Predicting Potential Habitat Distribution of Rauwolfia serpentina an Important Medicinal Plant using Maxent Modeling in Doon Valley, Uttarakhand State, India

Rawat, Neelam; Kandpal, Kishor Chandra; Purohit, Saurabh; Singh, Gurcharan; Pant, Durgesh

doi:10.23953/cloud.ijarsg.288

“…It is indigenous to the forest of South East Asia (Nepal, India, East Pakistan, Bhutan) including Burma, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Malaysia and Indonesia. [1][2][3][4][5] In Nepal, its distribution ranges from East to West up to an altitude of 900m above the sea level. This genus comprises of two species, among them Raulvofia serpentine is one of them.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Establishing in situ gene bank of Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth ex Kurtz in Western Nepal with a focus on conservation and sustainability

Kunwar¹

2019

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Rauvolfia serpentina is a cosmopolitan in tropical habitats with more concentration in the tropics of Africa, Asia and America. Higher diversity has been recorded from the Indian Sub-continent region, especially around the gangetic plain areas. In Nepal, its distribution stretches from East to West up to an altitude of 900 m asl. Genetic resources are currently facing tremendous threats due to increased anthropogenic activities such as deforestation, habitat alteration and unsustainable harvesting for trade. A forest gene bank concept in which large range of gene sources is purposely put together is adapted to conserve genetic resources of the Rauvolfia serpentina plant. To enrich our knowledge regarding the natural habitat of the species, literature review, visit to the herbarium centre and field visits were preformed. All accumulated data was subjected to DIVA GIS to plot a predictive map of the plant habitat based on climate and altitude. The map depicts western Terai to be a safe zone for this species. Sinks and source area for the gene conservation concept revealed Bishnupur (Bardiya District) and Vajni (Kailali District) sites to be the sink areas, while other 34 sites as the source areas.

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“…It is indigenous to the forest of South East Asia (Nepal, India, East Pakistan, Bhutan) including Burma, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Malaysia and Indonesia. [1][2][3][4][5] In Nepal, its distribution ranges from East to West up to an altitude of 900m above the sea level. This genus comprises of two species, among them Raulvofia serpentine is one of them.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Rauvolfia serpentina is a cosmopolitan in tropical habitats with more concentration in the tropics of Africa, Asia and America. Higher diversity has been recorded from the Indian Sub-continent region, especially around the gangetic plain areas. In Nepal, its distribution stretches from East to West up to an altitude of 900 m asl. Genetic resources are currently facing tremendous threats due to increased anthropogenic activities such as deforestation, habitat alteration and unsustainable harvesting for trade. A forest gene bank concept in which large range of gene sources is purposely put together is adapted to conserve genetic resources of the Rauvolfia serpentina plant. To enrich our knowledge regarding the natural habitat of the species, literature review, visit to the herbarium centre and field visits were preformed. All accumulated data was subjected to DIVA GIS to plot a predictive map of the plant habitat based on climate and altitude. The map depicts western Terai to be a safe zone for this species. Sinks and source area for the gene conservation concept revealed Bishnupur (Bardiya District) and Vajni (Kailali District) sites to be the sink areas, while other 34 sites as the source areas.

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Leveraging on technology-driven information systems for conservation through informed decisions in the Hindu Kush Himalayas

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Establishing in situ gene bank of Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth ex Kurtz in Western Nepal with a focus on conservation and sustainability

Establishing in situ gene bank of Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth ex Kurtz in Western Nepal with a focus on conservation and sustainability

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Leveraging on technology-driven information systems for conservation through informed decisions in the Hindu Kush Himalayas

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