Additional record and conservation measures of Ceropegia odorata Nimmo ex J. Graham from Gujarat State, India

Authors

  • S. K. Patel Department of Biology, Government Science College, Idar, Sabarkantha District, Gujarat 383430, India http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6590-8528
  • B. L. Punjani Department of Botany, Smt. S.M. Panchal Science College, Talod, Sabarkantha District, Gujarat 383215, India http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0441-422X
  • P. R. Desai Department of Botany, Smt. S.M. Panchal Science College, Talod, Sabarkantha District, Gujarat 383215, India http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4733-4561
  • V. B. Pandey Department of Botany, Smt. S.M. Panchal Science College, Talod, Sabarkantha District, Gujarat 383215, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7463-7544
  • Y. S. Chaudhary Department of Biology, Government Science College, Sector-15, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382015, India http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8719-0748
  • P. N. Joshi Sahajeevan Trust, Room No. A to D, 1st Floor, Sunrise Tower, Opp. Revenue Colony, Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat 370001, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1110-9904

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3432.9.8.10618-10622

Keywords:

Ceropegia odorata, conservation, Gujarat, India, range extension, relocation.

Abstract

Ceropegia odorata Nimmo ex J. Graham (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) a Critically Endangered plant species from India was recorded in Gujarat after about 45 years in Vijaynagar forest of Sabarkantha District (northern Gujarat).  It was first collected from Pavagadh in central Gujarat.  Long-term conservation and participatory approaches, details on macro- and micro-habitats, associated species, landscape level monitoring programs are suggested for the new recorded locality and hill ranges. 

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