June 2012

Check-list and conservation strategies of the genus Ceropegia in India

  In India the genus Ceropegia is represented by 55 species including four varieties, of which nearly 43 species are facing threats. This genus comprises of medicinal and ornamental species. In this review, we tried to compile the current status of the genus with regard to its distribution, economic importance, propagation methods, conservation through reproduction, micro-propagation and reasons for...

Author(s): K. Sri Rama Murthy, R. Kondamudi, M. Chandrasekhara Reddy, S. Karuppusamy and T. Pullaiah 

June 2012

Distribution and abundance of terrestrial orchids of the genus Bletia in sites with different degrees of disturbance, in the Cupatitzio Natural Reserve, México

  In this work, we determined the distribution and relative abundance of terrestrial orchids of the genusBletia in the Cupatitzio Natural Reserve, Michoacán, México, during two flowering seasons. Four different sampling sites were identified according to degree of disturbance and site quality. Relative abundance was established with an arbitrary scale of four values: abundant (>40...

Author(s): María de los Ángeles Beltrán-Nambo, Pilar Ortega Larrocea, Rafael Salgado Garciglia, Joel Tupac Otero Ospina, Miguel Martínez Trujillo and Yazmín Carreón-Abud

June 2012

Biodiversity of Sapindaceae in West Africa: A checklist

  This paper aims at documenting species belonging to the family Sapindaceae in West Africa. Samples were collected for 2 years (May 2008 to April 2010) using random sampling from various sites including botanic gardens and forest reserves. 104 taxa were observed encompassing 26 genera: Allophylus (16), Aporrhiza (3), Blighia (3), Cardiospermum (3), Chytranthus (10),...

Author(s): Temitope Olabisi Adeyemi and Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe