Volume 22, Issue 70, 2021

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The study on Diversity and status of avifauna from Balmiki Ashram to Temple Tiger in Chitwan National Park, Nepal was explored during two visits (summer and winter) from January 2017 to December 2017. In total, 165 species of birds belonging to 11 orders and 47 families were observed. Sylviidae was the most dominant family with 19 species, and its relative diversity index was also found to be the highest (relative diversity index = 11.51). The analysis of data on residential status revealed that 120 species were residents, 36 species were winter visitors, eight species were summer visitors and only one species was passage visitor. The analysis of feeding habits showed that a maximum number of species (72 species) were omnivorous, 51 species were insectivorous, 34 species were carnivorous and eight species were frugivorous. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, 137 species were in the Least Concern category, 15 species were in the Near Threatened category, eight species were in the vulnerable category, three species were in the Endangered category, and two species were in the Data Deficient category. Thus, the Balmiki Ashram to Temple Tiger area in Chitwan National Park supports a sound avifaunal diversity. Its proper management will not only improve the situation for its resident species, but will also attract more migratory species in the future

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Diversity and Status of avifauna from Balmiki Ashram to Temple Tiger in Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Jha PK

The study on Diversity and status of avifauna from Balmiki Ashram to Temple Tiger in Chitwan National Park, Nepal was explored during two visits (summer and winter) from January 2017 to December 2017.

Species, 2021, 22(70), 175-186

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Studies on Grass flora of Savandurga forest from Karnataka India

Dhatchanamoorthy N, Sathya Sangeetha, Ravikumar K, Noorunnissa Begum S

The present work study provides an annotated checklist of grass flora in Savandurga forests of Karnataka, India

Species, 2021, 22(70), 187-199

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Brood parasitism by common hawk cuckoo: a report from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India with natural history notes

Priyadarshini D, Satapathy A

Brood parasitism is a characteristic breeding strategy seen mostly in Cuculidae birds. In the present observation, we report the parasitic behavior of Common Hawk Cuckoo on Jungle Babbler for the first time from Bhubaneswar, Odisha with photographic documentation.

Species, 2021, 22(70), 200-203

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Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya

Omar N, Naser G El-Mghrbi, Rebeh OR, Mohamed A Alaib, Abdul Hamid K Alzerbi

The piece of work has been designed to study the present-day vegetation and document the flora of wild plants of the Wadi El- Enaghar region eastern part of Libya

Species, 2021, 22(70), 204-217

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A New Population Record of Henckelia Lyrata (Gesneriaceae): A Critically Endangered Endemic Species from Southern Western Ghats, India

Arumugam S, Premkumar M, Murugan C

Henckelialyrata (Wight) A.Weber & B.L.Burtt is considered critically endangered species to Tamil Nadu and Kerala with only small number of population reported in wild from Courtallum hills of Tamil Nadu and from Idduki district of Kerala

Species, 2021, 22(70), 218-221

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Crotalaria leschenaultii DC. (Fabaceae): A poorly known species rare and endemic Legumes from the Eastern Ghats, Southern India

Dhatchanamoorthy N, Noorunnisa Begum S, Patturaj R, Mahendra Nath Mitta

Crotalaria leschenaultii DC., a rare and endemic species collected from Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu is reported for the first time from Eastern Ghats, India

Species, 2021, 22(70), 222-225

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Analysis

Distribution and the importance of non-viviparous and associate mangrove plant species in Coringa Mangrove Forest, Andhra Pradesh, India

Suvarna Raju P, Solomon Raju AJ

A total of twenty five non-viviparous and mangrove associate plant species have been recorded in Coringa Mangrove Forest.

Species, 2021, 22(70), 226-232

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Seed predation, myrmecochory, seed viability and seed germination in Croton scabiosus Bedd. (Euphorbiaceae), a deciduous endemic tree species in the southern Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India

Nagireddy L, Nazaneen Parveen S, Solomon Raju AJ

In Croton scabiosus, seed predation occurs in pre-dispersal stage. An insect species (unidentified) uses flower buds as ovi-position sites and the adults emerge during fruit maturation stage

Species, 2021, 22(70), 233-242

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Phylogeny of the genus Latrodectus (Araneae: Theridiidae) and two new species from the dry forests in the Magdalena Valley-Colombia

Rueda A, Lozano D, Muñoz-Charry V, VelásquezVélez MI, Amézquita A, Parra D, Realpe E

