ID: 66396
Title: Cycas species of India: A Comprehensive Review on Health Benefits and Gaps Analysis
Author: Romita Devi, Tekemeren Walling, Tongpangkokla Chang,V. R. Snehalatha, Sugimani Marndi, Sanjeet Kumar
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 504-507 (2025)
Subject: Cycas species of India: A Comprehensive Review on Health Benefits and Gaps Analysis
Keywords: None
Abstract: Cycads are the oldest and most primitive assemblages of living seed plants in the world. They originated before the mid-Permian and reached their greatest diversity during the Jurrasic-Cretaceous (Lindstorm and Hill, 2007, Singh, 2017; Zheng et al, (2017). However, the current survivors of cycad species are not much older than 12 million years, mainly owing to the flourishing of flowering plants 9Zheng et al., 2017).Cycads are essentially 'Living -Fossils', and are of great scientific and conservation value because of their long evolutionary history and diverse uses (Singh and Radha, 2006; Singh and Radha, 2008;Srivastava, 2014; Singh et al., 2015).In addition, cycads are thought to be the earliest gymnosperm lineage (Zheng et al, 2017), retaining features that resemble ferns, such as spermatozoa with flagella, and features that belong to spermatophytes, like naked seeds (Zheng et al., 2017.)
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Literature cited 1: Afifi N., Moawad A., Hassan M., Amir D.E., Elwekeel A. and Amin E. (2021). Phytochemical content and biological activity of the genus Cycas, Family Cycadaceae: A review. Pharm Science Asia, 48(4): 300-319. Akhtar M., Agrawal P.K., Srivastava R.C. (2018). Living Cycads in India: Preliminary Report. Indian Journal of Plant Sciences, 7(4): 2319-3824.
Literature cited 2: Bhowmik S. and Datta B.K. (2014). Phytochemical and ethnomedicinal study of Cycas pectinata buchanan – Hamilton (Cycadaceae) – a ret plant of India. Diversity and Conservation of Plants and Traditional Knowledge, 507-512. Darade M.S. (2022). Gymnospermic medicines used in disease treatment. World Journal of Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences, 8(8): 238-243.


ID: 66395
Title: Heteroscyphus pandei S.C. Srivast. & Abha Srivast. (Marchantiophyta, Lophocoleaceae) – An addition to the Bryoflora of Central India
Author: Sk. Rasidul Islam, Devendra Singh, Amal Kumar Mondal
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 501-503 (2025)
Subject: Heteroscyphus pandei S.C. Srivast. & Abha Srivast. (Marchantiophyta, Lophocoleaceae) – An addition to the Bryoflora of Central India
Keywords: None
Abstract: The family Lophocolaceae is represented by 445 species 21 under genera, of which 110 species of Heteroscyphus in worldwide (Soderstorm et al., 2016) and 30 species under 3 genera of these 14 species of Heteroscyphus are occurring in India (Singh et al., 2016). Three species are endemic to India viz. H. darjeelingensis Abha Srivast. &S.C. Srivast. and H. palniensis Abha Srivast. & S.C. Srivast.
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Literature cited 1: Das S. and Sharma G.D. (2013). Inventorization of Marchantiophyta in Barail Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India with special reference to their microhabitat. Arch. Bryol., 166: 1–27. Das S. and Sharma G.D. (2016). Some noteworthy and new records of liverworts from Barail Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India. Pl. Sci. Today, 3(2): 100–108.
Literature cited 2: Manju K.M., Vidya V., Manju C.N. and Prakash K.R. (2013). Systematic studies on the family Geocalycaceae (Marchantiophyta) of Kerala, India Arch. Bryol., 176: 1-15. Singh D., Dey M. and Singh D.K. (2010). A synoptic flora of liverworts and hornworts of Manipur. Nelumbo, 52: 9–52.


