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Photographs of the new taxa -A. Careya arborea Roxb. B. Celastrus paniculata Willd. C. Coffea benghalensis Heyne ex Roem. & Schult. (Rubiaceae) D. Crotalaria verrucosa L. E. Erycibe paniculata Roxb. F. Eulophia explanata Lindl.
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Birbhum is one of the smallest districts of West Bengal which is floristically very rich. In this region, there are many taxa which are not reported yet as in the form of flora documentation. During field survey 6 angiospermic taxa namely Careya arborea Roxb. (Lecythidaceae), Celastrus paniculata Willd. (Celastraceae), Coffea benghalensis Heyne ex...
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... 6 collected plant species have been found as new occurrence in the district Birbhum which belong to the angiospermic families of Celastraceae, Convolvulaceae, Fabaceae, Lecythidaceae, Orchidaceae and Rubiaceae. A detailed description along with photographs of the collected species is provided here in this article (Fig. 2). The flowering and fruiting seasons, habitats, localities in the district and field number of the plants have also been cited in the text. ...
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The research work presented was initiated to get information and report the biodiversity in medicinal flora of the district Birbhum, West Bengal, India. As a whole about 315 plants species have been recorded from the district through regular field observation and perusal of literature on medicinal plants. Most of the plant species of recorded 315 taxa are used as herbal drug in various Indian Systems of Medicine and in pharmacopoeias of different ethnic communities of the country. These recorded medicinal angiospermic plant species belonging to 205 genera and 93 families . Habitually these 315 plants are of 4 types like trees-83 species, herbs- 120 species, shrubs- 61species and climbers- 51 species.Considering individual plant parts it is found that in most of the cases leaves are used followed by root, whole plant, bark, fruit, gum etc. The recorded species have been enumerated in tabular form with its updated scientific name, family, plant parts used, occurrences and their uses in Indian System of Medicine.
Soil erosion is a critical environmental problem throughout the world’s terrestrial ecosystem. Soil erosion causes multiple damages in ecosystem such as crops grazing field, forest as well as in natural ecosystem. Erosion also reduces the water holding capacity because of rapid water runoff and decrease soil organic matter and also reduces the diversity of plants, animals and microbes. Soil erosion can be controlled by many plant species which are naturally grown in river bank. These hardy easy to grow plants send out nets of roots that help to hold topsoil, which reduce soil erosion. Present study reflects that how many plant species and genera and families present in Kansai basin of Purulia district, and how they take important role to prevent corrosion of soil at river bank in Purulia. All the plant species were available during post monsoon to post summer with a short phonological character. These plants slow down water as it flows over the land and these allows much of the rain to soak into the ground. Plant roots hold the soil in position and prevent it from washed away. Those plants also maintain the balance of mineral exchange between soil and water. It showed typical ecological behavior that might be the key factor for other researchers. Soil erosion also can be prevented by cementing embankment of river bank but it can destroy the naturalism of soil water relationship and dynamics of vegetations. So we must take care and spread awareness about these plants which prevent soil erosion and runoff.
Keywords:Terrestrial ecosystem, Soil erosion, River bank, Plants, Purulia
