DOCSLIB.ORG

Djvu Document

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Djvu Document SHORT COMMVMCAnONS : B- B6T. SmV. tNDM VOL. 22 (I-4), 1980 sly SCAEVOLA TACCADA (GAERm.) ROXB. (GCKDENIACEA-E)-AN INTERESTING FROM VISMKHAPATNAM AREA, ANDHRA PRADESH km~dataccud, an important dement of and at Central National Herbarium, Bota- the coastal flora, has not been recorded as nical Smcy of India, Howrah (CAL), has om~rringin the eastern coast, north of Tu- enabled compilation of the following notes, ticxin, according to recent literature on the establi~hingits distribution north of Turi- specific distribution of coastal plants (Rao corin. R. S. 1959, hoT. A. 1971, T. A- Rae &! Scarnola taccodu (Gaerm.) Raxb. (Good+ A. R K. Sastw 1971, 74, Sastry & Rao 1973, niaceac) is known from Tenasserim to Poly- Thothathri et* 01. ,973 & Vcnkateshvatalu nesia and Australia through Andamaas and '972)- Malesia. In India, the distribution of Scae- Scarnolo inccnda (Gaerrn.) Raxb. has now vola with the two species S, taccndn and S. been colltcicd thrire, in flower and in fruit plzrmieri (I,.) Vahl is we11 known along the during March and July rg78 and October West Coast, from Kuteh and South Gujarat 1979 The study of these fresh collmions to Kerala through Kunkan and Karnntaka and reference to literature on the range of cxtendTngup to Tuticorin, in the Southern dirrri bution, together with earlin collection part of the East Coast. in tht Herbarium of the Botanical Survey Thc two species form a predominant ele- of 'India, Southern Circle, Coirnbato~e(MH) ment, with the strand flora, in the nurner- Plate I. :Tjpica! ira'litat tti'rnckr, ,i#lcy projection into the aea at ~nrnbilliIU!.W .\ll*rba:a;~l!ixmc.;l-crlaql, Andhra Prad~h,showing den* gmwth ti Scamla krcndn, : Ahnormal 6-mcrcrus flower (variation No. 3) ous rocky projections and crevices, offering Anakapalli sea coast, Andhra Pradesh, an ideal habitat. clearly establishes the continuity of distri- S. taccada, a coral sand indicator, grows bution of the species further north of Tuti- rather stunted along oceanic islands like corin along the east coast (Plate I). Further Lakshadweep, Maldives and other adjoin- explorations along the east coast of India, in ing coral islands. S. taccada has so far not the rocky habitats may reveal its presence up been reported further north of Tuticorin to West Bengal and the Chittagong coast of along the East Coast of India (through Bangladesh, including the adjoining coast Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West of Burma (Map). With its known occur- Bengal), Bangladesh and most of the Burma rence in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and at Tuti- coast up to Tenasserim (Map). Though corin, it is a surprise as to why it had not both the species of Scaevola grow along the been collected further north, in the east southern most coastal area of India and coast. In the area between Tuticorin and Northern Ceylcn, S. plumieri does not seem Vishakhapatnam too, a careful look should to spread towards the eastern side and rather very likely find S. taccada in its favoured appears to be moving towards the west habitat. along the Atlantic, while S. taccada grows Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. Hort. Beng. along the eastern coastal region, spreading I 5. I 8 I 4. Lo belia taccada Gaertn. over the Inda-Pacific coastal belt. Fruct. I : I 19.t. 25. I 788. Scaeuola sericea The present collections of S. taccada from Vahl, Symb. Rot. 2: 37. 