Diversity, distribution pattern and conservation status of the plants used in liver diseases/ailments in Indian Himalayan Region

The present paper is an attempt to assess the ethnobotanical floristic diversity of Shikari Devi Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.Two species (i.e., Pimpinella acuminata and Scrophularia himalensis) were found endemic to the Indian Himalayan Region.

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Plant diversity and conservation status of Nanda Devi National Park and comparison with highland National Parks of the Indian Himalayan Region

The International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management ◽

10.1080/17451590509618081 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 65-73 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Samant ◽

Joshi

Keyword(s):

National Parks ◽

Plant Diversity ◽

National Park ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Himalayan Region ◽

Indian Himalayan Region

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Revisiting the taxonomy of Geranium rubifolium (Geraniaceae) with notes on its habitat and conservation status

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.438.1.4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 438 (1) ◽

pp. 37-42

Author(s):

VIJAY V. WAGH ◽

IMTIYAZ AHMAD HURRAH

Keyword(s):

Morphological Variation ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Himalayan Region ◽

Representative Specimen ◽

Habitat Distribution ◽

Indian Himalayan Region ◽

Taxonomic Description ◽

The Himalaya

Geranium rubifolium (Geraniaceae) has been rediscovered while conducting floristic sampling for the monographic studies on the genus Geranium from Indian Himalayan region. The species was described 179 years ago by John Lindley by using Iconotype, serving as the type and the only known material of the taxon. The locality of Lindley’s collection (collection made by Dr. Royle) is imprecisely described, as he only mentioned ‘the Himalaya’ where the taxon is found. Therefore any search attempt would require an extensive exploration of the Indian Himalayan region. Morphological variation of G. rubifolium has been poorly understood because of the non-availability of representative specimen. Consequently, after rediscovering the taxon, we provide here the detailed taxonomic description, notes on habitat, distribution and its conservation status.

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Impact of terrain complexity on the turbulence drag coefficient: A case study from the Indian Himalayan region

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans ◽

10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2021.101201 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 93 ◽

pp. 101201

Author(s):

Priyanka Lohani ◽

Sandipan Mukherjee

Keyword(s):

Drag Coefficient ◽

Himalayan Region ◽

Indian Himalayan Region

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Buddhist Business and Benevolence in Leh, Ladakh

Journal of Human Values ◽

10.1177/0971685820973188 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 60-71

Author(s):

Elizabeth Williams-Oerberg

Keyword(s):

Financial Support ◽

Business Owners ◽

Economic Transformation ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Economic Resources ◽

Himalayan Region ◽

Indian Himalayan Region ◽

Leading Role ◽

The Social ◽

Donor System

Due to a burgeoning tourism industry in the Indian Himalayan region of Ladakh, Buddhist monasteries now have lucrative means for generating income through tourism-related business and financial support from international sponsors and local business owners. Where previously Buddhist monasteries were dependent on the donations and labour of the lay community, currently, with the accumulation of surplus wealth, many Buddhist leaders of prominent monasteries have begun flipping this donor system around. Throughout this article, I look at how Buddhist monastic leaders have invested surplus economic resources into philanthropic projects as a way to ‘give back’ to the wider community. I argue that the philanthropic initiatives by Buddhist leaders in Ladakh help to position Buddhist monastics as taking a leading role in the social and economic transformation of the region, thus working to push back against processes of secularization that threaten to decrease the influence of Buddhist monastic institutions.

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