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Anogeissus Species in Rajasthan (India): A Comprehensive Review on an Unexplored Plant

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Genus Anogeissus of the family Combretaceae is widely distributed in Asia and Africa. In India, this genus includes five species namely A. acuminata (Guill. and Perr., A. latifolia Wall ex Guill and Perr., A. pendula Edgew., A. sericea var. sericea and A. sericea var. nummularia King ex Duthie. In Rajasthan, all five species are present out of which three (A. latifolia, A. pendula, and A. sericea var. nummularia) are of immense importance. These three species are economically advantageous due to their fuel, fodder and timber value. A. pendula regarded as the third toughest timber in the world. A. latifolia is known for its Ghatti gum, as a substitute for gum Arabic and uses for treatment of fever; wound healing, snake and scorpion bite, etc. A. sericea included in red data book of Indian plants is a rare and endemic species of Indian desert which has been extensively overexploited, the narrow extent of occurrence, and very low natural regeneration due to lesser viability causes the species to face severe conservation threat. The present review focuses on distribution, botanical description, economic importance, natural growth constraints, conservation status, and scientific efforts for developing regeneration protocols and most importantly the government initiatives for their conservation on site and off site.

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Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank Dr. Devendar Bhardwaj RFS, Chief manager technical (retd.) (Rajasthan forest training institute) for his advice and assistance during the course of review. Authors also gratefully acknowledge the facility provided by the Department of Biosciences, Manipal University Jaipur.

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    Abhishek Dadhich, Lakshika Sharma, Mamta Dhiman, Abhijeet Singh & M. M. Sharma

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The review comprised the details of genus Anogeissus and discusses their distribution, botanical description, economic importance, natural growth constraints and conservation status. Also present the scientific efforts made for developing regeneration protocols and government initiatives for their conservation in situ and ex situ.

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Dadhich, A., Sharma, L., Dhiman, M. et al. Anogeissus Species in Rajasthan (India): A Comprehensive Review on an Unexplored Plant. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. 92, 723–729 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-022-01359-x

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