29 results on '"Bhujel, R. B."'
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2. Orchid species diversity of Darjeeling Himalaya of India.
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Yonzone, Rajendra, Lama, D., Bhujel, R. B., and Rai, Samuel
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ORCHIDS ,EPIPHYTES ,BOTANICAL nomenclature - Abstract
Present paper deals with the diversity of Orchid species in Darjeeling Himalaya of India. A total of 311 Orchids species under 85 genera have been recorded from the region. Of them, 17 species with 6 genera are semi saprophytic, 77 species with 29 genera are terrestrial and the rest 217 species with 52 genera are epiphytic. 42 species found in the regions are medicinally important. This attempt is the first step to correct taxonomic identification to workout currently accepted botanical names, habitat, altitudinal ranges, phenology and locality of Orchid species occurring in Darjeeling Himalaya of India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
3. Diversity of Orchid species in the Tilu Mountains Region of Indonesia and the Potential for Phytochemistry.
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Prapitasari, Bela, Rezaldi, Taufiq, Kenza, Masfufah Lutvita, Aliwafa, Ahmad, Gunawan, Dwi Ariya, and Nuraini, Latifa
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ORCHIDS ,BOTANICAL chemistry ,ORNAMENTAL plants ,BIODIVERSITY conservation - Abstract
Orchids are one of the largest and globally distributed plant families. Indonesia has the most types of orchids, estimated around 20% from the total species across the world. Mainly orchids used as an ornamental plant. This research aimed to elucidate another potential of orchids as possibly for herbal medicine plant. The potential of orchids as herbal medicine has been known for a long time, but there is lack of well-documented research. The research method used in this research is exploration on predetermined research sites that were conducted in Mount Tilu, West Java on 2022. Observation data of orchids were collected on the sites and the analysis was carried out in a qualitative descriptive approach by describing the data from the research results and comparisons were made through a literature review. Based on the research results, we found about 31 species from 28 genera consisting of 24 epiphytic orchids and 7 terrestrial orchids in the Mount Tilu Kuningan area, West Java. There are 4 endemic species categorised in Java; Chilochista javanica, Crepidium koordesii, Crepidium junghuhnii, and Taeniophyllum biocellatum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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4. Variation in vascular epiphytic assemblage along altitudinal zone in Temperate forest ecosystem.
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Rai, Preshina and Moktan, Saurav
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TEMPERATE forest ecology ,EPIPHYTES ,POLYPODIACEAE ,ERICACEAE ,SPECIES diversity - Abstract
The focus of ongoing research in forest ecosystems is highly biased towards vascular epiphytes that grow non-parasitically on host trees and contribute substantially in shaping biodiversity. In this communication, an effort has been made to understand the vascular epiphytic assemblage and richness along the altitudinal gradients in temperate forests of Darjeeling Himalaya. Additionally, influence of environmental variables was also analyzed. Orchidaceae was the dominant family followed by Polypodiaceae and Ericaceae in terms of species abundance. The epiphytic richness and diversity were greater towards lower altitudinal tier compared to the higher. The epiphytic diversity was positively correlated with host tree CBH (circumference at breast height) and bark texture, while bark pH showed a negative correlation. The outcome of this study establishes a baseline of epiphytic characteristics with respect to elevational range and environmental variables in temperate Himalaya. However, a detailed study on population dynamics, habitat evaluation and geographic aspects with further development on monitoring and conservation effort is of utmost necessity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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5. Taxonomic significance of anatomical and micro‐morphological characteristics of Silene takesimensis Uyeki & Sakata.
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Zaman, Wajid and Park, SeonJoo
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This study used the foliar epidermal anatomical characteristics through microscopic techniques to compare the foliar anatomy of Silene takesimensis Uyeki & Sakata (Caryophyllaceae). The species is endemic to South Korea. This study examined the foliar epidermal anatomical traits. The leaf morphological traits of the species are essential to distinguish the species from other taxa. The comparative systemic significance of the character species was examined. The epidermal cell shape, the epidermal cell wall, and the number of lobes per cell were among the distinctive foliar anatomical characteristics. The variations in quantitative characteristics were significant. The systematics of the genus Silene were supported by various microscopic methods. The foliar epidermal anatomical characteristics of the endemic species S. takesimensis have significant taxonomic characteristics to differentiate the species. Research Highlights: Silene takesimensis, a member of the Caryophyllaceae family, has been studied in‐depth.Valuable insights and knowledge were obtained about the unique characteristics and behaviors of Silene takesimensis using SEM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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6. Achimenes longiflora (Gesneriace): A new record of naturalisation inIndia
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Bhujel, R. B. and Das, A. P.