1791; Leenhouts, the Yarada hill bottom, facing the sea and F1. Males. Ser. I, 5 : 339. 1957;S. koenigii Rambilli coast along Vishakhapatnam- Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 36. 1794; Miq., Fl. COMMUNICA'ITONS : BULL. BOT. SURV. INDlA VOL. 22 (1-4), 1980 3'9 &aa& tam& (Gumr.) Roxb. rp 1-9 : 1, -to 2. ~nfi- 3. Rm. 4. Pd. 5. Stamen. 6. mil. 7. *h 8, L. S. of ovq. 9. T. S. ~f ovary. a20 SHORT CO~UMCATSONS: BULL. BOT. SURV. INDIA VOL. 22 (I-+), 1980 Ind. Bot. 2: 580, 1857; Clarke in Hook. f. Specimens examined : INDI~: GUJAMT : FI. Brit. Ind. 3: 421. 1881; Cooke, F1. Dwaraka, T. A. Rao 516, 5-7-1979 (CAL). Bomb. 2 : 128. 1904 (reprint ed. 1958). S. MAHARASHTRA: South Concan, Dalzell s. n., fruteschens auct. (non Lo belia frutescens I 878 (CAL). KARNATAICA: Surathkal beach, Mill. 1768) non Krause in Engl. & Prantl, T A. Rao 10063, Nov. 1972 (CAL). KERALA: Natur. Pflanzenfam. 54: 125. t. 25. 1912; Cochin, A. Meebold 12744, Nov. 1894; Var- Gamble, F1. Madras 2 : 516. 192I (Reprint kala, T A. Rao 7963, 16.6.72. Tellichery ed. 1956). (Figs. 19) shore, T. A. Rao 9924, Nov. 197%(CAL); Shrubs 1-3 m high. Stems 10-15cm thick Cannanore, Gamble 28961 (MH). LAKSHA- with prominent leaf scars. Leaves fleshy, DWEEP ISLANDS: Keltan, Stocks s.n.; Minicoy, crowded at the ends of branches; lower leav- Wadi~wa698 14; Kalpeni, Srinivasan s. n.; es larger, often up to 20 x 10 cm; upper ones Kavaratti, Srinivasan s. n.; Androth, I 3 x 6 cm. Inflorescences of short axillary Wadhwa 68632; Amini Island, Wadhwa s. dichotomous cymes. Flowers white, 2.5-3.5 n.; Eetra par, "HMIM Investigator" collec- cm long. Sepals 5 (6, 7), 8-1I mm long, tion (CAL). TAMILNADU: Krusadi Island, often enlarged in fruit. Petals 5 (6, 7); 15- Ramnad dt., Daniel 6 Raju 8822 I, 25.9.1944; 22 x 4-5 mrn; tube hairy inside. Stamens 5, Parthasarathy & Daniel 88 149, 26.9.1946; rarely 6, 12-15 mm long. Ovary bicarpel- Gopala Rao 9304% (MH); A. K. Mukherjee lary, syncarpous hilocular with one pendu- 214; T A. Rao 1494 (CAL). ANDHRAPRA- ious ovule in each locuIe. Style 18-20 mm DESH: Rocky coast of Rambilli, 30 km south long, the lower half hairy. Stigma flat, bi- of Vishakhapatnam, Sudhakar 284,4.3.78; Su- lobed covered by an indusium-like cup, dhakar 293, 13.7.79; Dolphin nose, down fringed by dense short hairs. Fruit a drupe, Yarada hill, Vishakhapatnam, Sudhakar subglobose, 15x 18 mm, succulent, white 300, 5.10.1979 (all in Botany Dept. Herbari- when ripe, crowned by the accrescent calyx. um, Andhra University). (CAL). ANDAMAN Lobelia frutescens Mill., in Gard. Dict., ISLANDS:North Bay hill jungles, King ed. 8, 1768, is not Scaevola (Harold St. John 28962, on 9.8.1891: Little Andamans, Tho- in Taxon g: 200-208. 1960). The earliest thathri 18183, on 10.3.59 (all in HM);Leba- specific epithet available is Lobelia tccccada ngre, Ellis & K. R. Murthy 36773, 36774, Gaertn, (I 788). Harold St. John's opinion on I 8.4.1964; Port Blah, Balakrishnan I; is accepted by me, and the combination as South Andamans, Thothathri 9269 (CAL). indicated above is considered the correct NICOBARISLANDS : Hut Ray, Bhurgava 33 16; name. Narcondam Island, Prain s. n.; Barren Is- Flowers are generally pentamerous Eut in land, Prain s. n., Nancowry