Rapid inventory of wild medicinal plant populations in Sri Lanka

Russell‐Smith, Jeremy; Karunaratne, Nimal S.; Mahindapala, R.

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2006.03.009

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“…Many studies show the importance of ecological assessment in the sustainable management of MP [234][235][236]. In this paper, we found eight examples, such as: (1) Rapid inventory of medicinal plant population in Sri Lanka, (2) rapid vulnerable assessment of Tibetan medicinal plants, (3) assessment of a threatened high-value medicinal plant, Swertia chirayita for conservation purpose in India (4) using IUCN guidelines to determine threats to selected endemic species in Kashmir Himalaya, (5) distribution assessment of threatened species on hotspots in China, (6) questionnaire survey for screening endangered species in Bangladesh, and (7) studying CITES-listed species to reveal the international trade impacts, and (8) ten years monitoring of threatened medicinal plants in Himalaya [41,227,[237][238][239][240][241][242].…”

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Asian Medicinal Plants’ Production and Utilization Potentials: A Review

2019

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Medicinal plants research in Asia continues to receive significant national and international attention, particularly concerning its multiple roles in poverty alleviation and health care support. However, scientific information on the institutional arrangements, the potentials of different medicinal plants production systems, and the utilization methods, remain highly fragmented. This incomprehensive information base shades the development of a comprehensive research agenda to improve the current body of knowledge, at least in the context of Asia. To address this impasse and propose future research perspectives, we systematically reviewed 247 journal articles, 15 institutional reports, and 28 book chapters. From the reviews, five key lessons are drawn: (i) Asian medicinal plant production systems demonstrate some dynamics, characterized by a gradual but continuous shift from wild gathering to cultivation, (ii) sub-regional variations exist with regards to the appreciation of medicinal plants potentials for traditional healing, modern healthcare and livelihoods support, (iii) knowledge on the effect of multi-scale institutional arrangements (formal and informal) on medicinal plant management practices is fragmented, (iv) very few studies dwell on the challenges of medicinal plants commercialization, particularly with regards to the role of middlemen, boom–bust cycle, raw material readiness, and product quality, and (v) law enforcement, benefit and knowledge sharing, and research and development should be prioritized to serve the interest of medicinal plants production actors. To further extend the body of knowledge on medicinal plants in Asia, we advance the need for empirical investigations on the performance of medicinal plants production systems and their contribution to livelihoods in diverse institutional contexts.

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“…Savanna ecosystems and neighboring habitats have been studied in the VRR sanctuary 77,[104][105][106][107] and in the Gal Oya catchment 108 .…”

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Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

Gunatilleke¹,

Pethiyagoda²,

Gunatilleke³

2017

J. Natn. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka

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alia, terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems, and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems'. These three levels of biodiversity, proceeding from the most obvious (ecosystem and species diversity) to the relatively less obvious genetic or within-species diversity may be defined as follows: Ecosystem Diversity: The sum total of all interrelated and interacting organisms and all the components of the physical environment (climate, soil, water, fire, rocks, wind, landscapes etc.) that function together as one unit. Depending on the organisms and environment that make up an ecosystem, different types of ecosystems may be identified. It is this variability among ecosystems that is referred to as ecosystem diversity. Species Diversity: The variation among species is recognized as species diversity. Genetic Diversity: The genetic variation among individuals of a population and that among all the different populations of the same species comprises the total genetic variation of that species. This paper is presented in three parts. Part one, which includes a substantial component of the paper, identifies Sri Lanka's biodiversity at the ecosystem, species and genetic levels. At the ecosystem level, each major ecosystem is introduced by giving its distribution, vegetation stature where relevant, dominant plant taxa, endemic component, some information on the fauna and finally, a few references to sites studied for that ecosystem. At the species level, the number of taxa in each group, the proportions of endemics and threatened species are highlighted. At the genetic level, genetic variation within and between populations of some indigenous species for which data are available are given along with a brief overview of genetic diversity in cultivated species.

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“…The regeneration rate was also good in pure Sal forests, present at drier hilly patches of Malsi range of DFD, with sapling density of 31.82 ± 15 individuals ha -1 . Russell-Smith et al (2006) infers that species like Amla and Harad presumably require on-going disturbance(s) like fire, which maintains open-canopied habitat conditions. The study in Rajaji National Park (Kurien et al, 2007), which is adjacent to the DFD, revealed that these lings and saplings) of medicinal tree species (Amla, Bael, Baheda and Harad) is given in Tab.…”

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Population Status of Commercially Important Medicinal Plants in Dehradun Forest Division, Uttarakhand (India)

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The objective of forest management in the tropics, in recent decades, has shifted from timber production to biodiversity conservation and maintenance of life support system. However, past forestry practices have greatly influenced the structure of plant communities, preponderance of foreign invasive species, populations of high value medicinal plants as well as other non-wood forest products. We assessed the abundance and distribution of medicinal plants in managed and undisturbed forests of Dehradun Forest Division (DFD), Uttarakhand (India). A total of 80 transects (each 1 km long) were laid in various categories of forest types in DFD. This paper deals with distribution, availability and regeneration status of five commercially important species viz., Justicia adhatoda, Aegle marmelos, Phyllanthus emblica, Terminalia bellirica and Terminalia chebula, across different forest types. The study reveals that open canopy forest patches, Lantana infested patches and Acacia catechu-Dalbergia sissoo (Khair -Shisam) woodlands in the eastern part of the DFD have excellent potential for the production and sustainable harvest of Justicia adhatoda. Areas those are less suitable for timber production viz., open hill forests, have greater potential for conservation and development of Aegle marmelos, Phyllanthus emblica and Terminalia bellirica. For the production and management of high value medicinal plants in the DFD these ecological considerations need to be kept in mind.

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Rapid inventory of wild medicinal plant populations in Sri Lanka

Cited by 32 publications

References 14 publications

Asian Medicinal Plants’ Production and Utilization Potentials: A Review

Asian Medicinal Plants’ Production and Utilization Potentials: A Review

Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

Population Status of Commercially Important Medicinal Plants in Dehradun Forest Division, Uttarakhand (India)

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