Studies on the Flora of Tarai Region of Kumaun

Mathur, Anjali; Joshi, Hema

doi:10.54207/bsmps1000-2013-cw04iy

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“…Uttarakhand harbours a rich diversity of natural resources. Several workers (Kala & Rawat 2004;Uniyal et al 2007;Mathur & Joshi 2013;Rai et al 2017) have explored the rich floral diversity of this Himalayan state. Several studies have estimated aliens in different regions of India, for instance, Nayar (1977) reported that 18% of the Indian flora comprise of alien plant species.…”

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Alien flora of Uttarakhand, western Himalaya: a comprehensive review

Arora¹,

Kumar

Balodi

et al. 2022

J. Threat. Taxa

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Alien plant species have captured attention of the scientific community, ecologists, and environmentalists throughout the world. Like other regions, the Himalayan region is also grappling with the disrupting impacts of plant invasions. Based on an extensive review of studies conducted on alien plant species in the Indian Himalayan region, we report 728 alien plant species belonging to 450 genera under 108 families in the state of Uttarakhand, which represents 15% of the state’s flora. Fabaceae (89 species under 49 genera) followed by Asteraceae (63 species under 43 genera) and Poaceae (50 species under 35 genera) were the most diverse families amid alien species. Eucalyptus (15 species) followed by Ipomoea and Euphorbia (12 species each) and Pinus (11 species) were the most diverse genera. The maximum numbers of aliens (mostly herbs) in the state were introduced from America, followed by Europe. Owing to relatively high number of alien plant species in Uttarakhand, it is submitted that serious ecological and socio-economic consequences are likely to escalate in the future.

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Alien flora of Uttarakhand, western Himalaya: a comprehensive review

Arora¹,

Kumar

Balodi

et al. 2022

J. Threat. Taxa

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“…But older informants have treasure of unique indigenous knowledge. In Terai region, generally women are engaged in collecting plants for food, fodder, fuel and they have more traditional knowledge about ethnobotanical uses of plants (Mathur & Joshi 2013). Most of the agricultural activities are carried out by women folk (Sharma et al 2011).…”

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Ethnobotanical importance of Asteraceae plants among Tharu tribe in Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, India

Sharma

Lata

2022

Ethnobot. Res. App.

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Background: Uttarakhand, a hilly state of northern India is gifted with unique natural beauty, rich biodiversity and great ethnic diversity. Asteraceae is the largest dicot family in the state and its several species are utilized by Tharu tribes for their livelihood. The present study was aimed to explore and document the ethnobotanical importance of Asteraceae plants used by Tharu community.Methods: The study area was visited frequently and a total of 104 Tharu informants from 11 villages were interviewed with the help of a semi structured questionnaire. Collected plant specimens were identified and processed for herbarium in the laboratory. Ethnobotanical data were analyzed using Use value (UV) and Factor informant consensus (Fic).Results: A total of 51 plants belonging to 38 genera under 12 tribes of Asteraceae family were found to be useful among Tharu people. Most of the species (50.98%) were noted to be used for curing various diseases. They use several plants for fodder (33.33%), ornament (27.45%), veterinary medicines (9.80%), social ceremonies (5.88%), and other purposes (13.72%) too. Quantitative analysis of data shows that Tagetes erecta has the highest use value (0.9423) followed by Ageratum houstonianum (0.4615) and Eclipta prostrata (0.3653). Maximum homogeneity was recorded in constipation, earache, eye disorders, heat stroke, infertility, paralysis, fuel and food.Conclusions: The present study concludes that several Asteraceae plants have high use value and play an important role in Tharu's daily life. The recorded precious ethnobotanical data with UV and Fic analysis will be useful to the future researchers for further phytochemical, pharmacological, conservation and other studies.

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“…The state is gifted with large forest cover and water resources providing for the origins of several important rivers as well. Although, studies have been conducted in the Kumaun Himalayan region to explore medicinal plant diversity and in some places the use of medicinal plants in the different ailments by the inhabitants (Bhatt et al 2012, Gangwar, Gangwar 2010, Kapkoti et al 2011, Mathur, Joshi 2013, Shah, Joshi 1971, Upreti et al 2009. However, most of the area covered in this study is still unexplored and to the best of our knowledge no study is available with the quantitative analysis of the ethnopharmacological information from this area so far.…”

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Ethnobotanical investigations on plants used in folk medicine by native people of Kumaun Himalayan Region of India

Tiwari¹,

Sah²,

Bawari³

et al. 2020

Eth Res Appl

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Background :A large population in the rural area of Uttarakhand is still dependent upon traditional plantbased knowledge to combat various disease conditions. This study aimed to explore the ethnopharmacological information and document traditional uses of plants in the Kumaun Himalayan region. Here we show the study of nine villages of three districts of the Uttarakhand state in India, located in the western Himalayan region.Methods: A total of 26 traditional healers and experienced inhabitants between 30-85 years of age were interviewed by a semi-structured questionnaire. The data obtained was quantitatively evaluated using use value (UV). Further, the informant consensus factor (ICF) and fidelity level (FL) were also calculated for species having UV higher than 0.15.Results: A total of 56 plant species were reported from 34 families. The highest number of plant species were collected from Asteraceae and Lamiaceae families followed by Rosaceae. Primary uses of plants were categorized into 29 disease categories. The highest number of species was reported to be used for gastrointestinal disorders (11.21%) followed by immuno-modulation, antistress, as adaptogens (10.2%), analgesics (7.47%), for nervous system related disorders (6.54%) and as antimicrobials (6.54%). Conclusions:Local traditional knowledge and practice of plant-based medicine is quite widespread in the rural areas of Uttarakhand and is an indispensable part of the healthcare system. It plays a vital role in the absence of basic medical facilities and tremendous paucity of trained medical personnel.

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Studies on the Flora of Tarai Region of Kumaun

Abstract: The tarai region of Kumaun which represents sub tropical vegetation was explored for the floristic diversity in year 2008-2011. A total of 429 species under 317 genera of vascular plants i.e., Angiosperm belonging to 95 families were recorded. These are listed in present communication.

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Alien flora of Uttarakhand, western Himalaya: a comprehensive review

Alien flora of Uttarakhand, western Himalaya: a comprehensive review

Ethnobotanical importance of Asteraceae plants among Tharu tribe in Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, India

Ethnobotanical investigations on plants used in folk medicine by native people of Kumaun Himalayan Region of India

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