Island, King's some, abnormal features in floral parts as Coll.; Kilten Island, Stocks s. n. (CAI;). noted below have been observed. (I) Flow- MALDIVES: J. S. Gardner s. n. (CAL). ers with 6 sepals, 5 petals and 5 stamens: (2) with 7 sepals, 6 petals and 5 stamens; (3) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS with 6 sepals, 6 petals and 6 stamens (Plate Grateful thanks are due to Prof. Rolla S. I inset). Of the 45 flowers examined, varia- Rao, formerly Professor and Head of the tions (I) & (2) are fairly common with 20- Department of Botany, Andhra University 35% and variation (3) is rather rare. Inter- for his kind guidance, critical scrutiny and estingly many fruits are seen with 6 correction of the paper. Thanks are also due cent calyx lobes which are considered to be to Shri Vatsavaya S. Raju of Nagarjuna formed from flowers of (I) and (2) variation University and Dr. T. A. Rao, former$ of types. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta, for SHORT COMMUNfCAnONS: BULL. BOT. SURV. WDU VOL. 22 (7-4). 1980 22 1 hir kind help in the field work, and to the b,T- A- The dimibution81 resume of the maritime strand flora of India. 81111. kt. Sum. India 13: 192- University Grants Commission, New Delhi, 202. 1971. for the imrd of a Junior Resear& Fel. -Am A. R. K. SASTRY. An outline of the cyst.! vegetation of India Ibid. 16 : 101-1 15. 1974. lowship, under the Special Assistance A. N, dbtributional r@ for -t~ plants from Andhra Pradcsh. Jm. Botnboy rmt. Hkt. SOC.67(9) : 614-615. 1971. S~RY,A. R. K. AND T. A. Rm. Studica ol+ thr: S. SUDm~ flora and vagctation of coastal Andhra Raded., India. Bull. bot. Smv. India 15 :92-107. 1973. h&m uniwn'@*Wuluir T~onumr.K., S. P. BANERJEE,P. K. M-p, P. K. H~JRAAND G. D. PAL. Botanical results of the 1REFERBNCBS joint Scientific emition to the Great Niwbar Island. Ibid. 15 : 235-265. 1973. ho, R S. Obeavotions on tht mnvevcgetatim of VE-~WARLIJ,J. a al. The Flora of Viaakhapatnam, tbe Mnvari Estuary. Pm. Mdngr~~S*. Calcutta. Andhra Pradah Academy of Sciences, Hydcrabad. 36-39, 1959. 1972. A NEW SPECIES OF CEROPEGlA LINN. (ASCLEPIADACEAE) FROM THE WESTERN GHATS IN MAHARASHTRA STATE (INDIA) Cimpsgf. frtntf Ansari et Kulkami sp. nov. Cercpgiu pusitlac Wt. et Am. affinis in habitu pumilo et cyrnis unifloris. sed diffen foliis ellipticis, floribus usque ad 2 cm long$, coroI:ae Iohis ovatis et intus basi pilosis, et tubo aequantibus. Holotypus (Kulkami r 2 1885A) et isotypi (Kulkami 121885 B-F) lecfi ad Ambolighat in dist. Ratnagiri ditione Maharashtra die 13th Augusti anni 1g71; holotypus positus in CAL; iqpi Kulkami 121885 BC in BSI; D in CAL; E in K;F in BLAT. Ccrapegla frM Ans.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Island Biology Island Biology
    IIssllaanndd bbiioollooggyy Allan Sørensen Allan Timmermann, Ana Maria Martín González Camilla Hansen Camille Kruch Dorte Jensen Eva Grøndahl, Franziska Petra Popko, Grete Fogtmann Jensen, Gudny Asgeirsdottir, Hubertus Heinicke, Jan Nikkelborg, Janne Thirstrup, Karin T. Clausen, Karina Mikkelsen, Katrine Meisner, Kent Olsen, Kristina Boros, Linn Kathrin Øverland, Lucía de la Guardia, Marie S. Hoelgaard, Melissa Wetter Mikkel Sørensen, Morten Ravn Knudsen, Pedro Finamore, Petr Klimes, Rasmus Højer Jensen, Tenna Boye Tine Biedenweg AARHUS UNIVERSITY 2005/ESSAYS IN EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY