TY - JOUR AU - PATEL, Suresh K. AU - KACHHIYAPATEL, Ronak N. AU - SINGH, Anirudh P. AU - RAJPUT, Kishore S. PY - 2015/12/13 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Status of Isoetes coromandeliana L.f. and Equisetum debile Roxb. ex Voucher in Gujarat State, Western India JF - Notulae Scientia Biologicae JA - Not Sci Biol VL - 7 IS - 4 SE - Research articles DO - 10.15835/nsb749696 UR - https://notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/9696 SP - 441-443 AB - <p style="text-align: justify;">Occurrence of<em> Isoetes coromandeliana </em>L.f. in natural ponds of Harni, Savali and Tuwa (India) is known since 1956 by earlier workers. <em>Equisetum debile</em> Roxb. ex Voucher was also reported in 1962 growing as wild at Savali. Available literature indicates that <em>I. coromandeliana </em>falls under the category of ‘near threatened’ in Asian continents and as an ‘endangered species’ at national (India) level. In the current field work study, the authors could not locate the investigated species from the locations earlier documented by researchers. Few saplings of <em>I.</em><em> coromandeliana </em>were observed at Talod and Vaktapur near Gandhinagar, a new location for the species. In contrast, <em>E. debile</em> appeared to be lost in wild from Gujarat. Their extinction from earlier reported locations is associated with anthropogenic pressure and thus legal action for their protection is needed. The present paper suggests further survey and habitat based studies and recommends conservation and management action plans based upon the ecology of the habitat.</p> ER -