ID: 66394
Title: Notes on the taxonomic identity and distribution of less known species Gardneria angustifolia Wall. (Loganiaceae)
Author: Arnab Banerjee, Samiran Panday, Debabrata Maity, Paramjit Singh
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 497-500 (2025)
Subject: Notes on the taxonomic identity and distribution of less known species Gardneria angustifolia Wall. (Loganiaceae)
Keywords: None
Abstract: The genus Gardneria (Loganiaceae) was established by Wallich in the second volume of Roxburgh's Flora Indica (1820). Where he published single species Gardneria ovata Wall. It is very small genus of mostly climbing or creeping glabrous shrubs (Leenshousts, 1962) represented by seven species in the world, distributed mainly in India, China, Japan and Java (Mabberly, 2017). In India, the genus is represented by only 2 species viz. G. angusifolia Wall. and G.ovata Wall. (Lakshminarsimhan,2020).
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Literature cited 1: Brandis D. (1906). Indian Trees. Archibald Constable and Co. LTD, London. p. 477. Clarke C.B. (1885). Loganiaceae. In: Hooker J.D. (ed), The Flora of British India, Vol. 4. L. Reeve and Co., London. p. 93.
Literature cited 2: Haridasan K. and Rao R.R. (1987). Forest flora of Meghalaya, Vol. 2 [Caprifoliaceae–Salicaceae]. Bishen Singh Mahandra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun. p. 626. Kanjilal U.N., Das A., Kanjilal P.C. and De R.N. (1939). Flora of Assam, Vol. 3 [Caprifoliaceae–Plantaginaceae]. Government of Assam, Shillong. p. 320


ID: 66393
Title: White flower variant of Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagiricum (Ericaceae) from the Western Ghats, India
Author: Arjun Thomas, J. Jameson
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 493-496 (2025)
Subject: White flower variant of Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagiricum (Ericaceae) from the Western Ghats, India
Keywords: None
Abstract: Rhododendron L., stand out as the largest genus within the Ericaceae family, with approximately 1000 species globally and 132 taxa (80 spp., 25 subspp. and 27 var). in India (Mao et al.2017). Notably, among the diverse Indian Rhododendron species, Rhododendron arboreum holds significant distribution, spanning from the western to eastern Himalayan regions and neighboring countries. One subspecies, Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagricum, specifically inhabits the tropical montane cloud forests of Nilgiri, Palani, and Annamalai of the southern Western Ghats which occur at 1,400-2,400 m popularly known as shola grassland ecosystem, this high-elevation cloud forest habitat hosts a high level of endemism (Fyson, 1932; Mao et al., 2001; Robin and Nandini 2012).
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Literature cited 1: Bhattacharyya D. and Sanjappa M. (2014). Rhododendron. In : Sanjappa, M. and Sastry A.R.K. (Eds.) Fascicles of Flora of India Fascicle 25 Ericaceae. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. pp. 9–157, 451–452. Fyson P.F. (1932). The Flora of the South Indian Hill Station, Madras Government Press, 1 : 697.
Literature cited 2: Gamble J.S. (1921). Ericaceae. In : Flora of the Presidency of Madras, Adlard and Son Ltd, London, 2 : 743-744. Giriraj A., Irfan-Ullah M., Ramesh B.R., Karunakaran P.V., Jentsch A. and Murthy M. S.R. (2008). Mapping the potential distribution of Rhododendron arboreum Sm. ssp. nilagiricum (Zenker) Tagg (Ericaceae), an endemic plant using ecological niche modelling. Current Science, 94(12) : 1605-1612.


ID: 66392
Title: Saprophytic Orchids of India: Diversity and Significance
Author: K. P. Dintu, Bhagwati Prashad Sharma, Madhusmita Barik, Sanjeet Kumar, Sugimani Marndi
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 490-492 (2025)
Subject: Saprophytic Orchids of India: Diversity and Significance
Keywords: None
Abstract: Orchids are alluring plants and one of the largest flowering plants in the plant kingdom. They are mainly categorized into three types (epiphytes, terrestrials, and saprophytes).Saprophytic or holomycotrophic orchids have features such as lack of chlorophyll, miniature size, scent, and are mostly leafless (De L.C.2020).Saprophytes orchids do not possess root hairs; henceforth, they depend on mycorrhizal fungi present in the soil and root cells for nutrition, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus gain. (Misra, 2014; Zhang et al, 2018).
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Literature cited 1: De L.C. (2020). Morphological diversity in orchids. International Journal of Botany Studies, 5(5): 229-238. De L.C. and Medhi R.P. (2014). Diversity and conservation of rare and endemic orchids of North East India- A review. Indian Journal of Hill Farming, 27(1): 81-89.
Literature cited 2: Deva S. and Naithani H.B. (1986). Orchid Flora of North-West Himalaya. Print & Media Associates, Delhi, India Kumar S., Mishra S. and Mishra A.K. (2021). Diversity of orchid species of Odisha state, India. With note on the medicinal and economic uses. Richardiana, 5: 1-26.