Teachers: Bodil K. Ehlers, Tanja Ingversen, Dave Parker, MIchael Warrer Larsen, Yoko L. Dupont & Jens M. Olesen 1 C o n t e n t s Atlantic Ocean Islands Faroe Islands Kent Olsen 4 Shetland Islands Janne Thirstrup 10 Svalbard Linn Kathrin Øverland 14 Greenland Eva Grøndahl 18 Azores Tenna Boye 22 St. Helena Pedro Finamore 25 Falkland Islands Kristina Boros 29 Cape Verde Islands Allan Sørensen 32 Tristan da Cunha Rasmus Højer Jensen 36 Mediterranean Islands Corsica Camille Kruch 39 Cyprus Tine Biedenweg 42 Indian Ocean Islands Socotra Mikkel Sørensen 47 Zanzibar Karina Mikkelsen 50 Maldives Allan Timmermann 54 Krakatau Camilla Hansen 57 Bali and Lombok Grete Fogtmann Jensen 61 Pacific Islands New Guinea Lucía de la Guardia 66 2 Solomon Islands Karin T. Clausen 70 New Caledonia Franziska Petra Popko 74 Samoa Morten Ravn Knudsen 77 Tasmania Jan Nikkelborg 81 Fiji Melissa Wetter 84 New Zealand Marie S. Hoelgaard 87 Pitcairn Katrine Meisner 91 Juan Fernandéz Islands Gudny Asgeirsdottir 95 Hawaiian Islands Petr Klimes 97 Galápagos Islands Dorthe Jensen 102 Caribbean Islands Cuba Hubertus Heinicke 107 Dominica Ana Maria Martin Gonzalez 110 Essay localities 3 The Faroe Islands Kent Olsen Introduction The Faroe Islands is a treeless archipelago situated in the heart of the warm North Atlantic Current on the Wyville Thompson Ridge between 61°20’ and 62°24’ N and between 6°15’ and 7°41’ W.
    [Show full text]
  • Scaevola Taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb
    BioInvasions Records (2021) Volume 10, Issue 2: 425–435 CORRECTED PROOF Rapid Communication First record of naturalization of Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. (Goodeniaceae) in southeastern Mexico Gonzalo Castillo-Campos1,*, José G. García-Franco2 and M. Luisa Martínez2 1Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, 91073, México 2Red de Ecología Funcional, Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Xalapa, Veracruz, 91073, México Author e-mails: [email protected] (GCC), [email protected] (JGGF), [email protected] (MLM) *Corresponding author Citation: Castillo-Campos G, García- Franco JG, Martínez ML (2021) First Abstract record of naturalization of Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. (Goodeniaceae) Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. is native of Asia and eastern Africa but has been in southeastern Mexico. BioInvasions introduced into the Americas as an ornamental urban plant. This paper reports, for Records 10(2): 425–435, https://doi.org/10. the first time, the presence of Scaevola taccada in natural environments from 3391/bir.2021.10.2.21 southeastern Mexico. Several populations of S. taccada were identified during a Received: 23 July 2020 botanical survey of the coastal dunes of the Cozumel Island Biosphere Reserve Accepted: 22 October 2020 (State of Quintana Roo, Mexico) aimed at recording the most common plant Published: 22 January 2021 species. Scaevola taccada is considered as an invasive species of coastal areas in this region. Evidence of its invasiveness is suggested by the fact that populations Handling editor: Oliver Pescott consisting of individuals of different size classes are found distributed throughout Thematic editor: Stelios Katsanevakis the island. Furthermore, they appear to belong to different generations since we Copyright: © Castillo-Campos et al.