Black widow spiders (Theridiidae: Latrodectus) are known to wide audiences for their medical importance and to spider taxonomists for the striking variation in coloration and low differentiation in morphological structures like genitalia, setae number and location, and color pattern

Species, 2021, 22(70), 243-265

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Analysis

Wetlands of Suhelwa wildlife sanctuary and their potential in conservation of migratory avifauna, Uttar Pradesh, India

Kushwaha S, Kumar A, Marathe S, Marathe A

Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary is an important stopover site for migratory birds to the Indian subcontinent since ancient times as vivified in Buddhist literature

Species, 2021, 22(70), 266-273

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Flowering and flower-visitors of deciduous plant species in the dry deciduous forest ecosystem in Andhra Pradesh

Nagireddy L, Nazaneen Parveen S, Ch. Prasada Rao, Solomon Raju AJ

The dry deciduous ecosystem harbors only a few tree species but supports a luxuriant growth of grasses during wet season

Species, 2021, 22(70), 274-279

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Dynamics of Ecological Value and Biodiversity of Invasive Plant Species and Grass Species in Protected Areas (Study from Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, Nepal)

Khadka J, Mandal RA, Mathema AB

Invasive species are upsetting the native grass species in protected areas. However, there is limited study regarding the invasive species so far

Species, 2021, 22(70), 280-292

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Durban grass Dactyloctenium australe Steud. (Poaceae), an addition to the Flora of Telangana State, India

Siddabathula N, Paramesh L, Arigela RK

Dactyloctenium australe Steud. was collected from Telangana State and reported here as an addition to the Flora of Telangana.

Species, 2021, 22(70), 293-295

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Chrysopogon serrulatus Trin. (Poaceae), an addition to the Flora of Telangana State, India

Siddabathula N, Paramesh L, Vijayabhaskar RA

Chrysopogon serrulatus Trin. was collected from Telangana State and reported here as an addition to the Flora of Telangana

Species, 2021, 22(70), 296-299

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Analysis

Floral diversity across habitat types of Harike Wildlife Sanctuary, Punjab, India

Gautam S, Adhikari BS

The current study is conducted at Harike Wildlife Sanctuary with a precise multiple foot survey in different seasons and throughout all habitats, from September 2019 to March 2021

Species, 2021, 22(70), 300-317

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Achroiostachys bambusicola (Stachybotryaceae, Hypocreales) – A novel species of achrois fungus reported from Tansa Wild Life Sanctuary (Western Ghats), Maharashtra, India

Dubey R

A new species of Achroiostachys bambusicola (Stachybotryaceae, Hypocreales) is discovered from Western Ghats of India is illustrated, described and compared with related taxa

Species, 2021, 22(70), 318-322

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Analysis

Sterculia urens Roxb. (Malvaceae: Sterculiodeae): sexual reproduction and tree death due to traditional gum harvesting practice

Solomon Raju AJ, Purnachandra Rao S, Ch. Prasada Rao

Sterculia urens is a deciduous tree species with leaf shedding, flowering and leaf flushing taking place in succession from November to August. It is morphologically andromonoecious but functionally monoecious

Species, 2021, 22(70), 323-329

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Taxonomic notes on Acrachne borii, Acrachne sundararajii, Brachystelma telanganense and Striga scottiana

Arigela RK, Kabeer AAK, Sadasiviah B

The erroneous identity of Acrachne borii J. Swamy & Rasingam (Swamy et al., 2019), Acrachne sundararajii P. Umam., Muthuk. & P. Daniel (Umamaheswari et al., 1997) and Striga scottiana (Jeeva et al., 2012) are rectified and synonymised under Acrachne racemosa

Species, 2021, 22(70), 330-337

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A rattail grass Sehima ischaemoides Forssk., an addition to the flora of Telangana state, India

Siddabathula N, Paramesh L, Reddy VBA

Sehima ischaemoides Forssk., (Poaceae) is reported here as an addition to the grass flora of Telangana, collected from Ananthagiri hills, Vikarabad District, Telangana State

Species, 2021, 22(70), 338-341

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A new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India

Karuppusamy S, Ravichandran V, Uday Kumar M

Impatiens vaiyapurii is described as a new species from the Kolli hills of Eastern Ghats in Tamil Nadu, India. The species shares several morphological characters with I. dasysperma Wight, which is endemic to the southern Western Ghats

Species, 2021, 22(70), 342-347

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Floral biology and pollination in Stylosanthes fruticosa (Retz.) Alston (Fabaceae)

Rohini Latha K, Tirupati Rao YRKV

Stylosanthes fruticosa is a typical hermaphroditic procumbent under-shrub. It is autogamous but it is also melittophilous and psychophilous. Fruit is a typical pod and the seed dispersal involves autochory and hydrochory.

