Diversity of Plant Species in The Steel City of Odisha, India: Ethnobotany and Implications for Conservation of Urban Bio-Resources

Kumar, Sanjeet; Das, Gitishree; Shin, Han‐Seung; Kumar, Pradeep; Patra, Jayanta Kumar

doi:10.1590/1678-4324-2017160650

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“…Comparisons of our finding regarding the most dominant plant use category concur to that noted by other researchers in South Africa [55,56], and other African countries such as Ethiopia [57], Lesotho [58], and Botswana [59]. Contrary findings were noted in Kenya [47], Brazil [60], and India [61]. This may be the result of cultural differences in knowledge of the plant resource uses.…”

Section: Diversity Of Useful Wild Plant Resources and Traditional Consupporting

confidence: 84%

The Utilization and Conservation of Indigenous Wild Plant Resources in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Semenya¹,

Mokgoebo²

2021

Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences

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The knowledge pertaining to uses of indigenous wild plants and their conservation methods by the rural communities of the Limpopo Province (South Africa) is not fully reconnoitered. The available data highlighting these aspects are scattered in general ethnobotanical literatures. The current study therefore sought to collate, analyze, and describe such information. Search engines and local libraries were used to document information. A total of 50 useful wild plant species belonging to 32 botanical families, mainly the Fabaceae (28%, n = 9) and Cucurbitaceae (13%, n = 4), were harvested by rural communities inhabiting the Limpopo Province. These species were mainly exploited wholly for medicinal (62%, n = 31) and food (20%, n = 10) purposes. Leaves, bark, fruits, and roots, respectively, were the most commonly used plant parts. Overall, the traditional conservation approaches employed by the indigenous people to ensure continual supply of these organs for different livelihoods encompasses traditional beliefs and taboos, sustainable harvesting practices as well as domestication of plants. However, not all these approaches promote effective conservation and sustainable utilization of wild plant resources.

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Section: Diversity Of Useful Wild Plant Resources and Traditional Consupporting

confidence: 84%

The Utilization and Conservation of Indigenous Wild Plant Resources in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Semenya¹,

Mokgoebo²

2021

Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences

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“…Herbs have more tolerance to harsh condition and have great viability to grow in any condition which helps to become more invasive than others. Kumar et al [11] found herbs as the more dominant plant group found in Rourkela flora.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Studies on flora of Sundargarh district have not been fully explored. A few reports on flora of Sundargarh district [1,2,11,13,14] have been published. The study of literatures reveals that survey pertaining to major invasive plant species has not been reported earlier.…”

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confidence: 99%

Invasive Alien Flora in and around an Urban Area of India

Mallick¹,

Ekka²,

Kumar³

et al. 2019

Diversity and Ecology of Invasive Plants

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Invasive alien species are non-native exotic organisms which can disperse and destroy the biodiversity and change the ecosystem. The present study deals with the comprehensive list of invasive alien plants (IAPs) of Rourkela Steel City, Sundargarh, Odisha, with background information on family, habit, and nativity. A total of 165 invasive alien species under 132 genera and 59 families have been recorded. From the nativity study, among 25 geographic regions, the majority of invasive plants reported from American continent (62%) with 103 species. While in life form analysis, the herbs (114 species) are dominant, followed by trees (23 species), shrubs (22 species), climber (5 species), and undershrub (1 species). Ageratum conyzoides, Blumea lacera, Cassia alata, Lantana camara, Cassia tora, Parthenium hysterophorus, Xanthium sp., Datura sp., Cardamine scutata, Argemone mexicana, Grangea maderaspatana, Hyptis suaveolens, and Gnaphalium polycaulon are some noxious species found during the study. Parthenium hysterophorus is the highly noxious plant which is grown everywhere after Ageratum conyzoides and Lantana camara. Most of the invasive species are locally used for medicinal purposes as well as for food, fuel, and fodder purposes. A better planning and reporting of the spread of new plants in the area are needed for early identification and control of the invasive alien plant species in different seasons. Since the flora of Sundargarh districts has not been beneficially explored, this study will help in the compilation of flora of Sundargarh district and Rourkela in particular. Further studies will reveal the allelopathic effects on different agricultural crops as well as the different ethnobotanical values.

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“…Research on the properties of various species of medicinal plants used by the Tidung Tribe can be interesting as a continuation of the results of this study. The documentation of all useful plants with ethnomedicinal potential is also helpful in conserving plant biodiversity (Kumar et al 2018).…”

Section: Food and Medicinementioning

confidence: 99%

Ethnobotanical study based on the five dimensions of basic life needs in Tidung Tribe of North Kalimantan, Indonesia

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Abstract. Suciyati A, Suryadarma IGP, Paidi Abrori FM. 2021. Ethnobotanical study based on the five dimensions of basic life needs in Tidung Tribe of North Kalimantan, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 3199-3208. The Tidung tribe is one of the original inhabitants of North Kalimantan, Indonesia. Research results related to the Tidung tribe, especially those related to ethnobotany, are still rare. This research aimed to make an inventory of plant species used by Tidung Tribe based on the five dimensions of basic life needs of Tidung Tribe. The five dimensions of basic life needs of Tidung Tribe is that plants are useful as food (ngakan), shelter (baloy), health/medicine (sihat), traditional ceremony (adat), and clothing (memana). Informants were obtained by conducting snowball sampling consisting of 22 family heads and as many as 65 people. There were three instruments in the data collection: questionnaires of list of plant species, quantitative plant assessment instruments, and semi-structured interviews. According to the inventory result, Tidung Tribe utilize 60 plant species in their daily life. Most of these plants are used as food (ngakan) and traditional medicine (sihat). The Availability Index and Frequency Use Index data showed that Arecaceae, Pandanaceae, Solanaceae, Zingiberaceae, and Poaceae families were the most widely available plants in the research location and most often used by the community.

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Diversity of Plant Species in The Steel City of Odisha, India: Ethnobotany and Implications for Conservation of Urban Bio-Resources

Cited by 10 publications

References 24 publications

The Utilization and Conservation of Indigenous Wild Plant Resources in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

The Utilization and Conservation of Indigenous Wild Plant Resources in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Invasive Alien Flora in and around an Urban Area of India

Ethnobotanical study based on the five dimensions of basic life needs in Tidung Tribe of North Kalimantan, Indonesia

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