    [Show full text]
  • Pacific Islands Area
    Habitat Planting for Pollinators Pacific Islands Area November 2014 The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation www.xerces.org Acknowledgements This document is the result of collaboration with state and federal agencies and educational institutions. The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude for the technical assistance and time spent suggesting, advising, reviewing, and editing. In particular, we would like to thank the staff at the Hoolehua Plant Materials Center on the Hawaiian Island of Molokai, NRCS staff in Hawaii and American Samoa, and researchers and extension personnel at American Samoa Community College Land Grant (especially Mark Schmaedick). Authors Written by Jolie Goldenetz-Dollar (American Samoa Community College), Brianna Borders, Eric Lee- Mäder, and Mace Vaughan (The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation), and Gregory Koob, Kawika Duvauchelle, and Glenn Sakamoto (USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service). Editing and layout Ashley Minnerath (The Xerces Society). Updated November 2014 by Sara Morris, Emily Krafft, and Anne Stine (The Xerces Society). Photographs We thank the photographers who generously allowed use of their images. Copyright of all photographs remains with the photographers. Cover main: Jolie Goldenetz-Dollar, American Samoa Community College. Cover bottom left: John Kaia, Lahaina Photography. Cover bottom right: Gregory Koob, Hawaii Natural Resources Conservation Service. Funding This technical note was funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and produced jointly by the NRCS and The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Additional support was provided by the National Institute for Food and Agriculture (USDA). Please contact Tony Ingersoll ([email protected]) for more information about this publication.
    [Show full text]
  • Common Plants of the Maldives Common Plants Common Plants of the Maldives Is a Starting Point for People Interested in Learning About Trees and Shrubs of the Maldives
    series 1 series 1 Common plants of the Maldives Common plants Common Plants of the Maldives is a starting point for people interested in learning about trees and shrubs of the Maldives. It contains of the Maldives descriptions and photographs to help identify local plants as well as information on traditional uses in the Maldives and throughout the world. Whether you’re relaxing in your deck-chair or exploring the island vegetation, you will come to learn that all plants, within every ecosystem are not only beautiful but important for our survival as they provide food, medicine, soil stability, fresh air and water. books in this series are: Common Plants of the Maldives, Common Birds of the Maldives and Life on the Beach, Maldives. series 1 series 1 series 1 Common plants Common birds life on the beach of the Maldives of the Maldives Maldives LIVE&LEARN Environmental Education www.livelearn.org Common plants of the Maldives LIVE&LEARN Environmental Education Haa Alifu Atoll Haa Dhaalu INDIAN OCEAN The Maldives Atoll m There are Shaviyani Atoll approximately 1190 islands in the Maldives with some Noonu Atoll form of vegetation on Raa Atoll them. Lhaviyani Atoll m Approximately 200 are inhabited Baa Atoll islands and 990 are uninhabited. m There are 26 distinct Kaafu Atoll (Malé Atoll) geographical atolls. Alifu Alifu Atoll These are divided MALÉ into 20 administrative regions, with the Alifu Dhaalu Atoll capital Male’ making up a separate Vaavu Atoll administrative unit. Faafu Atoll m The Maldives is 860km long and Meemu Atoll 130km wide. Dhaalu Atoll m More than 99% of the country is water (115,000km2) with Thaa Atoll less than 0.3% land (300km2).
    [Show full text]
  • Cyrtandra and Other Supertramps
    Cyrtandra and other supertramps Quentin Cronk University of British Columbia Canada PSI 2009 Acknowledgements • Jean-Yves Meyer, Pacific Cyrtandra • B.L. “Bill” Burtt, Asian Cyrtandra • Students: Hannah Atkins, Gemma Bramley, Jill Preston • Jim Smith, Boise, Idaho • The organizers, PSI Supertramp Diamond (1974) coined the term ‘supertramp’ for species (birds) of high dispersability that are mainly found on small or isolated islands— evidence that, in these cases, high dispersability compensates for ecological specialization/ poor competitive ability . DIAMOND, J. M. 1974. Colonization of exploded volcanic islands by birds: the supertramp strategy. Science 184: 803– 806. Indo-pacific strand flora - supertramps? • Native - Thespesia populnea, Ipomoea pes- caprae, Vigna marina, Cordia subcordata, Scaevola taccada, Pisonia