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Butea monosperma: a leguminous species for sustainable forestry programmes

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Forestry and greening programs in urban area are faced due to lack of awareness about multiple roles/benefits of trees, especially their role in drought proofing, prevention of soil and water run-off, degraded land restoration, livelihood security and sustainable development. In this regard, Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taubert, a medium-sized legume tree species, has gained much importance because of its multipurpose usage and well adaptability to forestry programs. We have documented the importance of Butea monosperma by surveys and compared with available literature. During the exhaustive surveys, 250 locals were interviewed between 2014 and 2016. We recorded maximum information of Butea monosperma viz. botanical description, traditional knowledge, commercial status, medicinal values and ecological importance. Globally, a reduction in its distribution has categorized it as an endangered species; the main reasons are overexploitation and inadequate awareness. Thus, the present paper deals with the beneficial uses and effectiveness of Butea monosperma for urban forestry and greening which could lead to generate interest in rising demand and value to broaden the scope for conservation, value addition and identification of multipurpose species.

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We thank the Director, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow for providing the necessary facilities Financial support from the CSIR-Net Work Project BSC-0109 and Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (GAP 256325) is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India

    Apurva Rai & Nandita Singh

  2. Department of Environmental Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India

    Vimal Chandra Pandey

  3. CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, 666303, Yunnan, China

    Ashutosh Kumar Singh

  4. Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

    Apurva Rai & Nandita Ghoshal

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Rai, A., Pandey, V.C., Singh, A.K. et al. Butea monosperma: a leguminous species for sustainable forestry programmes. Environ Dev Sustain 23, 8492–8505 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00977-7

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