Absolutely right Aditya ji. this one of the ecological aspect of Mangroves and i can say as bioindication. Now a days the population of a. ilicifolius has come up to Rajnagar, around 60 km from estuary where once magrove was dominated. I found so many large patch of A.ilicifolius in Bhitarkanika.
regards prasad On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Adittya Dharap <adittyadha...@yahoo.com>wrote: > > > There is one more aspect of *A. ilicifolius*. The population of *A. > ilicifolius* is a good indication of how healthy that particular mangrove > forest is. If the population of this species is hight to very high, it is > an indication of degraded land. That is to say, a healthy mangrove forest > would have a limited population of* A. ilicifolius*! > > best regards > > Adittya > > > --- On *Sat, 12/3/11, prasad dash <prasad.dash2...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: prasad dash <prasad.dash2...@gmail.com> > Subject: [efloraindia:97385] [Efloraofindia_ Acanthus > ilicifolius_031211PD04_ Flora of Odisha] > To: "Indiantreepix" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > Date: Saturday, December 3, 2011, 1:07 PM > > > Dear all, Odisha is globallywell known for the amphibians in plant > kingdom, the mangroves. Located in the deltaic region formed by the rich > alluvial deposits of Brahmani, Baitarani and the Mahanadi, Dhamra River, > orissa in gereral and Bhitarkanika in perticular is the second largest > mangrove ecosystem in the world after Papua New Guinea in terms of species > diversity. There are 62 species of mangrove found in Bhitarkanika which > includes 32 true mangroves and the rest are assocites. Heritiera kanikensis > is Endemic to bhitarkanika. With this background i wl post some of my > earlier images of mangroves and their associates that i had taken during my > association with Regional Research lboratory (RRL) now known as Institute > of Minerals and Materials technology (IMMT), Bhubeneswar as a Senior > Research Felow on mangrove physiology. > > > > Dear members sending the photograph of *Acanthus ilicifolius** *from > Bhitarkanika > > Name of the species: *Acanthus ilicifolius** * > > Family: Acanthaceae > > Place of collection: Bhitarkanika, Kendrapada, Odisha > > Habit: Perennial herb > > Habitat: Wild, Wet evergreen forest > > > > > Regards > > > > Prasad > > -- > Prasad Kumar Dash > Ecologist, Orissa, India > email: > prasad.dash2...@gmail.com<http://us.mc1613.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=prasad.dash2...@gmail.com> > ph. 09437444241 > > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com ph. 09437444241