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7. Therapeutic Himalayan herbs: Folklore uses, bioactive phytochemicals, and biological activities of medicinal orchids used by Nomads.
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Singh, Bikarma
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ORCHIDS ,ENDANGERED plants ,PLANT conservation ,HABITAT destruction ,TRADITIONAL knowledge ,HERBS - Abstract
Natural products have bioactive properties which have been exploited for human and animal use for hundreds of years. Orchids are one of the largest, diverse, and most evolved groups of plants within monocot angiosperms. Different species under this category have been recognized as the most threatened plants due to poor seed germination, the need for endophytic mycorrhizal partners, and habitat destructions coupled with climate change. The majority of orchid taxa are known to have therapeutic potential due to the presence of bioactive substances, such as alkaloids, bibenzyls, phenanthrenes, phenanthrenequinones, glycosides, carbohydrates, flavonoids, and stilbenoids. In this study, twenty-eight indigenous Himalayan orchids were documented from six Himalayan states and one union territory of India viz., Acampe ochracea, Aerides odorata, A. multiflora, Anoectochilus setaceus, Arundina graminifolia, Bulbophyllum odoratissimum, Coelogyne corymbosa, C. punctulata, Crepidium acuminatum, Cymbidium aloifolium, C. elegans, Dendrobium densiflorum, D. fimbriatum, D. fugax, D. nobile, Eulophia graminea, Habenaria dentata, H. marginata, Herminium lanceum, Liparis nervosa, Papilionanthe teres, Phaius tankervilleae, Pholidota imbricata, P. pallida, Porpax muscicola, Rhynchostylis retusa, Vanda coerulea and V. cristata familiar to nomadic tribes for use as medicine in their daily life. Data collected on species identity and nomenclature, local names, uses, bioactive constituents, pharmacological bioactivities, and phenology are presented. These findings will help in preserving Himalayan traditional knowledge, conservation of endangered plants, and research and development associated with wild orchids or similar taxa elsewhere in the globe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
8. DIVERSITY OF THE ORCHIDS FLORA OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA.
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Mitra, Sunit
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ORCHIDS ,SAPROPHYTES ,INTRODUCED species ,CYMBIDIUM ,ENDANGERED species - Abstract
The state of West Bengal is about one third in area of the pre-partitioned Bengal province of British India. In the present work analyzing the data, it is found, the state of West Bengal harbor 460 Species & 6 varieties of Orchids, belonging to 110 genera. Out of the 466 taxa of Orchids, 321 are epiphytic, 2 are mycophytes, 1 saprophyte and the residual 142 taxa are terrestrial. Among these 466 taxa of Orchids present in the state of West Bengal 147 species of Orchids are in the Threatened category of which 11 species are already been in the pages of the RED DATA book of Rare Endangered & Threatend and the others are in waiting to introduced in the list of the same book if the proper measure for the conservation is not taken just now. It is also reveals in the present study that there are 42 species of the Orchids of the state are in the Endemic category, but there is no exotic species except a few hybrid taxa of the genus Cymbidium which was introduced by the Britishers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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9. Value of Ethnomedicinal Plants and Their Effects Due to Climate Changes in Saran District (Bihar).
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Singh, Rakesh Kumar
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MEDICINAL plants ,VEGETATION & climate ,EFFECT of drought on plants ,EFFECT of floods on plants ,CLIMATE change - Abstract
Ethnomedicinal plants play a very important role in the life of human beings. Bihar is a state where 80% people depend on plants and plants part for their diseases and their treatment. The studies indicate the value of traditional system of medicines, economically useful plants and possible effects of climate changes on medicinal plants. It is true that climate changes are causing noticeable effect on life cycles and distribution of the plant species in Saran district. Medicinal plants are widely used at present. A large no. of people in Bihar is directly dependent on the healthcare treatment by medicinal plants that is why it is a matter of concern in Bihar. It is very necessary to improve our understanding about the effects on medicinal plants by various researched and stems in present article. To know the present condition of medicinal plants and the effect of climatic changes on them in Saran district, Bihar. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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10. Geodorum densiflorum Schlechter 1919
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Naive, Mark Arcebal K., Hein, Khant Zaw, Kumar, Pankaj, and Ormerod, Paul
