Dioecious Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. calls for conservation in Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam

摘要

Present study reports an endangered dioecious species Caesalpinia bonduc from Assam, north eastern India. Few individuals of male and female plants of Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. were recorded along the ecologically fragile bank of mighty river Brahmaputra floodplains while surveying the Burachapori wildlife sanctuary, north eastern India for livelihood dependence of local people. C. bonduc faces a very high risk of extinction due to unsustainable harvesting for extracting medicine for treating malaria, flood, pollen availability and habitat fragmentation. This warrants immediate appropriate conservation measures; vegetative propagation through stem cuttings and tissue culture could rescue shortage of quality plant materials in the present case.