TITLE:
Conservation Status of Indian Pandanaceae
AUTHORS:
Rahul L. Zanan, Altafhusain B. Nadaf
KEYWORDS:
Indian Pandanaceae; Conservation Status; IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.4 No.6A,
June
19,
2013
ABSTRACT:
The Pandanaceae in India are represented by three genera: Pandanus Parkinson
(distributed in South and Northeast India and Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Benstonea Callm & Buerki (distributed in South and Northeast India) and Freycinetia Gaudich from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A detailed survey was carried out from November 2007 to February 2013
along the Peninsular India, North eastern India and Andaman Islands and conservation
status of Indian Pandanaceae species
was determined following IUCN Red List Categories
and Criteria (2001). The
assessment indicated that, among the 19 Indian Pandanaceae members, 6
species are falling under threatened category. P. palakkadensis and P. mangalorensis falls under Critically Endangered, P. unguifer and P. martinianus under endangered
and P. diversus and B. thwaitesii under vulnerable category. P. furcatus, P. unipapillatus, P.
odorifer, P. kaida, P. leram, P. nepalensis and B. foetida, F. sumatrana and F. rigidifolia fall
under Least Concern category. P.
emarginatus under Data Deficient category and P. amaryllifolius, P. sanderi and P. dubius as exotic species.
Based on our study, we recommend 6 threatened species to include in the IUCN
Red List.