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Tracheophyta ,Liliopsida ,Asparagales ,Geodorum densiflorum ,Biodiversity ,Plantae ,Orchidaceae ,Geodorum ,Taxonomy - Abstract
Notes on Geodorum densiflorum Eulophia picta (R.Br.) Ormerod (2017: 293); Cymbidium pictum Brown (1810: 331); Geodorum pictum (R.Br.) Lindley (1833: 175), nom. illeg. [non Link 1821]. Type: Australia, North Coast, R.Brown s.n. (= 5507) (BM-Lectotype [BM000525343], designated by Halle (1977). = Geodorum densiflorum (Lam.) Schlechter (1919: 259); Limodorum densiflorum Lamarck (1792: 516). Type: India, Kerala, Malabar coast H.A. van. Rheede tot Draakestein’s ‘Bela pola’ in Hort. Malab. 11: t. 35. 1692 (Lectotype —designated by Seidenfaden 1983: 61). = Malaxis cernua Willdenow (1805: 93), nom. illeg.; Otandra cernua (Willd.) Salisbury (1812: 298). Cistella cernua (Willd.) Blume (1825: 293); Ortmannia cernua (Willd.) Opiz (1834: 592); Eulophia cernua (Willd.) T.C.Hsu, in Hsu & Chung (2016: 36), nom. illeg. Eulophia cernua (Willd.) Chase et al. (2021: 51), nom. illeg.. Type: India, Kerala, Malabar coast H.A. van. Rheede tot Draakestein’s ‘Bela pola’ in Hort. Malab. 11: t. 35. 1692. = Limodorum nutans Roxburgh (1795: 33); Cymbidium nutans (Roxb.) Swartz (1799: 77); Malaxis nutans (Roxb.) Willdenow (1805: 93). Type: India, Bengal, W.Roxburgh s.n. (K). Dendrobium nutans Presl (1827: 102); Geodorum nutans (C.Presl) Ames (1908: 154). Type: Philippines, Luzon, T.Haenke, Sym. Bot. 1: t. 23, 1831 (K). = Geodorum pallidum Don (1825: 31). Type: Nepal, Wallich s.n. (Syntype: BM, K, LINN). = Limodorum candidum Roxburgh (1832: 470); Geodorum candidum (Roxb.) Lindley (1855: 8). Type: Bangladesh, Sylhet, W.Roxburgh 2343 (Syntype: BM! [BM000525312]); icon Roxburgh 2343 (Syntype: K). = Geodorum fucatum Lindley (1835: t. 1687). Type: Sri Lanka, 1832, in cultivation, Watson s.n. (could not be located). = Arethusa glutinosa Blanco (1837: 641). Type: Philippines, Parigtom, Blanco s.n. (lost). = Geodorum appendiculatum Griffith (1845: 357). Type: India, Assam, flowered in Calcutta (Seidenfaden (1983) noted that type of this is possibly at C). = Geodorum rariflorum Lindley (1855: 2). Type: India, Assam, Jenkins s.n. (K). = Geodorum semicristatum Lindley (1855: 2). Type: Philippines, Cuming 2107 (Syntype: K; isosyntypes BM, K, L). = Tropidia grandis Hance (1873: 128). Type: China, Hong Kong, Happy Valley, H. F. Hance 13343 (BM). = Geodorum formosanum Rolfe ex Hemsley (1895: 157). Types: Taiwan, Takow, A. Henry 1137 (Syntypes: BM [BM000525309], CAL, K, NY [NY00008850]; isosyntypes BM, K [K000891008], L); Southcape, Henry 1375 (Syntype: K). = Geodorum pacificum Rolfe (1908: 71). Type: Tonga Island, Vavua, C. S. Crosby s.n. (K-Syntype); Solomon Islands, Woodford s.n. (Syntype L; icon K). = Geodorum tricarinatum Schlechter (1911: 101). Type: Samoa, Savaii, 28 January 1905, Vaupel 545 (could not be located) = Geodorum neocaledonicum Kraenzlin (1929: 82). Type: New Caledonia, pentes du Tiebaghi, Paagoumene, 12 Mar. 1925, A.Ü.Däniker 1384 (holo Z; iso Z). = Geodorum densiflorum var. kalimpongense Yonzone et al. (2012: 7). Type: India, West Bengal, Darjeeling District, Kalimpong Sub- Division, elev. 780–1400 m, 6 May 2010, R. Yonzone 1213 A (Holotype: CAL; isotypes: C, CWC, NBU). Notes:—Some recent studies (Martos et al. 2014, Bone et al. 2015) suggested merging Geodorum under Eulophia, which was recently undertaken after proposing to conserve Eulophia against Geodorum by Chase et al. (2021a, b). While transferring Geodorum densifloum (≡ Limodorum densiflorum), as the name Eulophia densiflora Lindley was already taken, the next available synonym was used, namely, Malaxis cernua Willdenow, to make the new combination Eulophia cernua (Willd.) M.W.Chase, Kumar & Schuit. However, they overlooked the publication by Hsu & Chung (2016) where this combination was already proposed - Eulophia cernua (Willd.) T.C.Hsu. Both names, Geodorum densifloum and Malaxis cernua were based on the same type, making the latter combination illegitimate following article 52.1 (Turland et al. 2017). Hence, we suggest Eulophia picta as the next available name for this entity., Published as part of Naive, Mark Arcebal K., Hein, Khant Zaw, Kumar, Pankaj & Ormerod, Paul, 2022, Eulophia myanmarica (Orchidaceae), a new species from Myanmar and notes on Geodorum densiflorum, pp. 288-294 in Phytotaxa 548 (2) on page 292, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.548.2.11, http://zenodo.org/record/6597569, {"references":["Ormerod, P. (2017) Checklist of Papuasian orchids. Nature & Travel Books Australia, Lismore, 494 pp.","Brown, R. (1810) Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae van-Diemen. Taylor, London, 590 pp.","Schlechter, F. R. (1919) Orcheologiae Sino-Japonicae Prodromus. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis Beihefte 4: 1 - 318.","Lamarck, J. B. P. A. (1792) Encyclopedie methodique, botanique, troisieme tome. 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- 2022
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11. Climate Change in South Asia: Green Bridging between Nepal and India.
