Anthropogenic Disturbances and Invasion of <i>Mikania micrantha</i> Threaten <i>Rauvolfia serpentina</i> Populations in Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz (family: Apocynaceae), a threatened medicinal plant in Tropical Asia, faces rapid depletion due to unsustainable harvesting, human-mediated habitat alteration, and invasion of alien species. Lack of knowledge regarding its population status, ecology, and performance hinders effective species-specific conservation management plans. Therefore, we studied the population density and structure of R. serpentina and assessed the variation in its life history traits (e.g., adult plant height, adult stem diameter, adult canopy diameter, number of branches, fruit circumference, dry fruit mass, and reproductive output), and regeneration status among populations at four sites differentially disturbed from human pressure and invasion of Mikania

SUBMITTER: Neupane A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12720017 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature