Checklist of Endemic Plants found in the three Sacred Groves of the Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya

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TaxaNo. of SpeciesPlace NameBiogeographic RegionState(s)District(s)
Higher Plants55Jaintia Hills, MeghalayaHimalaya: East, North-east: North-east HillsMeghalayaJaintia Hills

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Thu, 1997-05-01Fri, 1999-04-30Mon, 2002-07-29Mon, 2002-07-29
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Jamir, S.A and Pandey, H.N. Vascular plant diversity in the sacred groves of Jaintia Hills in northeast India. Biodiversity and Conservation 12: 14 9 7–1 5 1 0, 2003. Kluwer Academic Publishers (Printed in the Netherlands). Pg: 157, Appendix 1.

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Checklist Details

Checklist Info -
Information for this checklist was collected during an extensive floristic survey conducted over a period of three years. Specimens of all flowering and non-flowering plants were collected. Specimens were identified in consultation with The Herbaria at the Botany Department, North-Eastern Hill University and Botanical Survey of India, North-Eastern Circle, Shillong.
Published works of Deb (1958), Balakrishnan (1981–1983), Chauhan (1983), Das and Deori (1983), Kataki (1983), Rao and Haridasan (1983), Haridasan and Rao (1985–1987), Nayar and Sastry (1990), Kumar (1991), Khan et al. (1997) and Samant et al. (1998) were used to prepare the list of endangered, threatened, rare and endemic plants found in the sacred groves of Jaintia Hills.

Checklist Key -
All plant species listed are endemic to the Eastern Himalayas and North East India.
In the column titled 'sacred_grove',
1: Khloo Paiu Ram Pyrthai,
2: Urkhla, and,
3: Khloo Langdoh.
The information for the column titled status_in_meghalaya, comes from the following sources:
Chatterjee (1940), Deb (1958), Balakrishnan (1981–1983), Das and Deori (1983), Rao and Haridasan (1983), Haridasan and Rao (1985–1987), Kumar (1991), Samant et al. (1998) and Khan et al. (1997).

Checklist Stats -
No. of Species: 55.

Checklist
s.no scientific_name author(s) family habit sacred_grove status_in_meghalaya
1 Acer laevigatum Wall. Aceraceae Tree 3 Rare
2 Aeschynanthes parasiticus Clarke Gesneriaceae Epiphyte 2,3 Common
3 Aeschynanthes sikkimensis (Clarke) Stapf. Gesneriaceae Epiphyte 1,2,3 Rare
4 Aeschynanthes superba Clarke Gesneriaceae Epiphyte 1,2 Common
5 Aralia thomsonii Seem. Araliaceae S. tree 2,3 Frequent
6 Ardisia griffithii Clarke Myrsinaceae S. tree 2,3 Frequent
7 Baliospermum micranthum Muell-Arg. Euphorbiaceae Shrub 1,2,3 Frequent
8 Bulbophyllum griffithii (Lindl.) Reichb. Orchidaceae Epiphyte 1,2,3 Rare
9 Callicarpa psilocalyx Clarke Verbenaceae Shrub 1,2 Rare
10 Camellia caduca Brandis Theaceae S. tree 1 Less frequent
11 Carpinus viminea Lindl. Corylaceae Tree 1,2 Rare
12 Ceropegia angustifolia Wt. Asclepiadaceae Climber 1,2 Rare
13 Cinnamomum pauciflorum Nees Lauraceae Tree 2 Rare
14 Citrus latipes (Swingle) Tanaka Rutaceae Tree 3 Frequent
15 Drimycarpus racemosus Hook. Anacardiaceae Tree 1,2,3 Frequent
16 Erythroxylum kunthianum Wall. Erythroxylaceae S. tree 1,2,3 Frequent
17 Fissistigma verrucosum (Hk.f.&Th.) Merr Annonaceae Climber 1,2,3 Rare
18 Glochidion thomsonii (Muell-Arg.) Hook.f. Euphorbiaceae Tree 1,2,3 Frequent
19 Gomphostemma lucidum Benth. Lamiaceae Shrub 1,2 Rare
20 Hedera nepalensis K.Koch. Araliaceae Climber 2 Rare
21 Ilex embelioides Hook.f. Aquifoliaceae S. tree 1 Rare
22 Ilex venulosa Hook.f. Aquifoliaceae Tree 1,2 Rare
23 Impatiens acuminata Hook.f. Balsaminaceae Herb 2 Frequent
24 Impatiens juripa Hook.f. and Thoms. Balsaminaceae Herb 1,2 Frequent
25 Impatiens khasiana Hook.f. and Th. Balsaminaceae Herb 1,2 Less frequent
26 Impatiens porrecta Hook.f. and Th. Balsaminaceae Herb 1,2,3 Less frequent
27 Ixora subsessiles Wall. Rubiaceae S. tree 2 Frequent
28 Lindera latifolia Hook.f. Lauraceae Tree 1,2,3 Rare
29 Litsea laeta (Nees) Hook.f. Lauraceae Tree 2 Frequent
30 Luisia Inconspicua (Hook.) King and Pantl Orchidaceae Epiphyte 1,2 Common
31 Neillia thyrsiflora D.Don. Rosaceae S. tree 2,3 Common
32 Osbeckia capitata Walp. Melastomaceae Herb 2 Common
33 Paramignya micrantha Kurz. Rutaceae S. tree 1,2,3 Frequent
34 Persea parviflora Meissn. Lauraceae Tree 1,2,3 Frequent
35 Phlogacanthus pubinervius T. Anders. Acanthaceae S. tree 3 Less frequent
36 Piper griffithii C.DC. Piperaceae Climber 1,2 Frequent
37 Piper peepuloides Roxb. Piperaceae Climber 1,2,3 Frequent
38 Pogostemon strigosus Benth. Lamiaceae Herb 1,2,3 Frequent
39 Polygonum bistorta L. Polygonaceae Herb 2 Common
40 Porana racemosa Roxb. Convolvolaceae Climber 2,3 Rare
41 Prunus jenkinsii Hook.f. Rosaceae Tree 1 Frequent
42 Psychotria symplocifolia Kurz. Rubiaceae Shrub 1,2 Rare
43 Quercus glauca Thunb. Fagaceae Tree 2 Rare
44 Raphidophora calophyllum Schott. Araceae Epiphyte 1,2,3 Common
45 Raphidophora decursiva (Roxb). Araceae Epiphyte 1,2,3 Common
46 Rubus assemensis Focke. Rosaceae Scandent 1,2,3 Common
47 Rubus khasianus Cordot. Rosaceae Scandent 1,2 Rare
48 Schima khasiana Dyer Theaceae Tree 1,2 Rare
49 Senecio jowaiensis Balakr. Asteraceae L. shrub 2
50 Smilax myrtillus DC. Smilacaceae Shrub 1,2,3 Common
51 Sonerila khasiana Clarke Melastomaceae Herb 1,2 Rare
52 Tupidanthus calyptratus Hk.f. Araliaceae Scandent 1,2,3 Rare
53 Turpina nepalensis W and A Prodr. Staphylaceae S. tree 1,2 Rare
54 Vacciinium vacciniaceum (Roxb) Sleum Vaccinaceae Epiphyte 1,2 Common
55 Viburnum simonsii Hk.f. and Thoms Caprifoliaceae Tree 1,2 Common
References

For a list of all Sacred Groves in the Jaintia Hills, North East India, refer: http://jaintia.nic.in/