grandis • Palaeosynanthropic - Hibiscus tiliaceus, Calophyllum inophyllum • Neosynanthropic - Terminalia catappa, Casuarina equisetifolia Types of supertramp • those in which little speciation has occured (e.g. Thespesia ) • those characterized by at least some island radiations ( Bidens , Metrosideros ). Question 1: Patterns of invasion in the Pacific • species widespread among many islands - Pandanus tectorius (Pandanaceae; Wagner et al., 1990) • multiple radiations on many islands - Psychotria (Rubiaceae; Nepokroeff et al., 2003 • combination of a few widespread species and endemic island species - Scaevola (Goodeniaceae; Howarth et al., 2003); Metrosideros (Myrtaceae: Percy et al., 2008) • single island lineages - Hillebrandia
    [Show full text]
  • Exempted Trees List
    Prohibited Plants List The following plants should not be planted within the City of North Miami. They do not require a Tree Removal Permit to remove. City of North Miami, 2017 Comprehensive List of Exempted Species Pg. 1/4 Scientific Name Common Name Abrus precatorius Rosary pea Acacia auriculiformis Earleaf acacia Adenanthera pavonina Red beadtree, red sandalwood Aibezzia lebbek woman's tongue Albizia lebbeck Woman's tongue, lebbeck tree, siris tree Antigonon leptopus Coral vine, queen's jewels Araucaria heterophylla Norfolk Island pine Ardisia crenata Scratchthroat, coral ardisia Ardisia elliptica Shoebutton, shoebutton ardisia Bauhinia purpurea orchid tree; Butterfly Tree; Mountain Ebony Bauhinia variegate orchid tree; Mountain Ebony; Buddhist Bauhinia Bischofia javanica bishop wood Brassia actino-phylla schefflera Calophyllum antillanum =C inophyllum Casuarina equisetifolia Australian pine Casuarina spp. Australian pine, sheoak, beefwood Catharanthus roseus Madagascar periwinkle, Rose Periwinkle; Old Maid; Cape Periwinkle Cestrum diurnum Dayflowering jessamine, day blooming jasmine, day jessamine Cinnamomum camphora Camphortree, camphor tree Colubrina asiatica Asian nakedwood, leatherleaf, latherleaf Cupaniopsis anacardioides Carrotwood Dalbergia sissoo Indian rosewood, sissoo Dioscorea alata White yam, winged yam Pg. 2/4 Comprehensive List of Exempted Species Scientific Name Common Name Dioscorea bulbifera Air potato, bitter yam, potato vine Eichhornia crassipes Common water-hyacinth, water-hyacinth Epipremnum pinnatum pothos; Taro
    [Show full text]
  • Wake Island Grasses Gra Sse S
    Wake Island Grasses Gra sse s Common Name Scientific Name Family Status Sandbur Cenchrus echinatus Poaceae Naturalized Swollen Fingergrass Chloris inflata Poaceae Naturalized Bermuda Grass Cynodon dactylon Poaceae Naturalized Beach Wiregrass Dactyloctenium aegyptium Poaceae Naturalized Goosegrass Eleusine indica Poaceae Naturalized Eustachys petraea Poaceae Naturalized Fimbristylis cymosa Poaceae Indigenous Dactyloenium Aegyptium Lepturus repens Poaceae Indigenous Manila grass Zoysia matrella Poaceae Cultivated Cenchrus echinatus Chloris inlfata Fimbristylis cymosa Lepturus repens Zoysia matrella Eustachys petraea Wake Island Weeds Weeds Common Name Scientific Name Family Status Spanish Needle Bidens Alba Asteraceae Naturalized Hairy Spurge Chamaesyce hirta Euphorbiaceae Naturalized Wild Spider Flower Cleome gynandra Capparidaceae Naturalized Purslane Portulaca oleracea Portulaceaceae Naturalized Puncture Vine Tribulus cistoides Zygophyllaceae Indigenous Coat Buttons Tridax procumbens Asteraceae Naturalized Tridax procumbens Uhaloa Waltheria Indica Sterculiacae Indigenous Bidens alba Chamaesyce hirta Cleome gynandra Portulaca oleracea Tribulus cistoides Waltheria indica Wake Island Vines Vines Common Name Scientific Name Family Status Beach Morning Glory Ipomoea pes-caprae Convolvulaceae Indigenous Beach Moonflower Ipomoea violacea Convolvulaceae Indigenous Passion fruit Passiflora foetida Passifloraceae Naturalized Ipomoea violacea Ipomoea pes-caprae Passiflora foetida Wake Island Trees Trees Common Name Scientific Name Family Status
    [Show full text]
  • The Biology and Geology of Tuvalu: an Annotated Bibliography
