scholarly journals DIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF RED-LISTED MEDICIANL PLANTS IN TAMIL NADU

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-49
Author(s):  
Karuppusamy S

Tamil Nadu has rich repository of medicinal plant wealth and equally threatened with several number of factors. There has been enumerated a total of 119 species Red Listed medicinal plants, from which 27 species have assessed global RL status. Fourteen species have been assigned Critically Endangered (CR) status, 27 species are Endangered (EN), 31 species are Vulnerable (VU) and 10 species are Near Threatened (NT). 18 of these Red Listed medicinal plant species have been recorded in high volume trade in the national level trade study. The present paper analysed the diversity status of endemic medicinal plant diversity,assessment methods, policy terms related to medicinal plant conservation and conservational areas in Tamil Nadu.

Oryx ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 431-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graziano Rossi ◽  
Simone Orsenigo ◽  
Chiara Montagnani ◽  
Giuseppe Fenu ◽  
Domenico Gargano ◽  
...  

AbstractThe conservation of species listed in the Bern Convention and European Directive 1992/43/EEC (so-called policy species) is mandatory for European Union (EU) countries. We assessed the conservation status of Italian policy species, based on the IUCN categories and criteria, to evaluate the effectiveness of existing protection measures at the national level. Among the 203 vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens evaluated, 41.9% are categorized as threatened, and one is already extinct, indicating that the protection measures for policy species are inadequate. Our results for the Italian policy species are consistent with those of an assessment at the EU level. Conservation priorities should be established at both the national and regional scales. An effective conservation strategy is needed, and in situ and ex situ actions focused on threatened species should be promoted.


2018 ◽  
pp. 47-52

Epimedium elatum (Morren & Decne) of family Berberidaceace is a rare perennial medicinal plant, endemic to high altitude forests of Northwestern Himalayas in India. Ethnobotanically, it has been used as an ingredient for treatment of bone-joint disorders, impotence and kidney disorders in Kashmir Himalayas. Phytochemically, it is rich in Epimedin ABC and Icariin; all of these have been demonstrated to possess remarkable biological activities like PDE-5 inhibition (treatment of erectile dysfunction), anticancer, antiosteoporosis antioxidant and antiviral properties. The present investigation reports its traditional usage, comprehensive distribution and conservation status from twenty ecogeographical regions in Kashmir Himalayas, India. The species was reported from Gurez valley for the first time. Numerous threats like excessive grazing, deforestration, habitat fragmentation, tourism encroachment, landslides and excessive exploitation have decreased its natural populations in most of the surveyed habitats. Consequently, its existence may become threatened in near future if timely conservation steps are not taken immediately by concerned stakeholders involved in medicinal plant research. Moreover, use of plant tissue culture techniques is recommended for development of its in vitro propagation protocols. Therefore, introduction of this medicinal plant in botanical gardens, protected sites and development of monitoring programmes are needed for its immediate conservation in Northwestern Himalayas, India.


AJIL Unbound ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Giesela Rühl

The past sixteen years have witnessed the proliferation of international commercial courts around the world. However, up until recently, this was largely an Asian and a Middle Eastern phenomenon. Only during the past decade have Continental European countries, notably Germany, France and the Netherlands, joined the bandwagon and started to create new judicial bodies for international commercial cases. Driven by the desire to attract high-volume commercial litigation, these bodies try to offer international businesses a better dispute settlement framework. But what are their chances of success? Will more international litigants decide to settle their disputes in these countries? In this essay, I argue that, despite its recently displayed activism, Continental Europe lags behind on international commercial courts. In fact, although the various European initiatives are laudable, most cannot compete with the traditional market leaders, especially the London Commercial Court, or with new rivals in Asia and the Middle East. If Continental Europe wants a role in the international litigation market, it must embrace more radical change. And this change will most likely have to happen on the European––not the national––level.


Author(s):  
Venkatachalam Balamurugan ◽  
Palanisamy Karthika ◽  
Gurusamy Dhandapani ◽  
Kumarasamy Pradeepa Veerakumari ◽  
Krishnan Vasanth

Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract A description is provided for Fomes fomentarius. Sporophores of this fungus are found on both living and dead trees, where the fungus causes a decay of heartwood. Some information on its associated organisms and substrata, dispersal and transmission, habitats and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Africa (São Tomé and Principe, Somalia, Tunisia), Asia (Azerbaijan, China (Hong Kong), Cyprus, Georgia, India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan (Akmola, Aktobe, Almaty, East Kazakhstan, Kostanay, North Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, South Kazakhstan, West Kazakhstan), Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia (Altai Krai, Altai Republic, Buryatia, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Irkutsk Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Novosibirsk Oblast, Primorsky Krai, Sakha Republic, Sakhalin Oblast, Tyumen Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai), South Korea, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan), Central America (Panama), Atlantic Ocean (Portugal (Madeira)), Europe (Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (Komi Republic, Krasnodar Krai, Moscow Oblast, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Orenburg Oblast, Republic of Karelia, Saratov Oblast, Voronezh Oblast), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK), North America (Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan), USA (Alabama, Alaska, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin)), South America (Brazil (Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina), Chile)).