ID: 66391
Title: Natural regeneration status of tree species in Modasa, Aravalli district, Gujarat
Author: Himanshu J. Limbodariya, Kaushik C. Patel
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 488-489 (2025)
Subject: Natural regeneration status of tree species in Modasa, Aravalli district, Gujarat
Keywords: None
Abstract: Natural regeneration is a method for regulating forests that restores forest stands naturally without the help of humans by using processes like coppicing, self-sown seeds, and root suckers. By enabling the establishement of seedlings from a range of parent trees, natural regeneration contributes to preserving the genetic diversity of tree species (Britannica, n.d). The process of a forest renewing itself is called natural regenarion, and is based on the recruitment of young plants that grow from seedlings or coppices, or root suckers (Sharma et al, 2018)
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Literature cited 1: Akther A. and Dey A (2020). Tree Species Composition and Natural Regeneration Status in South Eastern Bangladesh. Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology, 5(1): 27–34. https://doi.org/10.22146/jtbb.49988 Alim M.A., Rahman M.A., Hossain M.K. and Hossain M.A. (2019). Prospect of Natural Regeneration of Tree Species in Hazarikhil. J. Biodivers. Conserv. Bioresour. Manag, 5(2): 1–12.
Literature cited 2: Chacko V. (1965). A manual of sampling techniques for forest surveys. Manager of Publications. Rahman M.H., Khan M.A., Roy B. and Fardusi M.J. (2011). Assessment of natural regeneration status and diversity of tree species in the biodiversity conservation areas of Northeastern Bangladesh. Journal of Forestry Research, 22(4): 551–559. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-011-0198-0


ID: 66390
Title: Gregarious flowering in Bambusa bambos in Kamakhya Hills of Assam
Author: Selim Mehmud, Kangkan Kumar Das, Debjyoti Bhattacharyya
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 486-487 (2025)
Subject: Gregarious flowering in Bambusa bambos in Kamakhya Hills of Assam
Keywords: None
Abstract: Recently, in November 2023 to January 2024, gregarious flowering was observed in one bamboo species Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss (family Poaceae) in Kamakhya hills of Assam. The thorny bamboo species is widely distributed in south and south-east Asia particularly in India, Bangladesh, Combodia, China, Indonesia, Java, Myanmar ,Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam (Sharma and Borthakur, 2018)The species grows maily in deciduous to semi-deciduous forests, preferably along the river bank and valleys with well-drained soils and is favored by tropical moist climatic condition (Bank, 2016).
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Literature cited 1: Banik R.L. (2016). Silviculture of South Asian priority bamboos. Tropical Forestry, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. Gateway East, Singapore. Chandra A., Verma P.K., Baig S. and Naithani H.B. (2022). A report on gregarious flowering of Bambusa bambos Voss in Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. International Journal of Life Sciences, 10(4): 366-368.
Literature cited 2: Devi M. and Bhattacharyya D. (2014). Recent flowering of six species of bamboo (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) in northeastern India with identification keys. Rheedea, 24(1): 29-45. Kar A., Goswami N.K. and Saharia D. (2012). Diversity of angiosperms in Nilachal Hills (Kamakhya Hills) in Kamrup district of Assam and their uses. Pleione, 6(2): 304-321.


ID: 66389
Title: Polystichum siangense (Dryopteridaceae, Pteridophyta) - A new species from Arunachal Pradesh, India
Author: Chhandam Chanda, C. R. Fraser-Jenkins
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 483-485 (2025)
Subject: Polystichum siangense (Dryopteridaceae, Pteridophyta) - A new species from Arunachal Pradesh, India
Keywords: None
Abstract: Polystichum Roth is one of the largest and most wide-spread genera of Pteridophytes with considerable morphological diversity concerning degree of dissection, scaliness, plant-size and ecology. Fifty two species of the genus have been reported from India and Nepal so far (Fraser-Jenkins and Khullar, 1985; Fraser-Jenkins, 1991; Fraser-Jenkins et al, 2018; Abdullah et al, (2022).Now add a further, previously underscribed species, Polystichum siangense C.Chanda and Fraser-Jenk.
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Literature cited 1: Abdullah A., Andrabi S.A.H., Fraser-Jenkins C.R. and Khullar S.P. (2022). Polystichum aculeatum (Dryopteridaceae) in Jammu & Kashmir – A European element previously unnoticed in the Himalaya, Indian Fern Journal, 39: 1 – 15. Daigobo S. (1972). Taxonomical studies on the fern genus Polystichum in Japan, Ryuku and Taiwan, Science Reports of the Tokyo Kyoiku Daigaku (B), 15: 57 – 80.
Literature cited 2: Fraser-Jenkins C.R. (1991). An outline monographic study of the genus Polystichum in the Indian subcontinent. In: Perspectives in pteridology: present and future (T.N. Bharadwaja and C.B. Gena, Eds.), Aspects of Plant Sciences, 13: 249 – 287. Fraser-Jenkins C.R., Gandhi K.N. and Kholia B.S. (2018). An annotated checklist of Indian pteridophytes, Part 2 (Woodsiaceae to Dryopteridaceae). Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, pp. 308 – 361.