    ISSN 1031-8062 ISBN 0 7305 5592 5 The Biology and Geology of Tuvalu: an Annotated Bibliography K. A. Rodgers and Carol' Cant.-11 Technical Reports of the Australian Museu~ Number-t TECHNICAL REPORTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM Director: Technical Reports of the Australian Museum is D.J.G . Griffin a series of occasional papers which publishes Editor: bibliographies, catalogues, surveys, and data bases in J.K. Lowry the fields of anthropology, geology and zoology. The journal is an adjunct to Records of the Australian Assistant Editor: J.E. Hanley Museum and the Supplement series which publish original research in natural history. It is designed for Associate Editors: the quick dissemination of information at a moderate Anthropology: cost. The information is relevant to Australia, the R.J. Lampert South-west Pacific and the Indian Ocean area. Invertebrates: Submitted manuscripts are reviewed by external W.B. Rudman referees. A reasonable number of copies are distributed to scholarly institutions in Australia and Geology: around the world. F.L. Sutherland Submitted manuscripts should be addressed to the Vertebrates: Editor, Australian Museum, P.O. Box A285, Sydney A.E . Greer South, N.S.W. 2000, Australia. Manuscripts should preferably be on 51;4 inch diskettes in DOS format and ©Copyright Australian Museum, 1988 should include an original and two copies. No part of this publication may be reproduced without permission of the Editor. Technical Reports are not available through subscription. New issues will be announced in the Produced by the Australian Museum Records. Orders should be addressed to the Assistant 15 September 1988 Editor (Community Relations), Australian Museum, $16.00 bought at the Australian Museum P.O.
    [Show full text]
  • Impacts of Invasive Alien Species on Island Ecosystems of India with Special Reference to Andaman Group of Islands - National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai
    Authors S. Sandilyan, B. Meenakumari, A. Biju Kumar & Karthikeyan Vasudevan Citation Sandilyan, S., Meenakumari, B., Biju Kumar, A. and Karthikeyan Vasude- van. 2018. Impacts of invasive alien species on island ecosystems of India with special reference to Andaman group of islands - National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai. Corresponding Author Sandilyan, S. <[email protected]> Copyright @ National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai. ISBN No.: 978-81-932753-5-1 Published by Centre for Biodiversity Policy and Law (CEBPOL) National Biodiversity Authority 5th Floor, TICEL Biopark, CSIR Road, Taramani Chennai 600 113, Tamil Nadu Website: www.nbaindia.org/cebpol Layout and Design: N.Singaram Information Technology Executive, CEBPOL Disclaimer: This publications is prepared as an initiative under CEBPOL programme. All the views expressed in this publication are based on established legal principles. Any error or lapse is purely unintended and inconsequential and shall not make either the NBA or the CEBPOL liable for the same. Some pictures and images included in this publication are sourced from public domain. This publications is purely for non-commercial purposes including awareness creation and capacity building. Contents I. Introduction ............................................................................................ 1 II. Introduction to Islands .......................................................................... 5 a. Biological Importance of Islands .................................................. 8 b. Indian Islands
    [Show full text]
  • Scaevola Taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. Family: Goodeniaceae Roxburgh, W
    Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. Family: Goodeniaceae Roxburgh, W. (1824) Flora Indica 2: 146. Common name: Native Cabbage; Cardwell Cabbage; Cabbage, Native; Cabbage, Cardwell; Beach Scaevola; Beach Cabbage; Sea Lettuce Tree; Pipe Tree; Fanflower; Cabbage, Beach Stem Usually flowers and fruits as a shrub about 1-3 m tall. Leaves Twigs marked by distinctive crescent-shaped leaf scars each having about 8-10 circular scars left by vascular bundles. Leaf blades shiny, thick and fleshy, about 4-23 x 2-9 cm, completely glabrous on both the upper and lower surfaces. Flower. © Barry Jago Flowers Corolla about 14-28 mm long, tubular but completely split along one side, lobes with wavy (flounced?) margins. Anther cells quite discrete. Anther connective broad, truncate or concave at the apex. Stigma nodding, surrounded by a bearded funnel-like structure. Fruit Fruits about 7-13 mm long, white and fleshy but the seeds surrounded by a layer which becomes dry and spongy or corky at or following maturity. Seedlings Cotyledons elliptic to obovate, about 15-21 x 8-10 mm, petiole about 6-7 mm long. First pair of Leaves and Flowers. © CSIRO leaves fleshy, margins with a few teeth towards the apex, hairy on both the upper and lower surfaces or at least the lower surface. At the tenth leaf stage: leaf blade thick and fleshy, obovate, apex obtuse, base attenuate, sessile, both the upper and lower surfaces of the leaf blade clothed in pale hairs. Conspicuous tufts of white hairs present in the leaf axils. Venation obscure. Seed germination time 32 to 36 days.
