Check-list and conservation strategies of the genus Ceropegia in India (original) (raw)
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2017
Ceropegia odorata Nimmo ex J. Graham (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) a Critically Endangered plant species from India was recorded in Gujarat after about 45 years in Vijaynagar forest of Sabarkantha District (northern Gujarat). It was first collected from Pavagadh in central Gujarat. Long-term conservation and participatory approaches, details on macro- and micro-habitats, associated species, landscape level monitoring programs are suggested for the new recorded locality and hill ranges.
Journal of Applied and Natural Science
Over expolitation of tubers of Ceropegia bulbosa var. lushii which is a narrow endemic in the Indian Desert has drastically declined its populations and made it threatened. This was confirmed by its absence at its previously reported sites in Barmer, Jodhpur, Jalore, Jhunjhunun and Jaisalmer. Its occurance in Jhalawar, a previously reported site and at another unreported site at Jalore with density of only 4-12 plants/ha confirmed that it has become rarer. Reasons for declining populations in terms of density and occurrence of C. bulbosa var. lushii due to both extrinsic and intrinsic factors (= threats) have been investigated in this paper. Extrinsic factors include overexploitation of tubers, habitat loss and fragmentation due to mining. Six tubers brought from its native sites regenerated successfully at Desert Botanical Garden , CAZRI, Jodhpur. Intrinsic threats were experimentally assessed by studying its life cycle for three years. Seeds produced by these plants under captivit...
In vitro conservation of Ceropegia intermedia - an endemic plant of south India
African Journal of Biotechnology, 2009
The purpose of this study was developing in vitro techniques for conserving wild and endemic species of Ceropegia intermedia by axillary shoot multiplication. Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium with 6.66 μM N 6 benzyladenine (BA) was best for axillary bud proliferation inducing a mean of 5.51 shoots per node. Excision and culture of the nodal segments from the in vitro shoots on fresh medium with same concentration of BA facilitated development of more than 5 shoots per node. Subsequent subculture slightly enhanced up to third subcultures and decreased thereafter. Shoots developed were rooted best on half strength MS with 5.37 μM NAA. Plantlets established in pots exhibited 75% survival. Plantlets were successfully established in field and morphological characters were identical to mother plants.
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2021
Ceropegia anjanerica has been collected from Bhaskargad, Bramha Hill, Bramhagiri Hill, Harihar fort, and Vatvad Hill. Earlier, this endemic species was known from the type locality Anjaneri Hill and its adjacent locality Kushegaon Hill in Nashik District. The notes on its conservation status, occurrence, and variations are provided.
Ethnopharmacology and toxicology of threatened tuberous plant genus Ceropegia sp. L.: A review
2018
Ceropegia L. belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae, native to Africa, Southern Asia and Australia. It is a botanically a curious genus, mainly distributed in Western Ghats. The genus comprises of 200 species found throughout the world is mainly distributed in subtropical and tropical Asia. In India 55 species are reported, in which 28 are endemic to Peninsular India. Ceropegia species have sound ethnomedicinal values and is an important component in several indigenous drug preparations. The pharmacological importance of the genus is mainly due to the presence of ‘cerpegin’ a pyridine alkaloid, apart from the different potential phytoconstituents such as steroids, terpenoids, anthocyanins, anthracene glycosides, coumarins, flavonoids, fatty acids, phenolic compounds, alkaloids and carotenoids. The main objective of this review is to cover its botanical characterization, distribution, indigenous and traditional uses, ethnopharmacology and toxicology studies of reported species of Cerop...
Thre status assessment of Ceropegia anjanerica from Anjaneri hills, Nashik district
Ceropegia anjanerica is endemic to the Anjaneri Hills area of Nashik District. It is assessed as Critically Endangered as per the IUCN red list criteria using primary and secondary information on trends in EOO, AOO and sub-populations. Factors affecting this species and its habitat, and community conservation efforts are described and recommendations are made for its protection
An additional distribution record of Ceropegia rollae Hemadri from Chavandwadi, India
Ecology, Environment and Conservation
Ceropegiarollae Hemadri (Apocynaceae) an endemic and critically endangered plant was first time recorded from a mountain pass in the Western Ghats ranges of Maharashtra known as Naneghat. The note describes additional distribution photographic record of Ceropegiarollae on flat terrain at elevation of 842 mm Chavandwadi village. Chavandwadi is the base village of Chavand Fort (Prasannagad) which is a hill fort situated 30 km from the modern-day town of Naryangoan in Junnar Taluka of Pune district in Maharashtra, India.
Taxonomic revision of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae: Ceropegieae) in India
Rheedea, 2019
The genus Ceropegia (Apocynaceae: Ceropegieae) is revised for India based on field observation, literature survey and extensive herbarium studies. Sixty one taxa are recognized under seven sections. Nomenclatural anomalies are resolved. Distribution status is given for each species. A lectotype is designated for C. schumanniana and second step lectotypes are designated for C. hookeri and C. lucida; C. karulensis is reduced here as a variety of C. sahyadrica; C. mizoramensis and C. murlensis are reduced to the synonymy of C. longifolia subsp. sinensis. Detailed descriptions, notes, colour photoplates and taxonomic keys for sections, species and infra-specific taxa are presented.
First report on Ceropegia bulbosa from coastal habitat of kulaba fort Alibag Maharashtra
The present paper gives an account of taxonomic description of Ceropegia bulbosa which is first time reported from the coastal habitat of Kulaba fort, Alibag, Maharashtra. The species from the said habitat showed remarkable morphological differences which do not match with the usual characters of the species from other habitats. These morphological differences can be counted as an adaptation for its survival to such harsh saline climate of Kulaba fort. The study thus gives an account of a new habitat for the Ceropegia species to the available list of other habitats.