Friday 8 March 2013

Extinction of Trees and Species in India

Extinction of Trees and Species

            Out of 19,156 species of vascular plants (Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Pteridophytes) so far recorded from the country, 1236 species belong to different threatened categories like Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, etc. Out of these, 17 species of plants are considered as possibly extinct as they have not been collected from wild for more than last fifty years :

1.      Isoetes dixitii Shende,
2.      Isoetes sampthkumarnii L.N. Rao,
3.      Selaginella cataractarum Alston,
4.      Lastreopsis wattii (Bedd.) C. Chr.,
5.      Ophiorrhiza brunonis Wight & Arn.,
6.      Ophiorhiza caudata C. Fischer,
7.      Ophiorrhiza radicans Gardn.,
8.      Wenlandia angustifolia Wight,
9.      Sterculia khasiana Deb,
10.  Carex repanda C.B. Clarke,
11.  Eragrostis rottleri Stapf ,
12.  Eriochrysis rangacharii C.B. Clarke,
13.  Dipcadi concanense (Dalz.) Baker,
14.  Dipcadi reidii Deb & Dasgupta,
15.  Urginea polyphylla Hook. f.,
16.  Corypha taliera Roxb.,
17.  Hedychium marginatum C.B. Clarke

        This was stated by Shrimati Jayanthi Natarajan Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests, in the Lok Sabha today, in a written reply to a question by Dr. Mahendrasinh P. Chauhan. No report on illegal trade of the aforesaid species have been brought to the notice of this Ministry, the Minister added.


RM/RS-  USQ992 - LS

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