Invasive Alien Plants of Himachal Pradesh, India
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2015/v141i5/70231Keywords:
Invasive Species, Himachal Pradesh, India.Abstract
The present paper deals with the invasive alien plants found in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. A total number of 125 invasive alien species under 83 genera, belonging to 39 families have been recorded based on field observations, herbarium and literature consultation. Tropical American elements contribute 75% of alien species found in the state. Among the invasive, annuals comprise 63%, herbs constitute 79% and only four tree species recorded as invasive species. Invasive species based habitat shows that 44% of invasive species were most abundant in wasteland, while cultivated fields, roadsides and forests were preferred by 20, 16 and 9% species respectively. Among the invasive alien elements, 70 species (56%) are being used by local inhabitants for different medicinal uses. Early detection and monitoring of naturalized weeds are essential for better control.References
Aswal B.S. and Mehrotra B.N. (1994). Flora of Lahaul-Spiti (A cold desert in North-West Himalaya). Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun.
Bor N.L. (1960). The Grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India and Pakistan. Pergamon Press, Oxford.
Chandra Sekar, K. (2012). Invasive Alien Plants of Indian Himalayan Region— Diversity and Implication. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 3:177-184.
Chandra Sekar K., Manikandan R. and Srivastava S.K. (2012). Invasive alien plants of Uttarakhand Himalaya. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, India, Section B: Biological Sciences, 82(3): 375-383.
Chowdhery H.J. and Wadhwa B.M. (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh.vol. I-III. Botanical Survey of India, Howrah.
Collett H. (1921). Flora Simlensis. Thaker Spink & Co, London.
Dhaliwal D.S. and Sharma M. (1999). Flora of Kullu District (Himachal Pradesh). Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun.
Gaur R.D. (1999). Flora of the district Garhwal – North West Himalaya (with ethnobotanical notes). TransMedia, Srinagar.
Hajra P.K., Rao R.R., Singh D.K. and Uniyal B.P. (eds.) (1995). Flora of India: Asteraceae (Anthemidae-Heliantheae) Vol. 12. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
Jaryan V., Uniyal S.K., Gupta R.C. and Singh R.D. (2013). Alien flora of Indian Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 185(7): 6129-6153.
Karthikeyan S., Jain S.K., Nayar M.P. and Sanjappa M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
Kaur H. and Sharma M. (2004) Flora of Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh). Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun.
Maheshwari J.K. (1960). Studies on the naturalized flora of India. Proceedings of the summer school of Botany, New Delhi. pp 156-170.
Pant H.M. and Sharma N. (2010). Inventory of some exotic cultivated tree species of Doon Valley and their ethnobotanical uses. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 4(20): 2144-2147.
Rao R.R., Choudhery H.J. and Srivastava S.K., (1987). Report on Assessment of the ecology and vegetation of Beas-Sutlej Link Project in Himachal Pradesh. BSI, Calcutta.
Rao R.R. and Murugan R. (2006). Impact of Exotic Adventives Weeds on Native Biodiversity in India: Implications for Conservation. In: Invasive Alien Species and Biodiversity in India, (Rai LC, Gaur JP eds.) Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. pp. 93-109.
Reddy C.S. (2008). Catalogue of invasive alien flora of India. Life Science Journal, 5: 84-89.
Singh K.P., Shukla A.N. and Singh J.S. (2010). State-level inventory of invasive alien plants, their source region and use potential. Current Science, 99(1): 107-114.
Singh S.K. and Rawat G.S. (2000). Flora of Great Himalayan National Park; Himachal Pradesh. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun. Srivastava S.K., Choudhery H.J. and Rawat G.S. (1987). Some economically important plants from Beas-Sutlej Link Project area in Himachal Pradesh. Recent Advances in Plant Sciences, 131-146.
Sujay Y.H., Sattagi H.N. and Patil R.K. (2010). Invasive alien insects and their impact on Agroecosystem. Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 23(1): 26-34.
Zhu L., Sun O.J., Sang W., Li Z. and Ma K. (2007). Predicting the spatial distribution of an invasive plant species (Eupatorium adenophorum) in China. Landscape Ecology DOI 10.1007/s10980-007-9096-4.
Downloads
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Unless otherwise stated, copyright or similar rights in all materials presented on the site, including graphical images, are owned by Indian Forester.
