Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Achyranthes coynei Santapau (Amaranthaceae): An Endemic and Threatened Species from Kachchh Desert, India

  • Short Communication
  • Published:
National Academy Science Letters Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Achyranthes coynei Santapau (Amaranthaceae) is an endemic and red listed species of India. It was recorded for the first time from Kachchh biosphere reserve and forms new distributional record for the Indian Desert region and Gujarat state. It is being described along with field photographs to facilitate easy identification of the taxon.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1

References

  1. Mishra DK, Singh NP (2001) Endemic and threatened flowering plants of Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta, pp 196–197

    Google Scholar 

  2. Sharma BD, Kulkarni BG (1987) Achyranthes coynei Santapau, Amaranthaceae pp 8–9. In: Nayar MP, Sastry ARK (eds) Red Data book of Indian plants, vol 2. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta

    Google Scholar 

  3. Sandeep RP, Upadhya V, Hegde HV, Kholkute SD (2011) Achyranthes coynei Santapau, 1949 (Amaranthaceae): an addition to the flora of Karnataka, India. J Threat Taxa 3(6):1875–1879

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Bhandari MM (1990) Flora of the Indian desert. Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur

    Google Scholar 

  5. Patel YS, Patel RM, Joshi PN, Dabgar YB (2011) Study of angiospermic flora of Kachchh district, Gujarat, India. Life Sci Leafl 19:739–768

    Google Scholar 

  6. Upadhya V, Pai SR, Ankad G, Hurkadale PJ, Hegde HV (2013) Phenolic contents and antioxidant properties from aerial parts of Achyranthes coynei Sant. Indian J Pharm Sci 75:483–486

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Ankad G, Upadhya V, Pai SR, Hegde HV, Roy S (2013) In vitro antimicrobial activity of Achyranthes coynei Sant. Asian Pac J Trop Dis 3:192–195

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Raghavan RS, Singh NP (1984) An inventory of endemic and vulnerable species of Western India deserving conservation. J Econ Taxon Bot 5(1):153–164

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

The work has been carried out under national project “Inventorisation and Monitoring of Biosphere Reserves in India using remote sensing and GIS technology”, supported by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. Authors are thankful to Dr. V.K. Dadhwal, Director, NRSC, Dr. C.S. Jha, Group Director, Forestry and Ecology Group, NRSC for encouragement and Shri D.K. Sharma, CCF, Kachchh circle, Kachchh Biosphere Reserve, Bhuj, Gujarat, for permission and facilities to carry out the field work.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Forestry & Ecology Group, National Remote Sensing Centre, Balanagar, Hyderabad, 500 037, India

    K. V. Satish, S. Vazeed Pasha, P. Hari Krishna & C. Sudhakar Reddy

Authors
  1. K. V. Satish
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. S. Vazeed Pasha
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. P. Hari Krishna
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. C. Sudhakar Reddy
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to C. Sudhakar Reddy.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Satish, K.V., Vazeed Pasha, S., Hari Krishna, P. et al. Achyranthes coynei Santapau (Amaranthaceae): An Endemic and Threatened Species from Kachchh Desert, India. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 38, 281–282 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-014-0338-0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-014-0338-0

Keywords

Search

Navigation