ID: 66388
Title: Indigenous traditional practices of Madhuca longifolia (L.) J. F. Macbr.
Author: Bhagwati Prashad Sharma, Mithlesh Kumar Sinha, Arvind Kumar, Sanjeet Kumar
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 480-482 (2025)
Subject: Indigenous traditional practices of Madhuca longifolia (L.) J. F. Macbr.
Keywords: None
Abstract: Madhuca longifolia is also known as 'Mahua' and 'Butter nut tree'. It is one of those multipurpose forest trees that provide an answer for the three major Fs' i.e., food, fodder, and fuel. It is used to cure many health problems. Therefore, it is also termed as 'Universal Panacea of Ayurvedic Medicine' (Mishra and Padhan, 2013). It is also used as nutraceutical (Dalvi et al, 2022). In the folk medicinal system in different regions of Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh states, parts of the plant are used for curing many health problems.
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Literature cited 1: Anon. (1962). The wealth of India, raw materials. C.S.I.R. New Delhi, 6: 260-277. Dalvi T.S., Kumbhar U.J. and Shah N. (2022). Madhuca longifolia: Ethnobotanical, phytochemical studies, pharmacological aspects with future prospects. Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied and Basic Subjects, 2(7): 01-09.
Literature cited 2: Jha D. and Majumadar P.M. (2018). Biological, chemical and pharmacological aspects of Madhuca longifolia. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 11(1): 9-14. Keri R.S. (2022). Madhuca longifolia – bark and leaves: an outlook for natural therapeutic approach for Alzheimer's disease. Research Square, 1: 1-25.


ID: 66387
Title: Ethnomedicinal Plants from Wild used by the Native Communities of Kullu Block in Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh
Author: Sarla Shashni, Twinkle Thakur, Karishma Joshi, Manish Tripathi
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 471-479 (2025)
Subject: Ethnomedicinal Plants from Wild used by the Native Communities of Kullu Block in Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh
Keywords: Ethnomedicinal, Wild plant, Traditional knowledge, Conservation.
Abstract: The present study has been carried out in Kullu block of Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh. The study documents the ethnomedicinal uses of the plants growing in the wild by the native people of the region for treating various ailments and diseases. A total of 55 wild plant species belonging to 33 families has been recorded with highest number of Lamiaceae (6) followed by Rosaceae (4), Polygonaceae (4), Berberidaceae (3) Plantaginaceae (3), Rannunculaceae (2) Amaryllidaceae (2), Apiaceae (2), Ericaceae (2), Rutaceae (2) and remaining families one species each. The life forms used were maximum as herbs (34), trees (13), shrubs (7) and fungi (1). Part used were maximum with leaf (32) followed by fruits (13), roots/whole plant (12), stem/aerial part (8), wood (6), seed (5), flower (4), Bark (3) and latex (1). As ethnomedicinal uses, maximum species were used to cure gastrointestinal problems (26) followed by fever (13) and expectorant (12). Results show that local people have vast traditional knowledge on these wild plants species, but this knowledge is at risk of being lost in the near future due to various factors. Therefore, there is an urgent need to do the proper scientific documentation of these traditional knowledge systems and conservation efforts for the declining diversity for its sustenance.
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Literature cited 1: Anon. (1992). Wildlife of Himachal, Department of Forest Farming and Conservation, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla. Boktapa N. and Sharma A.K. (2010). Wild medicinal plants used by local communities of Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India. Ethnobotanical Leaflet, 14: 259–267.
Literature cited 2: Butola J.S. and Badola H.K. (2008). Threatened Himalayan medicinal plants and their conservation in Himachal Pradesh, Journal of Tropical Medicinal Plants, 9(1): 125-142. Chowdhery H.J. and Wadhwa B.M. (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh, Vol. 1-3: Botanical Survey of India, Howrah, 690 pp.


