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- Title
Monotypic Grass Taxa in India: Taxonomic Implications and Conservational Aspects.
- Authors
Tripathi, Shailja; Yadav, Rekha; Prasad, Dileshwar; Jaiswal, Shubham; Saxena, Gauri; Agnihotri, Priyanka
- Abstract
The present study unveils an interesting group of grasses that are represented by single species. In India, 30 grass genera have been found to be monotypic, restricted to different regions of the country and the world. Eight of these grasses are known to be endemic to India with high endemism in the Western Ghats. Some of them possess a high economic potential and are being used as food, fodder and medicine. Few monotypic genera have also been included in IUCN red list and need special attention for their conservation. It is an attempt to document a challenging and stimulating group of grasses occurring in the country emphasising their distribution pattern, taxonomic features and conservational aspects.
- Subjects
INDIA; WESTERN Ghats (India); INTERNATIONAL Union for Conservation of Nature &; Natural Resources; ANIMAL feeds; SPECIES
- Publication
Journal of Plant Science Research, 2022, Vol 38, Issue 1, p173
- ISSN
0970-2539
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.32381/JPSR.2022.38.01.18