| Pak. J. Bot., 42(5): 2967-2971, 2010. | Back to Contents | ||||
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE RED LIST OF THE PLANTS OF PAKISTAN
JAN ALAM* AND S. I. ALI
Abstract: In this paper, the conservation status of 19 taxa is given according to IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. Of these, Asparagus gharoensis Blatter is now extinct; Scaevola plumierii (L.) Vahl., and Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb., are regionally extinct; Allium gilgiticum Wang & Tang, Arabidopsis brevicaulis (Jafri) Jafri, Christolea mirabilis (Pamp.) Jafri, Consolida schlagintweitii (Huth) Munz, Elymus russellii (Meld.) T. A. Cope, Mattiastrum karakoricum Podlech & Sadat, Plantago baltistanica Hartmann and Saxifraga duthiei Gandogar are possibly extinct; Androsace russellii Y. Nasir, Asperula oppositifolia Reg. & Schmalh. subsp. baltistanica Nazim., Astragalus clarkeanus Ali, Berberis pseudumbellata Parker subsp. gilgitica Jafri, Haplophyllum gilesii (Hemsl.) C. C. Townsend and Tanacetum baltistanicum Podlech are critically endangered, while the remaining two taxa i.e., Aconitum violaceum Jacquem. ex Stapf var. weileri (Gilli) H. Riedl and Rhodiola saxifragoides (Fröd.) H. Ohba are vulnerable.
Centre for Plant Conservation, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan |
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