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1995 18 5-20 Shri Niwas Singh, Madhav Gadgil Ecology of Amorphophallus species in Uttara Kannada District of the Karnataka State (Buy)
ABSTRACT: Several Amorphophallus species are cultivated for their edible tubers. Nine of their congenerics are present in the Western Ghats. The abundance, spatial distribution patterns, and ecology of these species were studied. Based on abundance the habitat preference for these species in decreasing order is as follows: open scrub, mesa, Acacia auriculiformis plantations, disturbed evergreen forests, cashew and eucalyptus plantations, casuarina plantations, and betelnut orchards. Within a particular habitat, the spatial distribution patterns were clumped. The reasons behind such clumping could lie in their dispersal, reproductive ecology, and species associations. The implications of such distribution patterns on in situ conservation measures for these plant species are discussed. AmorphophalIus species seem to be plants of humid habitats preferring an intermediate level of disÂ· turbance but not large scale habitat transformations. Large scale habitat transformations seem to be breaking their ecological links with their pollinators and dispersal agents resulting in reduction of their populations.

2008 31 125-128 M. Sankaran, N. P. Singh, M. Nedunchezhiyan, B. Santhosh, Chander Datt Amorphophallus muelleri Blume (Araceae): An edible species of elephant foot yam in tribal areas of Tripura (Buy)
ABSTRACT: Tripura has a warm and humid Subtropical climate with three distinct seasons; summer, monsoon and winter. Rice is the staple crop but many other foodstuffs are cultivated or collected from the wild. The number includes numerous aroids. Two elephant foot yams are widely used, but their identity had not previously been established. This paper describes A. muelleri Blume, A. paeoniijolius (Dennst.) Nicholson and indigenous tribal knowledge (ITK) in the utilization of A. muelleri as food and medicine.

2017 40(1) 63-70 Lalleima Chakpram, Yumkham Sanatombi Devi, Potsangbam Kumar Singh Colocasia oresbia (Araceae) – An Addition to the Flora of India (Buy)
ABSTRACT: Colocasia oresbia A. Hay is reported for the first time from India from its Northeast state Manipur. The detailed morphology of the collected specimen, an SEM image of the pollen and photographs of the live specimen are presented.