Cordia diffusa K.C. Jacob, the Kovai Manjack (Boraginaceae):  a highly threatened steno-endemic species from  Coimbatore City, Tamil Nadu, India

Cordia diffusa K.C. Jacob, belonging to Boraginaceae, discovered in 1938 and named by K.C. Jacob in 1944, is a little-known and the only narrow endemic but neglected plant of Coimbatore City. The lectotype of the steno-endemic is determined and the current status, distribution, potential threats, bioprospecting potential, and suggestions for conservation of the species are discussed. The collection of steno-endemic plant during intensive exploration in its type locality nearly after 90 years is of phytogeographic and conservation significance. The endemic is proposed the category of Critically Endangered (CR) based on criterion D of IUCN (as per versions 3.1 & 13). C. diffusa can be protected by promoting awareness of the rarity of native species and mass propagation through vegetative means so as to introduce it in gardens, parks, and avenues, etc. at once in the city.

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On the Occurrence of Jansenella neglecta Yadhav et al., and Polypogon nilgiricus Kabeer & V.J.Nair (Poaceae) from the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu

International Letters of Natural Sciences ◽

10.18052/www.scipress.com/ilns.31.57 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 31 ◽

pp. 57-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

V.S. Ramachandran ◽

T. Betty

Keyword(s):

Endemic Species ◽

Tamil Nadu ◽

The State ◽

Type Locality ◽

The Nilgiris ◽

First Time

The present paper reports Jansenella neglecta Yadhav et al., for the first time to the State of Tamil Nadu and the occurrence of endemic species, Polypogon nilgiricus Kabeer & V.J.Nair from outside the type locality.

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Rediscovery of Passiflora danielii Killip, 1960 (subgenus Passiflora): a threatened narrow endemic species of Colombia

Check List ◽

10.15560/11.2.1589 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 1589

Author(s):

John Ocampo ◽

Jorge Julián Restrepo ◽

Wilmer Giraldo

Keyword(s):

Endemic Species ◽

Iucn Red List ◽

Red List ◽

Type Locality ◽

Morphological Description ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Narrow Endemic ◽

Fresh Material ◽

New Locations ◽

Iucn Red List Criteria

Passiflora danielii, an endemic species to Colombia, which is threatened, was rediscovered in the Department of Antioquia, where it has not been reported since 1938. The species was only known from the type locality (Municipality of Cocorná). Now, four new locations are added near it. The current study further presents a revised morphological description of P. danielii based on fresh material, along with an updated distribution map. Finally, following the IUCN Red List Criteria, P. danielii was classified as Critically Endangered (CR) species.

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Notes on the extended distribution of Humboldtia bourdillonii (Fabales: Fabaceae), an Endangered tree legume in the Western Ghats, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.5424.11.14.14886-14890 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (14) ◽

pp. 14886-14890

Author(s):

Anoop P. Balan ◽

A. J. Robi ◽

S. V. Predeep

Keyword(s):

Endemic Species ◽

Western Ghats ◽

Type Locality ◽

Tree Legume ◽

Endangered Tree ◽

Conservation Measures ◽

Tiger Reserve ◽

Kerala State ◽

Periyar Tiger Reserve ◽

The Western Ghats

Humboldtia bourdillonii is an Endangered tree legume; considered endemic to its type locality in the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Idukki District of Kerala State. A new population of this highly threatened endemic species is located in the Vagamon Hills of Kottayam District which is about 70km away from its original locality. The newly located population is drastically affected by the severe floods and landslides that occurred in Kerala state during August 2018. Urgent conservation measures are needed to protect the population from further loss.

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A STUDY ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF SLUM HOUSEHOLDS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PORUR SLUM AREA, CHENNAI CITY

YMER Digital ◽

10.37896/ymer20.12/41 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (12) ◽

pp. 439-445

Author(s):

V Thandapani ◽

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M Arulmurugan ◽

Keyword(s):

Special Reference ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Tamil Nadu ◽

Social Deprivation ◽

Economic Conditions ◽

Slum Area ◽

State Expansion ◽

Chennai City ◽

The City ◽

Push Factor

The dimension of the slums is presumed as something that is deteriorating urban areas that is densely populated and contains dilapidated housing, often in multiple occupations, poverty, social disadvantage and other forms of physical and social deprivation. Sprawl is a universal occurrence knowledgeable by inexpensively highly developed fine mounting nations. Hurried sprawl appropriate to “pull factor” or the livelihood occasion fashioned in the city and “push factor” owed to the be deficient in of the equivalent in rustic regions and together with ecological dilapidation, has fascinated settlers not barely as of the rustic state but in addition commencing supplementary fractions of the state. Expansion of mechanization roughly in capital of Tamil Nadu, in deprivation condition in the rustic locale, too little drizzle in the rustic part, castism, hastily and enormous edifice creation doings and approximately the city and in sequence expertise commons, has specified surety for accomplished, inexperienced, semi-skilled employments are existing to the justified citizens. In the present study main aims are income and expenditure activities of the Porur slum areas in Chennai city

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The endemic plant species of Mt Kupe, Cameroon with a new Critically Endangered cloud-forest tree species, Vepris zapfackii (Rutaceae)

