Journal of Biodiversity & Endangered Species

Propagation and ex-situ conservation of Endocomia macrocoma subsp. prainii (Myristicaceae) from the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal

Abstract

Mathew SP, Chitra CR and Anilkumar C

Endocomia macrocoma (Miq.) W.J. de Wilde subsp. prainii (King) W. J. de Wilde is a Myristicaceae member with a wide range of geographical distribution in Yunnan, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, Northeast India, Andaman Islands, West Sumatra, West Java, New Guinea and Philippines. Seed germination experiments of the taxon under controlled conditions has been carried out at JNTBGRI seed bank with the seeds obtained from the JNTBGRI field gene bank accessions introduced as part of the ex-situ germplasm conservation of the Andaman-Nicobar floristic components outside the islands. The protocol standardization for seed germination of Endocomia macrocoma subsp. prainii from the Andaman Islands is documented here for the first time with illustrations.