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Pandey, Chandra Lal
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- 2015
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12. Assessment of multifaceted environmental issues and model development of an Indo-Burma hotspot region.
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Rai, Prabhat
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SUSTAINABLE development ,BIODIVERSITY ,POPULATION biology ,BIOLOGY ,ENVIRONMENTAL degradation - Abstract
The present article provides a multifaceted critical research review on environmental issues intimately related with the socio-economy of North East India (NE), a part of Indo-Burma hotspot. Further, the article addresses the issue of sustainable development of NE India through diverse ecological practices inextricably linked with traditional ecological knowledge (TEK). The biodiversity of NE India comprises endemic floral diversity, particularly medicinal plants of importance to pharmaceutical industry, and unique faunal diversity. Nevertheless, it is very unfortunate that this great land of biodiversity is least explored taxonomically as well as biotechnologically, probably due to geographical and political constraints. Different anthropogenic and socio-economic factors have perturbed the pristine ecology of this region, leading to environmental degradation. Also, the practice of unregulated shifting cultivation ( jhooming), bamboo flowering, biological invasions and anthropogenic perturbations to biodiversity exacerbate the gloomy situation. Instead of a plethora of policies, the TEK of NE people may be integrated with modern scientific knowledge in order to conserve the environment which is the strong pillar for socio-economic sector here. The aforesaid approach can be practiced in NE India through the broad implementation and extension of agroforestry practices. Further, case studies on Apatanis, ethnomedicinal plants use by indigenous tribal groups and sacred forests are particularly relevant in the context of conservation of environmental health in totality while addressing the socioeconomic impact as well. In context with the prevailing scenarios in this region, we developed an eco-sustainable model for natural resource management through agroforestry practices in order to uplift the social as well as environmental framework. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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13. Allocative Efficiency for the Sustainable Production Process of the Seafood Industry in Bangladesh.
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Ahmed, Md. Shakil, Ahmed, M. Daud, and Moni, Nurun Naher
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SEAFOOD industry ,PRODUCTION functions (Economic theory) ,INPUT-output analysis ,RETURNS to scale ,INDUSTRIAL productivity ,RESOURCE allocation - Abstract
Seafood processing firms in Bangladesh are increasingly channeling their investment in modern technologies but their production processes still remain manual or semi-automated because of an oversupply of unskilled and cheap labour. This research applies the Cobb-Douglas production function to measure the input-output relationship and the returns to scale of shrimp processing firms in the south-west region of Bangladesh. Approximately 80% of these companies have decreasing returns to scale whereas only a small proportion (20%) of them enjoys increasing returns to scale. The study shows that labour input is highly correlated with output in 60% of the firms and their marginal productivity is higher than the wage rate. Only 20% have the opportunity to invest in capital intensive techniques for efficient allocation of resources and the remaining 20% exceed the optimal level of allocating resources in both labour and capital inputs. Estimated values of the marginal productivity of inputs indicate that none are efficient in allocating resources. This paper explores the opportunities for choosing the best techniques for achieving allocative efficiency in the sustainable production process of the seafood industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
14. FLORAL VARIABILITY IN SELECTED SPECIES OF THE GENUS COELOGYNE LINDL., ORCHIDACEAE.
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KOSINA, ROMUALD and SZKUDLAREK, MARTA
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COELOGYNE ,FLOWER varieties ,MORPHOMETRICS - Abstract
Correlations of the lip characters in the Coelogyne flower proved a synchronised development of this organ. The lip is a very interspecifically variable organ. A numerical taxonomy approach permitted to select in an ordination space some extreme species, based on a description of lip morphology, Coelogyne salmonicolor versus C. fuliginosa and C. quinquelamellata versus C. nitida. A hybrid C. lawrenceana × mooreana appeared to be close to its paternal species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
15. Ethnobotanical Observations on Plants Used in Northeastern India.
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Saklani, Arvind and Jain, S. K.
