Wetlands and diversity of angiosperm macrophytes in wetlands of Pune district in Maharashtra, India
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Wetlands, plateau, status categories, species richness, hydrophytesAbstract
The wetlands and wetland macrophytes play crucial role in the ecosystem with direct as well as indirect benefits of uncountable value. A study was undertaken to document angiospermic wetland macrophytes in Pune district, Maharashtra state, India. Results of the study revealed that, there are 11 categories of wetlands in Pune district including seven natural and four man- made. These wetlands harbour 457 angiosperms belonging to 72 families. Of these, 457 taxa, 204 taxa are under different categories as per IUCN, while 253 are not evaluated. Among recorded taxa, one is ‘Critically Endangered’ (Eriocaulon santapaui), three ‘Endangered’ (Iphigenia stellata, Eriocaulon richardianum and Dimeria hohenackeri), two ‘Vulnerable’ (Isachne bicolor and Utricularia albocaerulea) and 198 taxa are ‘Least concerned’. Total 67 Indian endemic taxa are recorded from the wetlands in the study area.
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