{"title":"Polygala rosmarinifolia (Polygalaceae) - A new Distributional Record for Maharashtra State","authors":"K. Chandramohan, P. N. Shukla, M. T. Thakre","doi":"10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-h7516m","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-h7516m","url":null,"abstract":"Polygala rosmarinifolia Wight & Arn. (Polygalaceae), a rare species has been recorded for the first time for Maharashtra state from Ambazari, Nagpur. Detailed description, relevant notes and photographs are provided to facilitate easy identification.","PeriodicalId":142181,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Forestry","volume":"158 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116233266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pteridophytes of Turkey - A Revised Check-List and their Relationships to Europe and the West Himalaya","authors":"C. R. Jenkins, B. Parris","doi":"10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-6yaj92","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-6yaj92","url":null,"abstract":"We outline the phytogeographical relations of Turkish pteridophytes following revision of our previous check-list. Although mainly European, the Turkish fern-flora has c. 40% of its species and subspecies in common with or related to the West Himalayan European phytogeographical element. In the pteridophyte accounts of the recent Illustrated Flora of Turkey, it is clear that many specimens have been misidentified and various species incorrectly illustrated. In addition the extensive Turkish pteridophyte collections in international herbaria made by non-Turkish collectors, including those of the present first author, were not drawn upon and international consultation was intentionally not entered into. Although it is unfortunately not possible in the present circumstances to study and re-identify the great bulk of authentic specimens in Turkish herbaria cited in the Flora, we have reassessed some important records and corrected the many obvious anomalies in the Flora and we have added to the distributional data from our own critically studied collections. We therefore present an updated and taxonomically revised checklist with notes and additional distributions, including a few taxa overlooked in the Flora. We also treat the important subspecies which were omitted there. A new hybrid Asplenium and another of Cystopteris are described and a few necessary new combinations are made.","PeriodicalId":142181,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Forestry","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123948549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gigantochloa gangasinghiana - A new species of bamboo from India","authors":"H. Naithani, A. Chandra, R. Negi, H. Ginwal","doi":"10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-ryfec5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-ryfec5","url":null,"abstract":"Gigantochloa gangasinghiana, a new bamboo species collected from Bambusetum of Forest Research Institute, Dehradun is described and illustrations are provided. It was earlier identified as Oxytenthera abyssinica. Species was flowered during the months of November-February, 2020-2021. Its distinction from the closely related species i.e. Gigantochloa apus (Schult. & Schult.) Kurz and Gigantochloa manggong Widjaja has been provided.","PeriodicalId":142181,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Forestry","volume":"108 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117278014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An account on Rhynchostylis retusa : an exquisite orchid","authors":"Bhavana Joshi, G. Panwar, Sudheer Kumar Singh","doi":"10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-63axo1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-63axo1","url":null,"abstract":"Rhynchostylis retusa (L.) Blume (Orchidaceae) is an epiphytic orchid which is distributed in India, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri-Lanka, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Indo-China. It is commonly known as fox tail orchid due to the presence of beautiful pendent inflorescences which is having huge floricultural and therapeutic potential in the market. The whole plant is used by the local practitioner for the treatment of various ailments. The natural populations of this species are gradually declining because of unscrupulous collection pressures. The present manuscript deals with the botany, economic utility with their mode of propagation and conservation status of the species in terms of past & present research.","PeriodicalId":142181,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Forestry","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130860270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biodiversity conservation through integration of traditional ethnic practices of Santhal tribe in Jharkhand, India","authors":"C. Singh, S. Bondya","doi":"10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-f23nzu","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-f23nzu","url":null,"abstract":"The ethnobiological studies of Santhal tribe in Jharkhand reveal that certain aspects of their ethnic knowledge need to be integrated in biodiversity conservation. The religious tenets of this tribe have great potential to help in conservation of some economically useful plants such as Areca catechu (Supari), Ficus religiosa (Pipal), Madhuca longifolia (Mahua), Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi), Semecarpus anacardium (Bhelwa), Shorea robusta (Sal) and Terminalia alata (Asan) in the entire region. The conservational insight of Santhals mirrors in their livestock composition indicating the domestication of fewer goat-sheep and more swine for meat protein aiming solely to avoid hunting of wild animals.","PeriodicalId":142181,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Forestry","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121483103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hedychium flavescens (Zingiberaceae) - A new record to the flora of Himachal Pradesh, India","authors":"Om Parkash, Vikas Kumar, S. Uniyal","doi":"10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-ax8222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-ax8222","url":null,"abstract":"The present paper reports Hedychium flavescens as a new record to the flora of Himachal Pradesh. The detailed description, photo-illustration and field notes are provided to facilitate easy identification of the species.","PeriodicalId":142181,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Forestry","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127561252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extended Distribution of Ficus fergusonii (King) T. B. Worth. ex Corner and Ficus travancorica King (Moraceae)","authors":"Narala Chandra Mohan Reddy, J. Sudhakar, B. Rao","doi":"10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-93i58n","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-93i58n","url":null,"abstract":"Extended distribution of Ficus fergusonii (King) T. B. Worth. ex Corner to Tamil Nadu and Ficus travancorica King to Karnataka are reported here. Reinstation of F. travancorica discussed.","PeriodicalId":142181,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Forestry","volume":"154 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124317012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pteridophytes of Arunachal Pradesh, N.E. India- List of Verified Species","authors":"C. Fraser-Jenkins, A. Baishya","doi":"10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-ru14o6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-ru14o6","url":null,"abstract":"Following many years of detailed research in the field and in all relevant herbaria a comprehensive annotated checklist of pteridophytes of the Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh has been prepared listing all specimens we have seen and verified. As this work is now nearly complete, but will still take some time to enter new collections made over the last 3 years or so, we present here for the first time a simple list of all the species and subspecies we have verified from Arunachal Pradesh in advance of our main paper. Full details of the taxa, synonymy and range are given in The Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes vols. 1-3 (Fraser-Jenkins et al., 2016-2020). It is emphasised that the presence of a species has been indicated only after having seen and listed collections examined and re-identified by CRFJ.","PeriodicalId":142181,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Forestry","volume":" 1072","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113946662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An ecological appraisal of Pinus roxburghii Sarg. (Chir pine) and Shorea robusta Gaertn. (Sal) plantations in Doon valley","authors":"S. Sivaranjani, V. Panwar","doi":"10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-r7n9fu","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-r7n9fu","url":null,"abstract":"The present study focused on phyto-sociological and physico-chemical attributes of soil in Pinus roxburghii (Chir pine) and Shorea robusta (Sal) plantations in a reserved estate of New Forest, Dehradun. A total of 33 plant species comprising of 18 trees, 10 shrubs and five herbs were recorded from the study area. The tree density, in chir pine was lower 950 individuals/ ha as compared to 1073 individuals/ ha in sal vegetation. In saplings, high density was observed for Syzygium cumini (20 individuals/ 100m2) in sal followed by Broussonetia papyrifera (19 individuals/100m2) in chir pine plantation. Lantana camara, marked its presence with highest density (49 individuals/100 m2) in chir pine followed by Clerodendrum infortunatum (18 individuals/100 m2) in sal plantation. Higher tree basal cover (51 m2/ha) was recorded in sal than chir pine (19 m2/ha). Similarly, the tree diversity in sal was recorded higher (1.68) as compared to chir pine (1.51) plantation. Contrarily, sapling diversity was higher (2.81) in chir pine as compared to sal (2.52) plantation. Herbaceous flora was completely absent in sal plantation. Analysis of size class distribution revealed that sal trees (~ 29%) attained 21-30 cm diameter whereas chir pine trees (68%) were under 11-20 cm diameter class mainly due to preferred growing zone of the species and habitat suitability. The soil under chir pine was slightly acidic (5.98) with sandy loam texture. Soil was comparatively good with higher soil organic carbon (2.71%) under sal plantation mainly due to high humus deposition. It is suggested to restrict wide spread of Lantana camara in chir pine plantation for the better growth of the species and enhance nutrient availability.","PeriodicalId":142181,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Forestry","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123669328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development and Adoption of Landscape Approach to Conservation in India: An Overview","authors":"A. Bhardwaj, Aditi Bhardwaj","doi":"10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-8b449r","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-8b449r","url":null,"abstract":"In India, the development process from Protected Area management to landscape level conservation planning has traversed through several species conservation initiatives and pilot projects. However, the latter approach faces enormous challenges. In this paper we review the existing management practices in the country that deal with landscape approach to conservation, identify bottlenecks and suggest way forward, particularly relevant to forestry and wildlife sectors. Highlighting the major areas of research and action, this paper advocates the urgent need to build on the experiences from the sites, which have developed some foundation for such initiatives through earlier projects.","PeriodicalId":142181,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Forestry","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115959391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}