ID: 66386
Title: Conservation status of Birds in Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary: A Protected bird area in Haryana, India
Author: Deepak Rai, Piyush Goyal
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 465-470 (2025)
Subject: Conservation status of Birds in Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary: A Protected bird area in Haryana, India
Keywords: Bird Sanctuary, Line Transects, Migratory Birds, Species Composition
Abstract: Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary harbors a diverse range of bird species, playing critical role in regional biodiversity conservation. Systematic bird surveys were carried out using line transects and opportunistic encounter methods across various habitats from April 2022-March 2023. A total of 133 species, belonging to 17 orders, 49 families and 103 genera were recorded, among which 80 were residents, 45 were winter migrants and 8 were summer migrants. Among the reported species, one species was Vulnerable (Common Pochard Aythya ferina) and five species were classified as Near-Threatened (Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster, Alexandrine Parakeet Palaeornis eupatria, Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus, Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus, Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala) as per IUCN (2023); and eight species are included in Schedule-I of IWPA (1972). These findings shows that the Sanctuary acts as a potential habitat for globally threatened species and that appropriate conservation approaches should be implemented to protect these species.
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Literature cited 1: Baral H.S. and Inskipp C. (2005). Important Bird Areas in Nepal: Key Sites for Conservation. Bird Conservation Nepal and Birdlife International, pp 242. Byju H., Raveendran N., Ravichandran S. and Kishore R. (2023). An annotated checklist of the avifauna of Karangadu mangrove forest, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, with notes on the site's importance for waterbird conservation. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 15(3): 22813–22822. https://doi.org/ 10.11609/jott.8356.15.3.22813-22822
Literature cited 2: Devanda M., Jayashankar M. and Shantabala Devi G. (2023). Avifaunal diversity of Pakke Tiger Reserve in the Eastern Himalaya hotspot of Arunachal Pradesh, India, Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity, 7(4): 171-182. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8286688. Grimmett R., Inskipp C. and Inskipp T. (2015). Birds of Indian Subcontinent.2nd Edition. Oxford University Press, India.


ID: 66385
Title: Xylotomic Monograph of Meliaceae of Indian Sub-Continent
Author: Dheerendra Kumar, Sangeeta Gupta, Vishakha Saxena, Dheeraj Kumar, Ashutosh Pathak
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 451-464 (2025)
Subject: Xylotomic Monograph of Meliaceae of Indian Sub-Continent
Keywords: Meliaceae, Wood anatomy, India
Abstract: The present study deals with the detailed wood anatomy of 41 species of 17 genera viz. Aglaia, Aphanamixis, Azadirachta, Xylocarpa syn. Carapa, Toona syn. Cedrella, Chisocheton, chukrasia, Cipadessa, Dysoxylum, Heynea syn. Trichilia, Melia, Sandoricum, Soymida, Swietenia, Walsura, Reinwardtiodendron syn. Lansium and Khaya belonging to the family Meliaceae and occurring in India. Besides India, many of the species described are widely distributed in other countries as well. Qualitative and quantitative data of 147 authentic wood samples belonging to these 17 genera were studied on the basis of their detailed wood microstructure, salient diagnostic features and photomicrographs. The wood of this family shows diffuse, ring and semi ring porosity, simple perforation plates in vessels, alternate and minute to small inter vessel pits, fibre both septate and non-septate with mostly simple to minutely bordered pits and slit like pit apertures and rarely distinctly bordered pits, parenchyma scanty paratracheal, vasicentric, aliform, confluent, diffuse, diffuse in aggregates and banded upto 1-11 cells wide. Rays uniseriate to multiseriate, multiseriate rays with 1-10 seriate. Body ray cells homogeneous to heterogeneous.
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Literature cited 1: Anon (1963). Indian woods, their identification, properties and uses.Vol.4. F.R.I, Dehradun, India Carlquist S. (1988). Comparative Wood Anatomy. Systematic and evolutionary aspects of dicotyledon woods. Springer. Berlin.
Literature cited 2: Chamberlain C.J. (1915). Plant cell physiology: Schultze's macerattion method. In: Chamberlain CJ (eds) Methods in Plant Histology. University of Chicago press, Chicago. Gamble J.S. (1922). A Manual of Indian Timbers, Sampson Low, Marston and Co. Ltd; London. England.


