A new wild ginger discovered from the evergreen forest of Western Ghats of South India
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M Swamy
Jan 7, 2012, 9:03:23 PM1/7/12
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From: V. Santharam <santh...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Subject: {MNS:7993} A new wild ginger discovered from the evergreen forest of Western Ghats of South India
To: Madras Naturalists' Society <blac...@googlegroups.com>
A new wild ginger discovered from the evergreen forest of Western
Ghats of South India
Intensive botanical explorations for taxonomic studies on the members
of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) in India by V.P. Thomas and M.
Sabu of the University of Calicut, have resulted in the discovery of
an interesting species of Amomum (Cardamom) from Silent Valley
National Park on the Western Ghats of Kerala.
The ginger family consists of 53 genera and over 1,200 species, many
of which are widely used as spices, for medical purposes, or simply
for decoration. Amomum Roxb. is the second largest genus within the
Zingiberaceae, comprising about 150-180 species, including several
types of cardamom. Widely distributed in Southeast Asia, the genus is
represented by 23 species in India, mostly restricted to North-East
India, South India and the Andaman-Nicobar Islands.
In the new species, the authors show some similarities with A.
masticatorium, although the two are clearly distinct. The new plant's
name refers to its locality, i.e. Nilgiri hills, a part of Western
Ghats and one of the hotspots of the Indian subcontinent. The most
notable feature of the plant is the presence of long ligules that
reach up to 9 cm long and small flowers with a long corolla tube.
Almost all parts of the plant are hairy.
It is a high altitude species (found above 1,200 m), and attempts to
conserve it outside its natural locality were unsuccessful. The
conservation status evaluation revealed that it falls under the
critically endangered category of the International Union for
Conservation of Nature, 2001. Conservation measures are to be carried
out very urgently to recover the plant from extinction.
Original source:
Thomas VP, Sabu M, Prabhu Kumar KM (2012) Amomum nilgiricum
(Zingiberaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India. PhytoKeys 8:
99-104. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.8.2152
Additional information:
From the 1st of January 2012, PhytoKeys is publishing each paper
separately, on the day it is approved by the editors. The article by
Prof Sabu is the closing one for the 8th issue of the journal, making
it complete.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-01/pp-anw010512.php
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From: V. Santharam <santh...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Subject: {MNS:7993} A new wild ginger discovered from the evergreen forest of Western Ghats of South India
To: Madras Naturalists' Society <blac...@googlegroups.com>
A new wild ginger discovered from the evergreen forest of Western
Ghats of South India
Intensive botanical explorations for taxonomic studies on the members
of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) in India by V.P. Thomas and M.
Sabu of the University of Calicut, have resulted in the discovery of
an interesting species of Amomum (Cardamom) from Silent Valley
National Park on the Western Ghats of Kerala.
The ginger family consists of 53 genera and over 1,200 species, many
of which are widely used as spices, for medical purposes, or simply
for decoration. Amomum Roxb. is the second largest genus within the
Zingiberaceae, comprising about 150-180 species, including several
types of cardamom. Widely distributed in Southeast Asia, the genus is
represented by 23 species in India, mostly restricted to North-East
India, South India and the Andaman-Nicobar Islands.
In the new species, the authors show some similarities with A.
masticatorium, although the two are clearly distinct. The new plant's
name refers to its locality, i.e. Nilgiri hills, a part of Western
Ghats and one of the hotspots of the Indian subcontinent. The most
notable feature of the plant is the presence of long ligules that
reach up to 9 cm long and small flowers with a long corolla tube.
Almost all parts of the plant are hairy.
It is a high altitude species (found above 1,200 m), and attempts to
conserve it outside its natural locality were unsuccessful. The
conservation status evaluation revealed that it falls under the
critically endangered category of the International Union for
Conservation of Nature, 2001. Conservation measures are to be carried
out very urgently to recover the plant from extinction.
Original source:
Thomas VP, Sabu M, Prabhu Kumar KM (2012) Amomum nilgiricum
(Zingiberaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India. PhytoKeys 8:
99-104. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.8.2152
Additional information:
From the 1st of January 2012, PhytoKeys is publishing each paper
separately, on the day it is approved by the editors. The article by
Prof Sabu is the closing one for the 8th issue of the journal, making
it complete.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-01/pp-anw010512.php
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Balkar Singh
Jan 7, 2012, 10:03:35 PM1/7/12
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Thanks Swamy ji for sharing this important discovery--
Regards
Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964
Regards
Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964
Nidhan Singh
Jan 7, 2012, 10:08:59 PM1/7/12
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Thanks Swamy Ji for sharing this significant research, congrats Dr.
Thomas and Dr. Sabu for their discovery.
Thomas and Dr. Sabu for their discovery.
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Regards,
Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227
J.M. Garg
Jan 8, 2012, 8:05:41 AM1/8/12
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Congrats to Thomas ji, Sabu ji & Prabhukumar ji. --
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Jan 8, 2012, 8:06:32 AM1/8/12
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Congrats to Thomas ji, Sabu ji & Prabhukumar ji.
On 8 January 2012 07:33, M Swamy <swamy...@gmail.com> wrote:
Dinesh Valke
Jan 8, 2012, 8:36:08 AM1/8/12
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Many thanks Mahadeswara ji for sharing this good news.
Hearty congratulations to Thomas ji, Sabu ji, and Prabhu Kumar ji.
Regards.
Dinesh
Hearty congratulations to Thomas ji, Sabu ji, and Prabhu Kumar ji.
Regards.
Dinesh
Prashant Awale
Jan 8, 2012, 9:23:09 AM1/8/12
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Thanks Swamy ji for sharing this info. Congrats to Thomas ji, Sabu ji & Prabhukumar ji.
Regards
Prashant
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