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- 1989
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16. Antimicrobial Activity of Necklace Orchids is Phylogenetically Clustered and can be Predicted With a Biological Response Method.
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Wati, Richa Kusuma, de Graaf, Esmée F., Bogarín, Diego, Heijungs, Reinout, van Vugt, Rogier, Smets, Erik F., and Gravendeel, Barbara
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BIOLOGICAL classification ,YERSINIA enterocolitica ,CULTIVATED plants ,MOLECULAR phylogeny ,PHALAENOPSIS - Abstract
Necklace orchids (Coelogyninae, Epidendroideae) have been used in traditional medicine practices for centuries. Previous studies on a subset of unrelated orchid species utilized in these traditional practices revealed they possessed antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidant activity, providing experimental proof for their medicinal properties. To date however none of these species have been investigated ethno-botanically in a phylogenetic context. This study carried out comparative bioprospecting for a group of wild orchids using EBDCS (the Economic Botany Data Collection Standards) organ targeted and biological response methods. The traditional medicinal use of necklace orchids was recorded from books and journals published between 1984 and 2016. Two orchids, Coelogyne cristata and Coelogyne fimbriata , were selected, cultivated both indoors and outdoors, and the antimicrobial properties on extracts from their leaves and pseudobulbs tested against a selection of human pathogens. A molecular phylogeny of Coelogyninae based on nuclear ribosomal ITS and plastid matK DNA sequences obtained from 148 species was reconstructed with Maximum Likelihood (ML) using RAxML, Maximum Parsimony (MP) using PAUP and Bayesian Inference using MrBayes. Bioprospecting comparison of EBDCS and biological response was carried out using customized R scripts. Ethanolic extracts obtained from leaves of C. fimbriata inhibited growth of Bacillus cereus , Staphylococcus aureus , and Yersinia enterocolitica, confirming the antimicrobial properties of these extracts. Leaf extracts were found to have slightly stronger antimicrobial properties for plants cultivated outdoors than indoors. These differences were not found to be statistically significant though. Three hot nodes with high potency for antimicrobial activities were detected with the EBDCS organ targeted classification method, and eight hot nodes were detected with the biological response classification method. The biological response classification method is thus a more effective tool in finding hot nodes amongst clades of species with high medicinal potential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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17. Implementation of the Use of Ethnomedicinal Plants for Curing Diseases in the Indian Himalayas and Its Role in Sustainability of Livelihoods and Socioeconomic Development.
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Kumar, Munesh, Rawat, Sushma, Nagar, Bhuvnesh, Kumar, Amit, Pala, Nazir A., Bhat, Jahangeer A., Bussmann, Rainer W., Cabral-Pinto, Marina, Kunwar, Ripu, and Toscano, William A.
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- 2021
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18. Bioprospecting of endophytic fungi from medicinal plant Anisomeles indica L. for their diverse role in agricultural and industrial sectors
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Toppo, Prabha, Jangir, Pooja, Mehra, Namita, Kapoor, Rupam, and Mathur, Piyush
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- 2024
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19. Bioprospecting of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources : Sustainable Utilization and Restoration
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Gopal Shukla, Jahangeer A. Bhat, A. P. Das, Sumit Chakravarty, Gopal Shukla, Jahangeer A. Bhat, A. P. Das, and Sumit Chakravarty
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- Medicinal plants, Ethnopharmacology, Pharmacognosy, Biodiversity conservation
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The majority of modern drugs are based on phytochemicals produced from ethnomedicinal plants.This new volume provides an understanding of the importance of sustainability and bioprospecting of ethnomedicinal plants for formulating novel chemical compounds and new drugs from raw materials from plants cultivated and collected from the wild for healthcare and nutrition practices. It provides extensive information on medicinal plant diversification, cultivation techniques, biotechnological approaches, and modern and traditional usages. It also provides information for developing new strategies and formulating new policies for the systematic management and conservation of medicinal resources for future use.
