Pakistan
Review Article
Conservation Status of Cornus macrophylla: An Important Medicinal Plant
from Himalaya
Author(s): Saira H, Bibi Y, Ilyas N, Iqbal M, Hussain M, Saeed M, Mazhar R, Zahoor M, Shaheen S and Safdar ISaira H, Bibi Y, Ilyas N, Iqbal M, Hussain M, Saeed M, Mazhar R, Zahoor M, Shaheen S and Safdar I
Cornus macrophylla is important traditional and endangered plant species of western Himalaya. In Pakistan it is found in Nandiar and Hillian sub-valleys of district Battagram in range of 1800-3000 m. It is also present in China, Japan, Afghanistan, and India from 1500-2700 m. C. macrophylla stem bark contains flavonoide ontents. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN), red list C. macrophylla lies in vulnerable category. However, C. macrophylla exists beneath criteria D of critically endangered species in Pakistan as only 47 full.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2332-2543.1000186
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