Checklist of Endemic, Rare and Threatened Plant Species in the Sacred Groves of Jantia Hills, Meghalaya

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TaxaNo. of SpeciesPlace NameBiogeographic RegionState(s)District(s)
Higher Plants91Jantia Hills, MeghalayaHimalaya: East, North-east: North-east HillsMeghalayaJaintia Hills

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PublicationUpdated
Wed, 2005-06-15Wed, 2005-06-15
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Attribution:

Tripathi, R.S., Pandey, H.N., Barik, S.K. and Kumar, A. State of the Environment Report, Department of Environment and Forests, Government of Meghalaya 2005. Annexure VI.

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http://envfor.nic.in/soer/state/SoE%20report%20of%20Meghalaya.pdf

Checklist Details

Checklist Info -
All species in this checklist are from the following sacred groves in the Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Khloo Blai, Khloo Poh Lyngdoh, Khloo Paiu Ram Pyrthai, Urkhla, and, Khloo Langdoh.

Checklist Stats -
Number of Species: 91.

Checklist
s.no scientific_name author(s) status distribution
1 Acer laevigatum  Wall. E, R Temperate Himalaya, Sikkim and Meghalaya
2 Acer oblongum  Wall. R Indo-Malaya, Himalayas and North East India
3 Aeschynanthes parasiticus (Roxb.) Wall. E Endemic to Meghalaya
4 Aeschynanthes sikkimensis  (Clarke) Stapf. E, R Sikkim, North East India
5 Aeschynanthes superba  Clarke. E Endemic to Meghalaya
6 Aralia thomsonii  Seem E Eastern Himalayas
7 Ardisia disperma  Cl. R Eastern Himalaya to Burma
8 Ardisia griffithii  Cl. E Endemic to Meghalaya
9 Ardisia odontophylla  DC. R Burma & North East India
10 Balanophora dioca  Royle R Sub-Himalayas, North East India, Indo-Burma and Nepal
11 Baliospermum micranthum  Muell-Arg. E Endemic to Meghalaya
12 Boehmeria sidaefolia  Wedd. E Indo-Malaya
13 Bruceae mollis  Wall. ex Kurz. R South-East Asia, North East India & Andamans
14 Bulbophyllum griffithii  (Lindl.) Reiclb E, R Sikkim & North East India
15 Callicarpa psilocalyx  Clarke E, R North East India
16 Camellia caduca  Cl. ex Brandis E Endemic to Meghalaya
17 Carpinus viminea  Lindl. E Temperate Himalaya & Burma
18 Capparis acutifolia  Sweet E Endemic to North East India
19 Ceropegia angustifolia  Wt. E, R North East India
20 Cinnamomum pauciflorum  Nees E, R North East India
21 Citrus latipes  (Swingle) Tanaka E, R Endemic to Meghalaya
22 Croton oblongus  Burm.f. R Indo-Malaya
23 Cyathea gigantea  (Wall ex Hook.) Holttm R, T North East India
24 Dendrobium densiflorum  Wall. R Sikkim, North East India, Indo-Nepal
25 Dendrobium devonianum  Paxt. R North East India, Sikkim, Bhutan, Burma & Thailand
26 Dendrobium nobile  Lindl. R North East India, Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal, Thailand & China
27 Dipteris wallichii  (R.Br.) Moore R North East India
28 Drimycarpus racemosus  (Roxb.) Hook.f. E Eastern Himalayas & Bangladesh
29 Drosera peltata  Smith R Himalayas, Indo-Malaya, Nilgiris & Australia
30 Embelia vestita  Roxb. R North East India
31 Erythroxylum kunthianum  Wall. ex Kurz E Indo-Burma, North East India
32 Euonymus lawsonii  Clarke & Prain E Endemic to Meghalaya
33 Ficus concinna  Miq. R North East India
34 Ficus subincisa  Buch.-Ham. ex J.E.SH R Himalaya to Burma
35 Fissistigma verrucosum  (Hk.f.&Th) Merr. E, R Endemic to North East India
36 Fraxinus floribunda  Wall. R Temperate & Sub-Himalaya
