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VOL. 6, ISSUE 5 (2021)
Invasive alien plants from Arjuni/Mor taluka of Gondia district (M.S.) India: Their diversity and use potential
Authors
Kailash Shankar Lokhande
Abstract
Tribal and rural people of Arjuni/Mor taluka depend on plant products for their primary healthcare and food. Indigenous communities of study area possess ethnomedicinal knowledge about usage of plants and the invasive alien plants are not the exception. A total number of 54 invasive alien species under 47 genera belonging to 26 families have been recorded, of which 38 (70.37%) and 8 (14.81%) species are being used for medicinal and food purposes respectively. Asteraceae was the dominant family with 7 species and in life form category herbs stand dominant with 34 species. Leaf is the most frequently used plant part for both medicinal and food purposes in the study area. 35 (64.81%) of the invasive plants showed a use value of more than 0.50. This indicates the high acceptance of these plants in the primary healthcare and other ethnobotanical usage. Out of the total of 54 species, 23 species were under the naturalised category of degree of invasiveness followed by 16 species introduced, 07 species possibly invasive, 04 species moderately invasive and 04 species highly invasive. The use of invasive alien species as part of management strategy could leads to the native plant diversity conservation and allows the indigenous vegetation to convalesce thereby enhancing the region's biodiversity. However, the information generated through this study will be helpful for future phytochemical and pharmacological studies.
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Pages:622-630
How to cite this article:
Kailash Shankar Lokhande "Invasive alien plants from Arjuni/Mor taluka of Gondia district (M.S.) India: Their diversity and use potential ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 5, 2021, Pages 622-630
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