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- 2024
20. Medicinal Spice and Condiment Crops
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Azamal Husen and Azamal Husen
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- Spices--Therapeutic use, Spice plants--Therapeutic use, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Medicinal plants, Materia medica, Vegetable, Pharmacognosy
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Spices are used in small quantities to add flavor, aroma, color, and texture in food preparation. However, spices and condiments have also been recognized as having medicinal value. They have been used traditionally as curative and preventive agents, the bioactive compounds obtained from these plants are used in herbal drug formulations in modern times. Medicinal Spice and Condiment Crops provides a comprehensive overview on the medicinal properties of spices and condiments with focus on various phytochemicals derived from them.KEY FEATURES: Examines spices and condiments with respect to their biology, diversity, distribution, and pharmacological values Explores the scientific validations of the therapeutic potentials of spice and condiment plant species Discusses the bioactive agents involved in alleviating symptoms of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, ulcers, skin disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases Explains specific medicinal features of spice and condiment-producing plant species inspiring research, discovery, and safe herbal drug formulation A volume in the Exploring Medicinal Plants series, this book is useful for plant scientists, economic botanists, those who work with herbal and complementary medicine, as well as people working in the pharmaceutical industry.
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- 2024
21. Ethnic Knowledge and Perspectives of Medicinal Plants : Volume 1: Curative Properties and Treatment Strategies
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Münir Öztürk, Kandikre Ramaiah Sridhar, Maryam Sarwat, Volkan Altay, Francisco Martín Huerta-Martínez, Münir Öztürk, Kandikre Ramaiah Sridhar, Maryam Sarwat, Volkan Altay, and Francisco Martín Huerta-Martínez
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- Traditional medicine, Biodiversity, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Ayurvedic, Nutrition
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This new 2-volume set aims to share and preserve ethnic and traditional knowledge of herbal medicine and treatments, while also emphasizing the link between biodiversity, human nutrition, and food security. Ethnic Knowledge and Perspectives of Medicinal Plants is divided into two volumes, with volume 1 focusing on the traditional use of curative properties and treatment strategies of medicinal plants, and volume 2 addressing the varied nutritional and dietary benefits of medicinal plants and the practice of Ayurveda. Both volumes stress the importance of bioresources for human nutrition and nutraceuticals based on ethnic knowledge and the need for efforts to protect biodiversity in many regions rich with medicinal plants.Exploring the benefits of medicinal plants in disease prevention, treatment, and management, Volume 1 discusses the traditional use of medicinal plants as promising therapeutics for cancer, liver conditions, COVID-19, and other human ailments. It examines the efficacy of Ayurvedic and Chinese herbal medicine, Indian traditional medicine, and other ethnic herbal practices used by indigenous peoples of Azerbaijan, South America, Turkey, India, etc. A variety of plants are discussed, and the ethnomedicinal applications of over 100 wild mushrooms for their medicinal and healthcare purposes are elaborated on.While volume 1 focuses primarily on natural plant resources for addressing specific health issues, volume 2 looks at traditional medicinal plant use for their nutritional and dietary benefits, while also encouraging the preservation of biodiversity for healthy and sustainable diets. The volume presents information on over 2200 vascular plant taxa from 127 families as well as many taxa from leaf parts, fruits, underground parts, floral parts, seeds, and more that have potential use as edible food plants. Ethnic knowledge on the wild edible mushrooms is an emerging area, which is unique and is dependent on the folk knowledge of tribals; this volume discusses the unique nutritional attributes of wild edible mushrooms (206 species belonging to 73 genera) in Southern India. The authors look at various lichens as nutritional aids and medicine and as flavoring agents and spices. Fucoidans derived from the seaweeds (and spirulina) are described for their antioxidant activity, nutritional and anti-aging properties, antiviral activities, anti-cancer properties, anti-diabetic properties, and more. The authors also examine how ethnicity affects healthcare/nutritive systems at different levels through various dynamics such as lower income, inability for services uptake, disputes among different ethnic groups, cultural attitudes (some ethnic group are vegetarian), lack of socio-economic resources, and disease prevalence.Together, these two important volumes aim to preserve and disseminate the valuable ethnic knowledge of medicinal plants gained over thousands of years and to promote the value of integrating and safeguarding biodiversity.