ID: 66384
Title: Exploration of Lichenized fungi in Tea Gardens of Assam
Author: Nivedita Barman, Pungbili Islary, Sanjeeva Nayaka, Raza Rafiqul Hoque, Rebecca Daimari
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 444-450 (2025)
Subject: Exploration of Lichenized fungi in Tea Gardens of Assam
Keywords: Assam, Biodiversity, Crustose lichen, Tea Garden.
Abstract: Lichens are capable of growing on any substratum both natural and manmade. Tea plants serve as one such important substratum that supports growth of lichen. An attempt was made to understand the distribution of lichen diversity growing over nine tea gardens of Assam spatially distributed over three districts of Assam viz. Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Sonitpur. A total of 71 species of lichen under 26 genera and 15 families were identified. It was dominated by crustose lichen (82%) followed by foliose and leprose lichen with 17% and 1% respectively. The family Graphidaceae comprising seven genera and 26 species emerged as the most dominant showing its luxuriant growth followed by Caliciaceae and Pyrenulaceae with 11 and nine species respectively. Among the genera, the tea gardens were mainly dominated by Graphis (15 species) followed by Pyrenula with nine species. The species, Dirinaria applanata, Graphis scripta and Trypethelium eluteriae were commonly found in all the districts. Of the three districts, highest number of lichen species was reported from Sonitpur with 59 species, while Tinsukia and Dibrugarh exhibited 18 and 7 species individually. The reason for a smaller number of lichen species in the other two districts is due to inadequate exploration of the regions for lichenology.
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Literature cited 1: Aptroot A. (2012). A world key to the species of Anthracothecium and Pyrenula, The Lichenologist, 44(1): 5-53. Awasthi D.D. (1991). A key to the Microlichens of India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bibliotheca Lichenologica, 40: 1-340.
Literature cited 2: Awasthi D.D. (2007). A compendium of the Macrolichens from st India, Nepal, Sri Lanka.1 ed. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, India. Gogoi R., Devi D., Nayaka S. and Yasmin F. (2022). A checklist of lichens of Assam, India. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, 11(1): 49-65. https://doi.org/10.53562/ajcb.73760


ID: 66383
Title: Effect of IBA on Rooting Behaviour of Melia dubia Cuttings
Author: Shedage Swathi, Garima Gupta, Shashwat Singh, Rajesh Bhukya
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 436-443 (2025)
Subject: Effect of IBA on Rooting Behaviour of Melia dubia Cuttings
Keywords: IBA hormones, Softwood, Semi-hardwood, Cuttings, Rooting behaviour.
Abstract: This study investigated the effects of varying concentrations of Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) on the sprouting, rooting, and biomass of Melia dubia cuttings. Softwood and semi-hardwood cuttings were treated with IBA concentrations of 400, 800, 1200, and 1600 ppm, with untreated cuttings serving as controls. Results indicated that IBA significantly enhanced the sprouting time, number of cuttings sprouted, survivability, and shoot and root development. The 1200 ppm IBA treatment (T3) demonstrated the fastest sprouting time of 6.17 days, the highest number of sprouts (11.5), and the greatest shoot length (20.5 cm). Softwood cuttings (S2) outperformed semi-hardwood cuttings (S1), particularly when combined with higher IBA concentrations. The combination of 1600 ppm IBA with softwood cuttings (T4S2) achieved the quickest sprouting time (4.3 days) and the highest number of sprouts (14). Root development was most substantial in cuttings treated with 1200 ppm IBA, showing a root length of 13.5 cm and 63 roots per cutting. Biomass accumulation was also highest in cuttings treated with 1200 ppm IBA, with a fresh shoot weight of 12.9 grams and a dry shoot weight of 7.57 grams. These findings underscore the critical role of IBA in enhancing the propagation success of Melia dubia cuttings.
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ID: 66382
Title: Floral Diversity of Loktak Lake, Manipur, India
Author: Rajkumari Supriya Devi, Sohan Lal, Rekha Maggirwar,Ajay B. Jadhao, Sanjeet Kumar
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2025
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 151 (5) May. Pg No. 430-435 (2025)
Subject: Floral Diversity of Loktak Lake, Manipur, India
Keywords: Check List, Floral wealth, Ramsar site.
Abstract: A total of 161 plant species were enumerated from Loktak Lake, Manipur, through field surveys carried out in 2017–2019 and 2022–2024. The enumerated species belong to 50 families and 116 genera. It was observed that out of 161, 91 belong to LC (Least Concern), 68 belong to NE (Not Evaluated), and 2 have Data Deficient (DD). The present enumeration will be helpful to restore plant wealth and conservation works.
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