Medicinal plant diversity and utilization from three communities in Delta State, Nigeria

Many rural communities in Delta State depend upon medicinal plants for the provision of primary health care. The existence of traditional medicine depends on the knowledge of their uses as herbal medicine. A survey was carried out on medicinal plant diversity and utilization in four study sites at three different locations in Delta State, namely; […]

Land use changes and their influence in the conservation of plant diversity within a small Binaba watershed

Land uses are one of the prime causes in the loss or fragmentation of natural habitats and their species. In a small watershed in Agusan del Sur, the diversity of plant species were assessed using standard vegetation sampling technique developed by Hill (2005) as basis for the formulation of an integrated watershed management plan to […]

Significance of pollination services in crop and plant diversity in tropical Africa

There exist diverse communities of plants in the tropics. These plants offer habitat to a number of insect pollinators that directly or indirectly play a significant role in sustaining tropical biodiversity through pollination process. The insect pollinators are capable of transferring pollen grains from anther of one flower to the stigma of another or the […]

Exotic Gmelina arborea Roxb. plantation supports better understory plant diversity than native Nauclea orientalis (L.) plantation 30 years after their establishment in a watershed area in Southern Philippines

Native tree plantations are often preferred as nurse vegetation to facilitate succession as they are assumed to have favorable habitat for native species regeneration than exotic stands.. To ascertain this, we characterized the respective attributes of exotic Gmelina (Gmelina arborea Roxb., Lamiaceae) and native Bangkal (Nauclea orientalis L., Rubiaceae) plantations in terms of canopy structure, […]

Evaluation of plant diversity of the steppe interface, Sahara (Case of Brezina, El-Bayadh Algeria Southwest)

The present work was carried out at the level of the steppe region of Brezina in the Algerian South-west, the objective of this study were the assessment and the description of the state of the ground vegetation based on the plant ecology. Floristic inventory counts more than 60 taxa, divided into 21 families usually returns […]

Evaluation of plant diversity in pure and mixed Plantations of Cupressus arizonica – Iran

The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of tree mixture on plant biodiversity in Cupressus arizonica plantations. Plantations are primarily established in order to achieve economic objectives, such as the profitable income derived from the timber production and from other wood products. today, attention to the other services. These services include biodiversity maintenance […]

Evaluation of plant diversity indices and the biomass of Pistacia atlantica under drought stress in grazing and enclosed area (case study: Tag-e Ahmad Shahi, Nehbandan, Iran)

Preparing floristic composition is very important to determine vegetation potential in an area to achieve the best pasture management. In order to plant identification in grazing and enclosed areas (each 4 hectares) 40 plots were established (10*10 m) in Tag-e Ahmad Shahi, Nehbandan. This area has involved in a long period of drought and grazing […]

Plant diversity and distribution of weeds in winter season crops of agro-ecosystems in Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh

A field survey was conducted at five different sites in Bilaspur district Chhattisgarh, during winter season of 2011-12 to identify the diversity and distribution of weed species growing in association with cultured crops and to determine their competitive ability against the infesting weeds. Present study deals with diversity and distribution of weeds in agriculture fields […]

Distribution and plant diversity of mangroves in the west coast of Kerala, India

Mangroves in India account for about 5 per cent of the world’s mangrove vegetation and are spread over an area of about 4,500 km2 along the coastal States/UTs of the country. Various studies showed that mangrove vegetation cover only 1,095 ha in Kerala (Kurien, et al., 1994). According to another estimate, Kerala once supported about […]

Study of the plant diversity in Hyrcanian forest (case study: Lajim forest, Mazandaran province, North of Iran)

Hyrcanian (Caspian) forest in northern Iran has a richness of biological diversity, with endemic and endangered species, and a diverse range of economic and social conditions. The aim of this study is a study of the plant diversity in Lajim forest, Mazandaran province, north of Iran (Hyrcanian forest). In this study 100 circle sample plots […]