Species, 2021, 22(70), 348-351

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Anthophorid bee-pollination and autochory in Trichodesma indicum (L.) R.Br. (Boraginaceae)

Rohini Latha K, Tirupati Rao YRKV

Trichodesma indicum is an annual wet season herb. The flowers are white, hermaphroditic, nectariferous, and specially adapted for pollination by Anthophorid bees

Species, 2021, 22(70), 352-355

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Checklist

A preliminary checklist of spider fauna (Family- Araneidae) of Sulaipat village in the Odisha state of India

Arjun MS, Alby JM, Arun PR

Preliminary research of the spider diversity in Sulaipat village in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha was conducted during September 2020 and December 2020

Species, 2021, 22(70), 356-360

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New distributional record of a less known species Euphorbia venkatarajui to flora of Telangana state, India

Dara PK, Ravi G, Lingala P, Bharath SYP

Euphorbia venkatarajui Sarojin., is reported from the rocky area of Wazirabad village, Damaracherla Mandal, Nalgonda District of Telangana State and forms a new distributional record for the state of Telangana

Species, 2021, 22(70), 361-363

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Revised and an updated checklist of cyanobacteria in mangrove environments: Chroococcales, Chroococcidiopsidales, Gloeobacterales and Synechococcales

Arun TR, Tessy PP

Based on the literature about cyanobacteria from the mangrove environments of representing the orders, Chroococcales, Chroococcidiopsidales, Gloeobacterales and Synechococcales, we consulted 42 publications (national and international journals and books published from 1980 to 2020).

Species, 2021, 22(70), 364-387

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Sympodial epiphytic orchid Oberonia maxima C.S.P. Parish ex Hook.f. in Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India

Arigela RK, Kabeer AAK, Jalal JS

Oberonia maxima C.S.P. Parish ex Hook.f. is collected from the Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary, Palani Hills, Tamil Nadu, India and reported here as a new distribution locality in the Western Ghats

Species, 2021, 22(70), 388-391

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First records of Halpe aucma Swinhoe, 1893 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Nepal

Sajan KC, Neupane BP

Halpe aucma Swinhoe, 1893, also commonly known as Gold-spotted Ace, is reported for the first time from Nepal

Species, 2021, 22(70), 392-403

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Ipomoea parasitica (Kunth) G. Don (Convolvulaceae), a new plant record for Odisha, India

Das PK, Kamila PK, Panda PC

The wild occurrence of an interesting climber Ipomoea parasitica (Kunth) G. Don (Convolvulaceae) is reported from Koraput district as a new distributional record for the state of Odisha

Species, 2021, 22(70), 404-408

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Note on the presence of Symplocos cochinchinensis var. laurina (Symplocaceae) in the state of Odisha, India

Kumar SN, Mishra S, Kumar S

Symplocos cochinchinensis var. laurina, (Symplocaceae) was collected from Khandhar Proposed Reserve Forest (PRF), Barsuan Range, Bonai Forest Division, Odisha, India.

Species, 2021, 22(70), 409-413

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Polygala abyssinica R.Br. ex Fresen. (Polygalaceae): A new addition to the flora of Odisha, India

Kumar SN, Mishra S, Kumar S

Polygala abyssinica, an annual or perennial herb, reported here as a new record to the flora of Odisha, India from Bonai Forest Division, Odisha.

Species, 2021, 22(70), 414-416

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Flower color variations in Iphigenia indica (L.) Kunth – Colchicaceae

Arigela RK, Harikrishna P, Siddabathula N

Yellow coloured flowers of Iphigenia indica (L.) Kunth are reported for the first time from Telangana state, India

Species, 2021, 22(70), 417-419

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Analysis

Botanical view of the Baya Weaver’s choices in India

Arigela RK, Singh RK, Siddabathula N, Prasad K, Yadav BS

The Baya Weaver birds rely on the plants for the nesting process and food. The plant species used by the Baya Weaver in India for food, nest building material, nest site and roosting are provided here

Species, 2021, 22(70), 420-430

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Research

Floral biodiversity of Pangateng Tso (PTSO) high-altitude wetland of Eastern Himalaya

Kanwal KS

The current study was carried out around the Pangateng Tso (PTSO) highaltitude wetland area of Tawang district of Eastern Himalaya

Species, 2021, 22(70), 431-440

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