Author(s):  
V. P. Hayova

Abstract A description is given for Gloniopsis praelonga. Some information on its dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Zambia, Canada (British Columbia), Mexico, USA (Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia), Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, China (Hubei), India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu), Pakistan, Taiwan, Azores, Australia (Australian Capital Territory, Queensland), New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Gibraltar, Germany, Greece, Irish Republic, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia (Leningradskaya oblast), Spain and UK), hosts (Acacia filiculoides, Acacia mearnsii, Acacia sp., Acer campestre, Acer pseudoplatanus, Acer sp., Alnus sp., Andromeda sp., Arbutus menziesii, Arbutus unedo, Arctostaphylos tracyi, Arctostaphylos sp., Aronia sp., Arundo donax, Atalantia sp., Azalia sp., Bambusa sp., Poaceae, Berchemia scandens, Berchemia sp., Betula pendula, Betula sp., Buddleja sp., Buxus sempervirens, Calicotome spinosa, Calluna vulgaris, Carya tomentosa, Carya sp., Castanea sativa, Castanea sp., Catalpa bignonioides, Catalpa sp., Ceanothus sp., Chamaerops sp., Cistus salviifolius, Cistus sp., Cladium jamaicense, Coccoloba ewifera, Combretum zeyheri, Combretum sp., Cornus sp., Corylus avellana, Corylus colurna, Corylus sp., Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus sp., Duvaua longifolia, Erica arborea, Ericaceae indet., Eucalyptus coccifera, E. globulus, Eucalyptus sp., Fagus sylvatica, Fagus sp., Francoa sonchifolia, Rhamnus frangula, Fraxinus excelsior, Fraxinus ornus, Fraxinus sp., Poaceae indet., Hedera helix, Hedera sp., Hippophae rhamnoides, Ilex aquifolium, Ilex sp., Jasminum sp., Juglans cinerea, Juniperus sp., Lavandula stoechas, Leucothoe axillaris, Ligustrum japonicum, Ligustrum vulgare, Ligustrum sp., Lithocarpus sp., Lonicera periclymenum, Lonicera sp., Malus sylvestris, Malus sp., Melia azedarach, Metrosideros robusta, Myrica gale, Myrtus communis, Ostrya sp., Prunus persica var. persica, Phormium tenax, Phragmites australis, Pinus halepensis, Pinus pinaster, Pinus sylvestris, Pinus sp., Pittosporum sp., Plantae indet., Populus alba, Populus sp., Prunus spinosa, Prunus sp., Malus domestica, Malus fusca, Quercus agrifolia, Q. alba, Q. ilex, Q. petraea, Q. robur, Quercus sp., Rhamnus sp., Rhododendron ponticum, Rhododendron sp., Robinia pseudoacacia, Robinia sp., Rosa arvensis, Rosa canina, Rosa sp., Rosaceae indet., Rubus fruticosus, Rubus idaeus, Rubus inermis, Rubus sp., Sabal palmetto, Salix caprea, Salix fragilis, Salix sp., Sambucus nigra, Sambucus sp., Sequoia sp., Serenoa repens, Smilax aspera, Sorbus sp., Spiraea canescens, Spiraea sp., Symphoricarpos albus, Trachycarpus fortunei, Ulex europaeus, Ulex sp., Ulmus procera, Ulmus sp., Vaccinium glabrum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Vaccinium sp., Verbascum sp., Viburnum lantana, Viburnum opulus, Viburnum sp., Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris, Vitis sp., Xanthorrhoea sp. and Xolisma ferruginea) and associated fungi (Actinocladium rhodosporum, Ascochyta deformis, Circinotrichum olivaceum, Clypeosphaeria mamillana, Dasyscypha cerina, Farlowiella carmichaeliana, Glonium lineare, Herpotrichiella sp., Hysterium angustatum, Keissleriella caudata, Lophiostoma ulicis, Metasphaeria longispora, Orbilia alnea, Phaeostalagmus cyclosporus, Lophiostoma compressum, Pleospora sp., Pseudospiropes obclavatus, Strossmayeria atriseda, Strossmayeria bakeriana, Sporothrix ghanensis, Taeniolina scripta, Valsa ceratophora and Zygosporium gibbum).


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract A description is provided for Clonostachys candelabrum, usually found on pine debris (typically dead, wet and blackened needles, twigs and cones attached to trash). Some information on its morphology, habitat, dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya, South Africa, USA (District of Columbia, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Washington), Brazil (Pernambuco), Chile, Venezuela, India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh), Japan, Korea Republic, Syria, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Spain (Canary Islands), Australia (Australian Capital Territory), New Zealand, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Belarus, Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia (Leningrad Oblast, Samara Oblast, Tver Oblast), Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine and UK) and host (Pinus sylvestris).


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