37 Glochidion thomsonii  (Muell-Arg.) Hook. f. E Bangladesh, North-East India
38 Gnetum montanum  Mark Graf R Eastern Himalayas, North East India, South India, Indo-China
39 Gomphostemna lucidum  Benth. E, R Endemic to Meghalaya
40 Goldfussia glabrata  (Nees) Balakr. E Endemic to Meghalaya
41 Hedera nepalensis  K.Koch E, R Bhutan Himalayas
42 Ilex embeloides  Hook.f. E, R Endemic to Meghalaya
43 Ilex venulosa  Hook.f. E, R Endemic to Meghalaya
44 Impatiens acuminata  Hook.f. E Endemic to Meghalaya
45 Impatiens juripa  Hook. f. & Th E North-East India
46 Impatiens khasiana  Hook.f. & Th E Endemic to Meghalaya
47 Impatiens laevigatum  Hook.f. & Th E Endemic to Meghalaya
48 Impatiens porrecta  Hook. f. & Th E Endemic to Meghalaya
49 Ixora subsessiles  G.Don E North-East India
50 Leucosceptrum canum Smith R Temperate & Sub-Himalayas
51 Lindera latifolia  Hook.f. E, R Endemic to Meghalaya
52 Litsea leata  (Nees) Hook.f. E Bangaladesh & Eastern Himalayas
53 Luisia inconspicua  (Hook.f) King & Pantl. E, R Sikkim, North East India
54 Mahonia pycnophylla  (Fedde) Takeda E Indo-Burma, Eastern Himalayas & Nilgiris
55 Manglietia insignis  Bl. R Eastern Himalayas
56 Melodinus monogynous  Roxb. R Indo-Malaya, North-East India
57 Morinda umbellate  Linn. R Burma, Bangladesh, Himalaya & Sub-Himalaya
58 Munronia pinnata  (Wall.) Harms. R Tropical Himalaya & NiIgiris
59 Neillia thyrsiflora  D.Don E Indo-Malaya and Himalayas
60 Osbekia capitata  Benth. E East Bhutan, Meghalaya
61 Paramignya micrantha  Kurz E Endemic to Meghalaya
62 Persea parviflora  (Meissn).Haridasan et Rao E Endemic to Meghalaya
63 Phlogancanthus pubinervius  T. Andes E Eastern Himalayas
64 Piper griffithii  C.DC. E North East India
65 Piper peepuloides  Roxb. E Himalayas, North East India
66 Pleione maculata  (Lindl.) Lindl. R North East India, Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal & Thailand
67 Pleione praecox  (Lindl.) Lindl. R North East India, Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal, Burma & Thailand
68 Podocarpus neriifolia  D.Don R North East India, Indo-Burma, Malaya & Japan
69 Pseudobrassiopsis hispida  (Seem.) R.N.Ban R Burma & North East India
70 Pyrularia edulis  A. DC. R Temperate & Subtropical Himalayas
71 Pogostemon strigosus  (Benth.) Benth. E Endemic to Meghalaya
72 Porana racemosa  Roxb. E, R Subtropical Himalayas to Burma
73 Prunus jenkinsii  Hook.f. E North East India
74 Psychotria symplicifolia  Kurz. E, R Burma, North East India
75 Quercus glauca  Thunb. R Subtropical Himalayas & Japan
76 Rapidophora calophyllum  Schott. E Endemic to North East India
77 Rapidophora decursiva  (Roxb.) Schott. E Sikkim & North East India
78 Rhus hookerii  Sahni & Bahd. R Sikkim Himalayas and Meghalaya
79 Rubus assemensis  Focke E Burma, North East India
80 Rubus khasianus  Cordat E Endemic to Meghalaya
81 Sarcosperma griffithii  Cl. R North East India
82 Schima khasiana  Dyer. E, R Endemic to Meghalaya
83 Senecio jowaiensis  Balakr. E Endemic to Meghalaya
84 Smilax myrtillus  DC. E North east India
85 Sonerila khasiana  Cl. E, R Endemic to Meghalaya
86 Styrax hookerii  Cl. R Eastern & Sub-Himalayas
87 Sympagia monodelpha  (Nees) Bremek. E Endemic to Meghalaya
88 Tupidanthus calyptratus  Hk.f. & Th. E, R Endemic to Meghalaya
89 Turpina nepalensis  W. & A. Prodr. E, R Indo-Malaya
90 Vaccinium vacciniaceum  (Roxb.) Sleum. E North East India
91 Viburnum simonsii  Hk.f. & Th. E Endemic to Meghalaya
References

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