Earth Sciences

Volume 4, Issue 3, May 2015

  • Conservation Efforts of an Important Medicinal Plant (Taxus baccata Linn.) in West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh (India)

    Gibji Nimasow, Oyi Dai Nimasow, Jawan Singh Rawat, Leki Norbu

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 3-1, May 2015
    Pages: 1-10
    Received: 5 January 2015
    Accepted: 10 January 2015
    Published: 3 March 2015
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Conservation of Taxus Spp. (Yew)
    Abstract: Taxus is a small to medium sized tree, with red ‘berries’ (seed covered by arils), valuable for taxol or paclitaxel extraction used in the preparation of anti-cancer drugs (breast cancer and ovarian cancer), kaposi’s sarcoma (an AIDS related cancer) and over 20 such other indications. It is an evergreen tree found in the temperate forests with an a... Show More
  • Vanishing Taxus baccata L. Due to Unsustainable Exploitation and Climate Change in West Kameng and Tawang Districts of Arunachal Pradesh

    Gibji Nimasow, Oyi Dai Nimasow, Gendan Tsering

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 3-1, May 2015
    Pages: 11-18
    Received: 21 January 2015
    Accepted: 22 January 2015
    Published: 3 March 2015
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Conservation of Taxus Spp. (Yew)
    Abstract: Taxus baccata, a small to medium sized tree is valuable for extraction of taxol which is used in preparation of anti-cancer drugs (breast and ovarian cancer), kaposi’s sarcoma (an AIDS related cancer) and over 20 such other indications. The plant is rare, endangered and listed in Appendix II of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Specie... Show More
  • Taxus globosa Schltdl. (Taxaceae). Distribution and Diagnosis of an Endangered Yew

    Javier López-Upton, Xavier Garcia-Martí

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 3-1, May 2015
    Pages: 80-88
    Received: 20 March 2015
    Accepted: 21 March 2015
    Published: 28 April 2015
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Conservation of Taxus Spp. (Yew)
    Abstract: After prospecting the vast majority of the populations and consulting herbarium collections and literature, data of distribution and demography of the Mexican populations of Taxus globosa is presented. Besides, the global distribution as the status of the species and its ecology is reviewed. Some populations are well preserved, however most of the ... Show More