Conservation and management of critically endangered medicinal plant Curcuma caesia in the natural forests of Anuppur and Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh, India
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manish mishra
Indian Institute of Forest Management, Nehru Nagar, Bhopal (MP), India
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Medicinal, Kali haldi, Harvesting, Density, Regeneration.Abstract
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Kali haldi (Curcuma caesia) belongs to family Zingiberaceae, is a rhizomatous herb widely used in India in various Ayurvedic medicines. Indiscriminate collection of its rhizome for medicinal uses and consequent degradation of its natural habitat are reported to be the major threats to this plant. Plant is found in Amarkantak region including part of Chhattisgarh state. The results revealed that as against density (2.0 plant/ha.) and regeneration (1.0/ ha.) in protected areas (Achanakmar- Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve), the plant population in the natural forest was observed to be very low (Avg.1/ha.). Almost nil regeneration was observed in the open natural forests of Anuppur and Dindori districts. The wet rhizome yield (0.285kg./plant) was also found low in AABR, while very less in the natural forests of (0.107kg./plant) Dindori. The major causes for population decline and regeneration in the study area are habitat destruction, complete uprooting of plants, immature harvesting before flowering and fruiting and increased market demand. The existing status of species and causes of its population decline in central Indian tropical forests is discussed in this paper.
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