{"id":1278825,"date":"2014-08-19T07:53:52","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T07:53:52","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:31:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:01:57","slug":"gnidia-glauca-var-sisparensis","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/gnidia-glauca-var-sisparensis\/","title":{"rendered":"Gnidia glauca var. sisparensis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gnidia<\/i> glauca<\/i> var. sisparensis<\/i> (Gardner) Kumari, Fl. Tamil Nadu 2: 214 1987<\/i>. (syn: Gnidia<\/i> sisparensis<\/i> Gardner<\/span><\/a>; Lasiosiphon<\/i> eriocephalus<\/i> var. sisparensis<\/i> (Gardner) Gamble<\/span><\/a>; Lasiosiphon<\/i> sisparensis<\/i> (Gardner) Meisn.<\/span><\/a>);<\/div>\n
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Fwd: Rediscovery of a rare tree<\/a> : 1 post by 1 author.
\nScientists have rediscovered a rare tree, turning the spotlight on the rich, unexplored biodiversity of the Western Ghats.
\n<\/span>The rare tree was rediscovered <\/span>from the Muthikulam High Value Biodiversity Area <\/span>by a team of scientists from the Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR), Arya Vaidyasala, Kottakkal, and the Kerala Forest Research Institute, Thrissur.
\n<\/span>The tree\u00a0<\/span>Gnidia glauca<\/i>\u00a0var.\u00a0<\/span>sisparensi,\u00a0<\/i>was rediscovered after a gap of 148 years by a team led by K.M. Prabhukumar, CMPR, and V.B. Sreekumar, KFRI. Known as <\/span>Nanju<\/b> in Malayalam, the common variety of the genus\u00a0<\/span>Gnidia glauca<\/i>\u00a0var.\u00a0<\/span>glauca<\/i> is considered a powerful vesicant (producing severe blisters) and hence used as fish poison. The stem, leaf and flowers also possess anti-diabetic properties.
\n<\/span>The tree is found only in upper grassland areas above 2,000 m. <\/span>It produces yellow flowers from September to December.
\n<\/span>The team could observe only three plants of the tree during field studies. This, according to Mr. Prabhukumar, makes it eligible to be classified as a critically endangered species. <\/span>The finding has been published in the Webbia Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geography.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nInteresting discovery<\/a> : 5 posts by 5 authors.
\nPlease go through the linkResearchers unravel more of Western Ghats diversity<\/a><\/p>\n

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Congrats … for another achievement.<\/p>\n

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Paper published: PDF<\/a> : 4 posts by 3 authors.
\nPls find the PDF copy of article published in the current issue of Webbia. Website:http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/current#.UvYiQv1SJ8c<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Congrats … for another achievement.<\/p>\n

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Great exploration work, fine re-discovery. Pics are very good, supporting text. Congratulations …<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>The Plant List Ver.1.1<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0India Biodiversity Portal<\/a>\u00a0 On the identity and occurrence of Gnidia glauca (Fresen.) Gilg var. sisparensis (Gardner) Kumari (Thymelaeaceae) in India<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(Abstract- Gnidia glauca<\/i> var. sisparensis<\/i> (Thymelaeaceae) is a very rare and little-known plant, endemic to the southern part of the Western Ghats. It has been rediscovered after a lapse of 148\u2009years from the Elival hills of the Muthikulam High Value Biodiversity Area, in the Western Ghats of Kerala. Detailed descriptions with colour photographs are provided along with a key to the Indian varieties of Gnidia glauca<\/i> for the first time. The paper also discusses previous records regarding the occurrence of the taxon in the Western Ghats of India.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gnidia glauca var. sisparensis (Gardner) Kumari, Fl. Tamil Nadu 2: 214 1987. (syn: Gnidia sisparensis Gardner; Lasiosiphon eriocephalus var. sisparensis (Gardner) Gamble; Lasiosiphon sisparensis (Gardner) Meisn.); . Fwd: Rediscovery of a rare tree : 1 post by 1 author. Scientists have rediscovered a rare tree, turning the spotlight on the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[6579],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1278825","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-gnidia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1278825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1278825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1278825\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1278825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1278825"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1278825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}