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- 2024
22. Ancestral Knowledge in Agri-Allied Science
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Ratan Kumar Saha and Ratan Kumar Saha
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- Traditional veterinary medicine--India, Traditional farming--India, Traditional fishing--India
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Indigenous knowledge is the knowledge of the indigenous people inhabiting different geographical regions of the world with their own language, culture, tradition, belief, folklore, rites and rituals. Indigenous knowledge so developed is based on necessities, instinct, curiosity and observations of ethnic groups to mitigate the immediate situations. Eventually, this local knowledge in course of time gets socially accepted and validated which finally inters into the social life and subsequently become the Indigenous Traditional Knowledge (ITK) of the society as a whole. As such, scientist in this knowledge base economy who are in research of new ideas and innovations expect that indigenous knowledge may hold significant message which may be of use to remedy the deficiencies in modern agricultural and environment related issues. There is a need for studying and documenting traditional knowledge in different ecological and cultural environments. Several researchers are working on ITK in different fields of agriculture and allied sectors. There is a demand for a standard book on the overview of ITK. This book is designed in such a way that will give an overview of ITK, the differences between Science & ITK, different tools and techniques used in ITK, classification, importance & utilization of ITK, and recent ongoing researches on ITK in different parts of India. The objective of this book is to encourage the study of ethnic knowledge in different field of agriculture and allied sector. It is also an attempt to circulate amongst a larger group of readers regarding the importance of indigenous knowledge in scientific world. This book will, perhaps, be well received in all the Agricultural Universities, Animal Husbandry & Fisheries University, State Govt. Agri-allied Departments, Private and Public Sector Institutions where training, teaching, research and extension of agri-allied sector is undertaken.
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- 2021
23. Ethnopharmacology and Biodiversity of Medicinal Plants
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Jayanta Kumar Patra, Gitishree Das, Sanjeet Kumar, Hrudayanath Thatoi, Jayanta Kumar Patra, Gitishree Das, Sanjeet Kumar, and Hrudayanath Thatoi
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- Biodiversity--Research--India, Materia medica, Vegetable, Medicinal plants--Research--India, Ethnopharmacology--Research--India, Medicine, Botanic
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Ethnopharmacology and Biodiversity of Medicinal Plants provides a multitude of contemporary views on the diversity of medicinal plants, discussing both their traditional uses and therapeutic claims. This book emphasizes the importance of cataloging ethnomedical information as well as examining and preserving the diversity of traditional medicines. It also discusses the challenges present with limited access to modern medicine and the ways in which research can be conducted to enhance these modern practices. The book also explores the conservation procedures for endangered plant species and discusses their relevance to ethnopharmacology.Each chapter of this book relays the research of experts in the field who conducted research in diverse landscapes of India, providing a detailed account of the basic and applied approaches of ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology. The book reviews multiple processes pertaining to medicinal plants, such as collecting the traditional therapeutic values and validation methods. It also explores developments in the field such as the diversity and medicinal potential of unexplored plant species and applications in drug formulation to fight against anti-microbial resistance (AMR).
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- 2020
24. Ethnobotany of India, 5-Volume Set
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T. Pullaiah, K. V. Krishnamurthy, Bir Bahadur, T. Pullaiah, K. V. Krishnamurthy, and Bir Bahadur
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- GN476.73
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This new 5-volume set, Ethnobotany of India, provides an informative overview of human-plant interrelationships in India, focusing on the regional plants and their medicinal properties and uses. Each volume focuses on a different significant region of India, includingVolume 1: Eastern Ghats and DeccanVolume 2: Western Ghats and West Coast of Peninsular IndiaVolume 3: North-East India and Andaman and Nicobar IslandsVolume 4: Western and Central HimalayaVolume 5: The Indo-Gangetic Region and Central IndiaWith chapters written by experts in the field, the book provides comprehensive information on the tribals (the indigenous populations of the region) and knowledge on plants that grow around them. Each volume includes an introductory chapter with an overview of the region and then goes on to cover ethnic diversity and culture of the ethnic tribes plants used for healing and medical purposes for humans and animals ethnic food plants and ethnic food preparation specific information on the ethnomedicinal plants, the parts used, and the diseases cured other uses of plants by the ethnic tribes, such as for fiber, dyes, flavor, and recreation conservation, documentation, and management efforts of the ethnic communities and their plant knowledge The books include the details of the plants used, their scientific names, the parts used, and how the plants are used, providing the what, how, and why of plant usage. The volumes are well illustrated with over 100 color and 130 b/w illustrations.Together, the five volumes in the Ethnobotany of India series bring together the available ethnobotanical knowledge of India in one place. India is one of the most important regions of the old world, and its ancient and culturally rich and diverse knowledge of ethnobotany will be valuable to many in the fields of botany and plant sciences, pharmacognosy and pharmacology, nutraceuticals, and others. The books also consider the threat to plant biodiversity imposed by environmental degradation, which impacts cultural diversity.
