A Note on Population Status of Incarvillea emodi (Royle ex Lindl.) Chatterjee - A Threatened Plant Species

Author: Anup Chandra, Praveen Kumar Verma and Anil Kumar Kewat

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Abstract

Study was carried out to assess the population status of threatened species Incarvillea emodi (Royle ex Lindl.) Chatterjee in the Tehri Garhwal areas of Uttarakhand. Line transect method was used to assess the population. It is revealed from the study that population of threatened species is quite low. Only 5 individuals were recorded from the site. Loss of habitat due to different anthropological pressure may be cause of decline of population of the species. Hence, it is imperative to adopt suitable measures for conservation of the species.

Keywords

Threatened, density, population status

Conclusion

Study was carried out to assess the population status of threatened species Incarvillea emodi (Royle ex Lindl.) Chatterjee in the Tehri Garhwal areas of Uttarakhand. Line transect method was used to assess the population. It is revealed from the study that population of threatened species is quite low. Only 5 individuals were recorded from the site. Loss of habitat due to different anthropological pressure may be cause of decline of population of the species. Hence, it is imperative to adopt suitable measures for conservation of the species.

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Incarvillea genus with 16 species of flowering plants belongs to family Bignoniaceae. It is native to central and eastern Asia. Amongst these species, two (Incarvillea forrestii and Incarvillea altissima) probably have been extinct (Chen et al., 2005). Most of these species grows at high altitudes in the Himalaya and Tibet. Incarvillea emodi (Royle ex Lindl.) Chatterjee is a wild herbaceous plant found mainly at high altitudes of the western Himalayas. Species is distributed in India, Afghanistan, Nepal and Pakistan (Verma et al., 2008). Its vertical distribution ranges from 600-2700 m (Ihtesham et al. 2016). It is locally known as Kaud, Bhoot Kansi, Kadu, Lahsu, Karoliya (Srivastava et al., 2016). It prefers to grow in rock crevices . Species is sparsely found due to erosion of its natural habitat. Species is listed as rare of Himalayan region (Goel and Bhattacharaya, 1983; Singh and Sharma, 2006). TAXONOMIC DESCRIPTION Perennial, glabrous or pubescent herbs. Rootstock

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Anup Chandra, Praveen Kumar Verma and Anil Kumar Kewat (2017). A Note on Population Status of Incarvillea emodi (Royle ex Lindl.) Chatterjee - A Threatened Plant Species , Biological Forum – An International Journal 9(2): 126-128.