December 2016

Floral diversity of the littoral vegetation of Southeastern Nigeria

An investigation of the floral diversity of the littoral vegetation of Akwa-Ibom State coastline of South eastern Nigeria was carried out using quadrat and transects techniques. The results revealed three (3) vegetation types viz: coastal/shoreline, mangrove and secondary forest vegetation. Although, the most encountered ecosystem was the mangrove yet, coastal vegetation had the highest flora diversity of 100 (47%) as...

Author(s): Olowokudejo, J. D. and Oyebanji, O. O

December 2016

Diversity complex of plant species spread in Nasarawa State, Nigeria

This research was carried out to assess the plant species diversity in Nasarawa State, Nigeria with a view to obtain an accurate database and inventory of the naturally occurring plant species in the state for reference and research purposes. This preliminary report covers a total of nine local government areas in the state. The work involved intensive survey and visits to the sample sites for this exercise. The...

Author(s): Kwon-Ndung, E. H., Akomolafe, G. F., Goler, E. E., Terna, T. P., Ittah, M.A., Umar, I.D., Okogbaa, J. I., Waya, J. I. and Markus, M.

December 2016

Determination of informant consensus factor and fidelity level of ethnomedicinal plants used in Misha Woreda, Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia

In developing countries, traditional medicines occupy a central place among rural communities since they contribute to provide health care to them. However, studies on the identification and documentation of medicinal plant (MP) species used for treatment of various ailments, plants parts used, remedies, preparation and administration of herbal drugs have been scarce, especially to determine the consensus factor among...

Author(s): Gebreyes Tumoro and Melesse Maryo

December 2016

Plant diversity in terai grassland vegetation: a landscape level assessment with special reference to north-eastern uttar pradesh, India

The landscape level plant diversity was measured in Terai grassland of north-eastern Uttar Pradesh. The field assessment, based on random quadrats, was undertaken at 11 sites, sampling an area of 333.75 ha. The grassland vegetation was comprised of a greater species richness compared to old-field vegetation. The grassy landscape as a mosaic of grassland patches contained 287 species in the sampled quadrats, which...

Author(s): S. Srivastava, A. Dvivedi, S. K. Rai and R. P. Shukla