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- 2017
25. Ethnobotany of India, Volume 3 : North-East India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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T. Pullaiah, K. V. Krishnamurthy, Bir Bahadur, T. Pullaiah, K. V. Krishnamurthy, and Bir Bahadur
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- Medicinal plants, Ethnobotany--India--Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ethnobotany--India, Northeastern, Botany, Medical, Ethnic groups
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Ethnobotany of India: Volume 3: North-East India and Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the third of a five-volume set of Ethnobotany of India. Bringing together in one place the important information on the ethnobotany of the North-East India and Andaman and Nicobar Island region of India, this informative volume presents the details of the tribes of the region, their numbers, their habitat, their culture, and particularly their usage of plants for various purposes.
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- 2016
26. Environmental Security in the Asia-Pacific
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I. Watson, C. Pandey, I. Watson, and C. Pandey
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- Climatic changes--Government policy--Pacific Area, Environmental policy--Pacific Area, Environmental policy--Asia, Environmental protection--Asia, Climatic changes--Government policy--Asia, Environmental protection--Pacific Area
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This book focuses on both North-South and South-South relations to reveal an understanding of major climate change and climate change management issues through practices and narratives of environmental security in a specific regional context.
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- 2015
27. Orchid: Cultivation and Management
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Ajai Kumar Tiwari and Ajai Kumar Tiwari
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- Orchids
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Orchids are widely considered to be the most highly evolved of all flowering plants. They are amongst the most beautiful flowers of the entire plant kingdom, combining exotic looks with a diverse set of characteristics. Orchid plants are capable of growing indoors and outdoors, and are no doubt unique difficult to grow successfully. Among flower crops, orchids play a key role in Indian floral economy as they share sizeable export. The vast area and the varied agro-climatic conditions of our country, ranging from tropical to temperate region make possible to grow all kinds of orchids. In this context, a need of simple book on recent advances in cultivation and management of orchid is highly demanded by students of Horticulture & Forestry and florists of India. Thus, this book is brought about mainly to fulfil the above requirement and is also the outcome of our teaching, research and field experiences of several years. Orchid's morphology, propagation methods, cultivation, breeding, post harvest management, diseases and insect pest management describes in details in this book.
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- 2015
28. Biodiversity In Tropical Ecosystems
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S.K. Tripathi and S.K. Tripathi
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Biodiversity in India: An introduction ¨Biodiversity information in India: Status and future scope ¨ Floristic diversity of Nagaland, northeast India – An overview ¨ Rapid plant diversity assessment in Uttarakhand ¨ Changes in liana diversity over a decade in Indian tropical dry evergreen forests ¨ Changes in plant diversity along disturbance gradient in a dry tropical region, India ¨ Plant diversity change along disturbance gradient in Mizoram, northeast India ¨ Changes in plant species composition, biomass structure and allocation pattern in a peri-urban region in tropical India ¨ Diversity of pollen morphological characters in Acer Linnaeus (Sapindaceae) from Darjiling and Sikkim Himalayas ¨ Diversity in reproductive phenology of Indian dry tropical forest trees ¨ Diversity of leaf deciduousness in important trees of dry tropical forest, India ¨ Regeneration status of Melocanna baccifera (Bambusaseae) after gregarious flowering in Assam, India ¨ Plant species diversity and its utilization pattern in homegardens of Mizo community, North-East India ¨ Diversity of medicinally important weeds in a sub-urban town of West Bengal, India ¨ Diversity of forest resource and its utilization in Balasore district of Odisha ¨ Microbial diversity in the lower belt of eastern Himalaya ¨ An overview on fungal diversity in North East India: options for research and development ¨ Diversity of micro-fungi on decaying leaves of Alnus nepalensis and Castanopsis hystrix in subtropical plantation forests of Manipur, North East India ¨ Variations in soil physico-chemical properties of different traditional homegardens of Mizoram, Northeast India ¨ The nature and function of traditional homegardens in Assam, Northeast India: A review ¨ Advancements in PCR based molecular markers and its application in biodiversity conservation ¨ Diversity of medicinal plants and their conservation in Darjeeling Hills, Eastern Himalayas, India ¨ Biodiversity conservation in agro-ecosystem for future food security ¨ Mainstreaming traditional knowledge and ethno-veterinary practices among tribes of Chhattisgarh: Issues and challenges ¨ Conservation of threatened potential ethnic herbal species of Ericaceae from Naga hills, India ¨ Biodiversity in India: A synthesis.
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- 2015
29. Formation-to-fall: natural history and the journey of a lesser-known genus of orchids, Monomeria
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Shankar, Uma
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- 2021
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