Kew Bulletin ◽

10.1007/s12225-021-09984-x ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Martin Cheek ◽

Jean Michel Onana

Keyword(s):

Endemic Species ◽

Tree Species ◽

Cloud Forest ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Forest Tree ◽

Critically Endangered ◽

Endemic Plant ◽

Taxonomic Changes ◽

Mt Kupe ◽

Endemic Plant Species

SummaryWe revise and update the records of strict and near-endemic species of Mt Kupe, Cameroon respectively from 31 strict endemics in 2004, to 25 today, and with near-endemic species 30, unchanged in number but with turnover. The changes result from new collections, discoveries and taxonomic changes in the last 16 years. While 15 of the provisionally named putative endemic species have now been formally published, a further 18 have not. The majority of the 30 near-endemic species (18) are shared with the adjacent Bakossi Mts, far exceeding the numbers shared with the more distant Mt Etinde-Mt Cameroon, Rumpi Hills and Ebo forest areas (sharing three near-endemic species each with Mt Kupe). We test the hypothesis that a further one of the provisionally named putative Mt Kupe species, Vepris sp. 1 from submontane forest near the summit, is indeed new to science. We compare it morphologically with the two other bicarpellate high altitude Cameroon Highland tree species V. montisbambutensis Onana and V. bali Cheek, concluding that it is a new undescribed species here named as Vepris zapfackii. The new species is illustrated and its conservation status assessed as Critically Endangered using the 2012 IUCN standard, due to habitat clearance from agricultural pressures at its sole location which is unprotected. Vepris zapfackii and V. bali appear unique in African trifoliolate species of the genus in having opposite leaves. Vepris zapfackii differs in having hairy petiolules and midribs and petiolules with the blade decurrent distally, narrowing towards a winged-canaliculate base (vs glabrous and petiolule long, terete), and sparsely golden hairy pistillodes and a glabrous calyx (vs densely black hairy pistillodes, and sepals hairy).

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OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH OF MUSHROOMS IN SRI LANKA

Revista Fitotecnia Mexicana ◽

10.35196/rfm.2017.4.399-403 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 399-403

Author(s):

Samantha C. Karunarathna ◽

Peter E. Mortimer ◽

Jianchu Xu ◽

Kevin D. Hyde

Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

Future Development ◽

Native Species ◽

Ornamental Plants ◽

Current Status ◽

Sri Lankan ◽

Mycological Research ◽

The Future ◽

Available Information

According to recent estimates the mycota of Sri Lanka is highly diverse, yet it has been relatively little studied and remains poorly understood. Sri Lanka may contain up to 25,000 species of fungi, of which only a little more than 2000 are presently known, and this estimate does not take into account the large number of exotics introduced along with food, plantation, and ornamental plants. Mycological research in Sri Lanka has been limited to certain parts of the country, and the available information is widely dispersed, difficult to access, and plagued by synonymy. Commercially cultivable mushrooms were first introduced to Sri Lanka in 1985, and today both endemic and non-native species are cultivated. This paper addresses the current status of Sri Lankan mushroom research, and suggests measures which are needed to support the future development of Sri Lankan mycology.

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PubMed-indexed neurosurgical research productivity of Iraq-based neurosurgeons

Surgical Neurology International ◽

10.25259/sni_47_2021 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

pp. 223

Author(s):

Samer S. Hoz ◽

Zahraa F. Al-Sharshahi ◽

Ignatius N. Esene ◽

Ali A. Dolachee ◽

Ali M. Neamah ◽

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Keyword(s):

Research Output ◽

Case Reports ◽

Current Status ◽

Academic Productivity ◽

Central Component ◽

Article Type ◽

Number Of Publications ◽

Vascular Neurosurgery ◽

Article Citation ◽

The City

Background: Research is a central component of neurosurgical training and practice and is increasingly viewed as a quintessential indicator of academic productivity. In this study, we focus on identifying the current status and challenges of neurosurgical research in Iraq. Methods: An online PubMed Medline database search was conducted to identify all articles published by Iraq-based neurosurgeons between 2003 and 2020. Information was extracted in relation to the following parameters: authors, year of publication, author’s affiliation, author’s specialty, article type, article citation, journal name, journal impact factor, and topic. This data were then tabulated and analyzed. Results: Between 2003 and 2021, a total of 52 PubMed indexed papers were published from Iraq. All publications have been clustered in the period of 2012–2020. From 2012 to 2016, only four papers were published, one per year. The number of publications increased from 2017 to 2021, with an average of 12 publications per year. The most common article type was “case reports” (n = 14). Neurotrauma (n = 10) and vascular neurosurgery (n = 10) were the two most common topics. Most of the studies came from the city of Bagdad (n = 46), with just nine studies coming from peripheral governorates. The Neurosurgery Teaching Hospital in Bagdad was the neurosurgery center with the highest research output (n = 38). Conclusion: The number of publications per year has been showing a, relatively, promising trend since 2012. However, to promote sustained growth in academic productivity, a strategic plan that acknowledges the political, financial, and health-system-related challenges are urgently needed.

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