Status Of Endemic Plants Of Bangladesh And Conservation Management Strategies

Abstract

The present study was aimed at recognizing the status of 28 endemic plants of Bangladesh and determining their conservation management strategies. These endemics belong to 17 angiosperm families and constitute about 0.78% of the total species of the country. Of these endemics, 2 species were least concern, 10 rare and 7 endangered, and need to give immediate conservation priority. Another 9 endemics were assessed to be extinct since no report of collection for more than 100 years was available and could not be traced in the wild. An enumeration of these endemics is presented, each cited with updated nomenclature, bangla names, type, habit, ecology, potential values, places and status of occurrence, threats to the species, conservation status for sustainable management strategies. List of examined specimens of these endemics, wherever available, is also provided. Photographs of 24 endemics are also presented. International Journal of Environment, Volume-2, Issue-1, Sep-Nov 2013, Pages 231-249 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ije.v2i1.9224

Present Status of Endemic Plants of Bangladesh

“…(2013) recognized 28 endemic plant species' conservation status through their own field research, whether or not it is obvious that the IUCN standard approach was followed. Rahman and Rashid (2013) noted that 11 of the 25 endemic plants (Pasha 2011) and 7 of the 8 endemic plants ( Khan et al 2001) are found outside of Bangladesh. We discovered that 7 plants on Rahman and Rashid's (2013) list are present globally (Table 1).…”

“…Understanding the concept of endemism requires familiarity with the geographic range of a species. Until it is found again in another country or region, a newly discovered species is often only found in a small area and is assumed to be endemic to that location (Rahman and Rashid, 2013).…”

“…This may have prevented the development of many endemic species. Finally, it is possible that many endemic plant 2 species in Bangladesh have yet to be discovered or properly documented due to limited scientific exploration and research (Pasha, 2011;Rahman and Rashid, 2013). As more information becomes available, it may be possible to identify more endemic species in the country.…”

An academic review of the first two volumes of the International Journal of Environment (IJE)

“…The number of microorganisms was influenced by soil depths. Rahman and Rashid (2013) examined the status of 28 endemic plants of Bangladesh and determined their conservation management strategies. This study revealed that 10 endemics are categorized as extinct since no reports of second collection have been made after type collections for more than 100 years.…”

Possible loss of some species of the family Lamiaceae from the flora of Bangladesh

“…,Tutul et al (2010),Arefin et al (2011),Rahman et al (2010Rahman et al ( , 2012Rahman et al ( , 2013,Rahman et al (2010a),Uddin et al (2013),Rashid and Chowdhury (2013),Uddin et al (2015),Arefin et al (2017) have been consulted to trace the report of collection/occurrence of the Lamiaceous taxa of Bangladesh. In the result the following Latin words e.g.…”