    [Show full text]
  • Some of the Plants in Addu
    PREFACE. The main purpose of the present book is to enhance the botanical knowledge on the indigenous flora of the Addu atoll to increase the younger generation’s interest in this subject and, especially, to contribute to the schoolchildren’s consciousness of the vegetable kingdom they live in. As indicated by the title of the book “The Plants in Addu” , my work is dedicated to the specific flora of the southernmost atoll of the Maldives. To give more comprehensive information to botanist as well as interested people of both Maldives and foreigners, I have mentioned the names for each plant in English, Latin and Dhivehi. There are plants which have a low rank in the awareness of people only because their names are unknown or forgotten. In such cases I would like to say that a plant without a name of its own has no more “identity”. Who might dare using such a plant? I have tried to demonstrate that, in many cases, botanic terminology by itself can give a primary imagination of the “basic character” of specific plants and so inspire and develop our ability and skills in using and conserving their inherent qualities and, furthermore, the general understanding of our plants as genetic resources. Reading this book you will also find some hints to the medical use of various plants, according to the tradition of our forefathers. By explaining the medical function I intend to sharpen the general awareness on the role of flora in olden days and to give a picture of how our ancestors lived, benefiting from all plants growing around them.
    [Show full text]
  • Application of Scaevola Taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb
    Scientific Foundation SPIROSKI, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2020 Aug 10; 8(A):423-427. https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2020.4363 eISSN: 1857-9655 Category: A - Basic Sciences Section: Immunology Application of Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. Reduce Pro-inflammatory Cytokines Interleukin-1β in Sprague Dawley Mice Suffering from Mastitis Prihantono Prihantono1*, Salman Ardi Syamsu1, Nilam Smaradhania1, Mardiana Ahmad2, Nurul Aini Siagian3, Kholilah Lubis4, Andi Sitti Umrah5 1Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia; 2Midwifery Postgraduate School, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia; 3Midwifery, Deli Husada Deli Tua Institute, Medan, Indonesia; 4Midwifery, Medan Health Polytechnic, Medan, Indonesia; 5Muhammadiyah Palopo Midwifery Academy, Palopo District, Indonesia Abstract Edited by: Slavica Hristomanova-Mitkovska BACKGROUND: Mastitis is an inflammation of the breast tissue, usually caused by bacteria. Mastitis stimulates Citation: Prihantono P, Syamsu SA, Smaradhania N, Ahmad M, Siagian NA, Lubis K, Umrah AS. pro-inflammatory cytokines. The cytokine interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is a crucial mediator of the inflammatory response. Application of Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. This cytokine has adverse effects of hosting immunity that mediates resistance to pathogens and also exacerbates Reduce Pro-inflammatory Cytokines Interleukin-1β in damage during chronic disease and acute tissue injury. Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. has been used as an Sprague Dawley Mice Suffering from Mastitis. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2020 Aug 10; 8(A):423-427. ethnomedicine for healing sores in several provinces in Indonesia. https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2020.4363 Keywords: Ethnomedicine; Scaevola taccada; Mastitis; AIM: This study aimed to assess the profile of pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β through the treatment effect of leaf Cytokine; Pro-inflammatory; Interleukin-1β extracts of S.
    [Show full text]