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

Phytotaxa ◽  
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.

Causes of the triggering of Chamoli glacier burst of 7th February 2021 in Uttarakhand, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 60-67
Author(s):  
Prakash Biswakarma ◽  
Kush Kumar ◽  
Varun Joshi ◽  
Deepesh Goyal
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Himalayan Region ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Indian Himalayan Region ◽  
Outburst Floods ◽  
Glacial Lake Outburst Floods ◽  
The World ◽  
The Himalaya

The Himalaya, the youngest and the tallest folded mountain range of the world, is frequently affected by natural disasters.18 In the form of flash floods, cloudbursts or glacial lake outburst floods, the entire Himalayan region is highly vulnerable to natural hazards. In this context, the State of Uttarakhand of the Indian Himalayan Region has been the most vulnerable one among all the natural disaster-affected states in India.

First GLORIA Site in Indian Himalayan Region: Towards Addressing Issue of Long-Term Data Deficiency in the Himalaya

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 355-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Chandra Sekar ◽  
R. S. Rawal ◽  
Aniket Chaudhery ◽  
Aseesh Pandey ◽  
Gajendra Rawat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Himalayan Region ◽  
Indian Himalayan Region ◽  
The Himalaya ◽  
Term Data

Cyathodium denticulatum Udar et Srivastava: A rare liverwort new to Chhattisgarh, Central India

2020 ◽  
pp. 171-174
Author(s):  
Ashwini Kumar Dixit ◽  
Mery Aradhna Kerketta
Keyword(s):  
Rare Species ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Central India ◽  
Himalayan Region ◽  
Taxonomic Description ◽  
First Time ◽  
Eastern Himalayan Region

This article reports the occurrence of the thalloid liverwort Cyathodium denticulatum Udar et Srivastava was collected first time from the Achanakmar – Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve (AABR) Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. It is shown that Cyathodium denticulatum a narrow Himalayan endemic has been reported earlier from Darjeeling, India. There is no record of its occurrence from central India. Cyathodium denticulatum is a rare species known only from eastern Himalayan region. A key to related Indian taxa and taxonomic description is provided.

Buddhist Business and Benevolence in Leh, Ladakh

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.

scholarly journals Agroforestry land suitability analysis in the Eastern Indian Himalayan region

2021 ◽  
pp. 100199
Author(s):  
Arun Jyoti Nath ◽  
Rakesh Kumar ◽  
N. Bijayalaxmi Devi ◽  
Pebam Rocky ◽  
Krishna Giri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Suitability ◽  
Himalayan Region ◽  
Suitability Analysis ◽  
Indian Himalayan Region ◽  
Land Suitability Analysis

High-altitude meteorology of Indian Himalayan Region: complexities, effects, and resolutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 193 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jairam Singh Yadav ◽  
Sameer K. Tiwari ◽  
Anshuman Misra ◽  
Santosh K. Rai ◽  
Ravi K. Yadav
Keyword(s):  
High Altitude ◽  
Himalayan Region ◽  
Indian Himalayan Region
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