Forecasting Future Habitat Scenario of <i>Bupleurum khasianum</i> in North East Indian states

Jayanta Ghosh; Manas Bhaumik; Priyanka Bhandari

doi:10.36808/if/2026/v152i4/171209

Forecasting Future Habitat Scenario of Bupleurum khasianum in North East Indian states

Authors

Jayanta Ghosh Botanical Survey of India, Industrial Section Indian Museum 1, Sudder Street, Kolkata 700 016, West Bengal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6131-8504
Manas Bhaumik Botanical Survey of India, Industrial Section Indian Museum 1, Sudder Street, Kolkata 700 016, West Bengal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1630-7432
Priyanka Bhandari Botanical Survey of India, Industrial Section Indian Museum 1, Sudder Street, Kolkata 700 016, West Bengal https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3636-5098

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2026/v152i4/171209

Keywords:

Bupleurum khasianum, Endangered, Endemic, MaxEnt, NE India, SDM.

Abstract

Bupleurum khasianum (C.B.Clarke) P.K.Mukh., endemic to North East (NE) India, is a very rare and endangered (EN) species. Till date it is represented by only 23 collections from India. It preferably grows on forest boundaries along the road sides on rocky walls. Due to excessive anthropogenic activities in its distributional ranges, the habitat of this species is under plausible threat. To extend the conservation strategies, authors studied the habitat suitability (SDM) through MaxEnt modeling under current and future projections. This resulted in the record of sharp decline of its highly suitable habitats in NE India, ranging from 0.21-39.10%. Under such circumstances this article highlight the efficacy of MaxEnt modeling for better conservation strategies before its extinction.

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