Commiphora wightii (Guggul) - Critically Endangered species: A case study from Aravallis of Haryana, India-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Commiphora wightii (Guggul) - Critically Endangered species: A case study from Aravallis of Haryana, India

Published:2024-01-30 Issue:4 Volume:30 Page:202-219
ISSN:0971-9415
Container-title:Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Non-Timber Forest Prod.

Author:

Naithani Harsh¹,Negi Ranjana²^ORCID,Yadav Subhash³

Affiliation:

1. Forest Research Institute (FRI)

2. Forest Research Institute

3. Haryana Forestry Training Institute

Abstract

Guggul (Commiphora wightii) is much sought after for its gummy oleoresin, commonly used in Ayurvedic medicines, in perfumes and as incense. The plant is being overexploited and its population in nature is depleting. The species has now been put in the “Critically Endangered” category by the IUCN. The species is restricted to dry regions of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Haryana. The authors conducted ecological studies in the Aravallis of Haryana and located it in the districts Faridabad, Gurgaon, Mewat, Rewari, Mahendragarh and Bhiwani. Their observations are presented in this paper.

Publisher

Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh

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