be the first quantitative report on the ethnomedicinal plants used by the local tribes of this region. Knowledge of medicinal plants is mostly acquired by word of mouth, and the knowledge is dying among the local youths with the prevalence of modern medicine. Hence, there is urgency in deciphering and recording such information. Methods Information was gathered through interviews with 200 informants across 15 villages of the Champhai district. From the data obtained, we evaluate indices such as used report (UR), frequency of citation (FC), informant consensus factor (Fic), cultural values (CVs) and relative importance (RI) for all the plant species. Secondary data were obtained from scientific databases such as Pubmed, Sci Finder and Science Direct. The scientific name of the plants was matched and arranged in consultation with the working list of all plant species (http://www.theplantlist.org). Results Totally, 93 plant species from 53 families and 85 genera were recorded. The most common families are Euphorbiaceae and Asteraceae with six and five species representatives, respectively. Leaves were the most frequently used part of a plant and were usually used in the form of decoction. Curcuma longa has the most cultural value (27.28 CVs) with the highest used report (136 FC), and the highest RI value was Phyllanthus emblica. The main illness categories as per Frequency of citation were muscle/bone problem (0.962 Fic), gastro-intestinal disease (0.956 Fic) and skin care (0.953 Fic). Conclusion The people of Mizoram living in the Champhai district have an immense knowledge of ethnomedicinal plants. There were no side effects recorded for consuming ethnomedicinal plants. We observed that there is a scope of scientific validation of 10 plant species for their pharmacological activity and 13 species for the phytochemical characterisation or isolation of the phytochemicals. This might pave the path for developing a scientifically validated botanical or lead to semisyntheic derivatives intended for modern medicine.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethnomedicinal study of medicinal plants used by Mizo tribes in Champhai district of Mizoram, India

Laldingliani

Thangjam

Zomuanawma

et al. 2022

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In India the genus is represented by two species viz. Psammogeton biternatum and P. canescens which have been reported from Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand (Sinha et al 2019), Muktesar district of Punjab and Rajasthan (Clarke 1879, Babu 1977, Sharma and Kachroo 1981, 1983. Psammogeton biternatum was described from Punjab plains by Clarke in Hooker's Flora of British India.…”

Section: Indroductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Psammogeton shivalikense sp. nov. (Apiaceae: Pimpinelleae), restricted to the Shivalik hills of Jammu and Kashmir (North‐West India)

Bhellum

Magotra

2023

Nordic Journal of Botany

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The new species Psammogeton shivalikense (Apiaceae) is described and illustrated. It is similar to Psammogeton biternatum and P. canescens, but differs from these allied species in having smaller height, 1–3 bracts, 2–4 rays per umbel, 2–5 flowers per umbellet, densely hairy mericarps and hairs fringed with glands. A key to the species of Psammogeton in India their occurrence in adjoining countries distribution maps and photographs are provided.

show abstract

“…A single species, Psammogeton biternatus Edgew., has been discovered in Myanmar (Orrell 2022). The upper regions of the Himalayan region are occupied by P. canescens and P. biternatus Edgew., native to the Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand (Singh et al 2019). It has already been shown that P. biternatus is represented in India in the Muktesar districts of Punjab and Rajasthan, respectively (Clarke 1879, Babu 1977, Sharma andKachroo 1981).…”

Section: Indtroductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psammogeton suchaniense sp. nov. (Apiaceae; Pimpinelleae) from India

Bhellum

Magotra

2023

Nordic Journal of Botany

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Psammogeton suchaniense sp. nov. (Apiaceae; Pimpinelleae), found in arid, sandy areas of district Samba of Jammu and Kashmir, north-west India, is described and illustrated. It shares similarities with P. biternatus and P. canescens, but differs from these species in that it has a reduced peduncle, axillary and terminal umbels, unequal bracts, bracteoles and hairy mericarps and fewer rays per inflorescence. A thorough description, photographs, a map of the collection site, an identification key to all Indian species of Psammogeton and a table with the morphological features of related species are all presented.

show abstract

Diversity of Climbers, Trailers and Parasitic Plants in Botanical Garden, Botanical Survey of India, Central Regional Centre, Allahabad

Cited by 14 publications

References 6 publications

Ethnomedicinal study of medicinal plants used by Mizo tribes in Champhai district of Mizoram, India

Ethnomedicinal study of medicinal plants used by Mizo tribes in Champhai district of Mizoram, India

Psammogeton shivalikense sp. nov. (Apiaceae: Pimpinelleae), restricted to the Shivalik hills of Jammu and Kashmir (North‐West India)

Psammogeton suchaniense sp. nov. (Apiaceae; Pimpinelleae) from India

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About