Preliminary assessment of plant community structure and arbuscular mycorrhizas in rangeland habitats of Cholistan desert, Pakistan. They can germinate, grow and reproduce successfully in saline areas which would cause the death of regular plants. 37-48. Habit-wise distribution of plant species of Cholistan Desert. Cholistan Desert has its high and low sand dunes, and also supports several varieties of plant species which provide food and refuge to animals, birds and insects. Papailionaceae and Zygophyllaceae are with 10 species. Direct Link | 201-226. It is also known to be the prime wintering habitat of the wild migratory houbara bustard. The dunes reach an average height of about 100-150 m [35] [28]. 12, 1954, pp. I. Ali, M. S. Chaudhary and U. Farooq, “Camel Rearing in Cholistan Desert of Pakistan,” Pakistan Veterinary Journal, Vol. 29, No. 44, No. Asteraceae is present with 9 species. Among the existing families, 33 families are dicotyledons, 4 families of monocotyledons and 1 family of gymnosperms (Table 1 The present study examines the flora of the Cholistan desert, which indicates that the flora of the Cholistan desert belongs to 154 plant species of 106 genera and 38 families. 2163-2168. 1, 2009, pp. The relative humidity is very low with high rate of evaporation [6]. M. S. Baig, E. H. Khan, M. R. Zaheer and M. Ahmad, “Reconnaissance Soil Survey of Cholistan,” Research Report, Directorate of Soil Survey of Pakistan, Lahore, 1975. S. I. Ali and M. Qaiser, “Flora of Pakistan 194-210,” Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi, 1993-to Date. 4, 2011, pp. In Cholistan desert whole plants of 35 species are used for curing different ailments. Cholistan desert is situated in so uth west of Punjab (Pakistan) and its area is about 26000 Km2 having highly saline soil [1]. The famous Marrecha breed of camel and Cholistani cattle are the backbone of the desert economy and livelihood1. 5, No. 10, 2002, pp. Wealth of medicinal plants of Cholistan desert, Pakistan
The vegetation of this desert consists of xerophytes, adjusted to low moisture, extremely hot temperature, and more salinity with wide variation of edaphic factors. National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Islamabad established in 1984, is the largest research centre of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC). 1, 2006, pp. C. Raunkiaer, “The Life Forms of Plants and Statistical Plant Geography,” Oxford, 1934. S. A. Chaudhry, “The Cholistan Desert. Home | About SCIRP | Sitemap | Contact Us. 8, No. The wind resorted sandy desert covers about 18,130 km2 in the southern region known as Greater Cholistan [8-10]. M. Arshad, G. Akbar and S. Rashid, “Wealth of Medicinal Plants of Cholistan Desert, Pakistan: Conservational Strategies,” Hamdard Medicus, Vol. Graphical respresntastion of life cycle of plant species of Cholistan desert. Mycorrhiza, 15: 606-611. Pak. The soil of the Cholistan desert is very poor in having organic matters. K. M. Matthew, “Flora of Tamilnadu Carnatic,” The Rapinat Herbarium, St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirapalli, 1981-1983, pp. M. Hameed, A. This, paper deals with the wealth of medicinal plant resources of Cholistan desert and their possible conservational strategies. Most common of them are below; The largest family was Poaceae with 34 species followed by Papilionaceae and Zygophyllaceae with 10 species while Asteraceae with 9 species respectively. R. C. Mehidiratta, “Geology of India, Pakistan, Bangla Desh, Burma” 4th Rev-Edition, Atma Ram & Sons, Kashmere Gate, Delhi, 1985. 7, No. During field visits, 5 plants of each species have been collected, dried and mounted on standard herbarium sheets. 15: Chaudhry, M.S., Z. Batool and A.G. Khan, 2005. Location map of the Cholistan desert. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. S. A. Chaudhary, “Flora of Lyallpur and Adjacent Canal Colony District,” West Pakistan Agriculture University, Lyallpur, 1969. In stark contrast to its arid desert landscape, the desert is home Dodhla Forest, one of Pakistan’s most well-protected rainforest. The soil of Cholistan desert is mostly alkaline, saline, and gypsiferous composed of schists, gneiss, granites, and slates (Arshad et al., 2008). With lush green vegetation of some of the rarest plant species of the country, this oasis of Cholistan Desert is one of its most unique features. R. R. Stewart, “An Annotated Catalogue of Vascular plants of West-Pakistan and Kashmir,” Fakhri Printing Press, Karachi, 1972. Among the existing families, 33 families are dicotyledons, 4 families of monocotyledons and 1 family of gymnosperms (Table 1). A. Chaudhary, M. A. S. Saeed, R, Qureshi, M. A. Ullah and M. Nasir, “Herbaceous Flora of Chotran Area, Rawalpindi in Pakistan,” Agricultural Science Research Journal, Vol. 1589-1596. List of plant species of Cholistan desert. A. Jabeen, M. A. Khan, M. Ahmad, M. Zafar and F. Ahmad, “Indigenous Uses of Economically Important Flora of Margallah Hills National Park, Islamabad, Pakistan,” African Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. Deserts are very much alive, and they host a wide range of fascinating plants … 5, 2007, pp. 1481-1488. Ethnobotanical Studies of Plant Resources of Cholistan Desert; Pakistan. The mean annual rainfall varies between 100 mm to 250 mm. A. R. Rao, M. Arshad and M. Shafiq, “Perennial Grass Germplasm of Cholistan Desert and its Phytosociology,” Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies, Islamia University, Bahawalpur, 1989. Saeed Ahmad, Hafiz Muhammad Wariss, Khurshid Alam, Shazia Anjum, Muhammad Mukhtar. The mean summer temperature is 34˚C - 38˚C, and the winter temperature is 15˚C - 20˚C with highest temperature reaching over 51.6˚C [7]. S. A. Chaudhary, “Grasses of Saudi Arabia,” National Agricultural and Water Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Water, Riadh, 1989. These genera were represented with 2 species in each Abutilon, Acacia, Amaranthus, Capparis, Chenopodium, Corchorus, Cyperus, Farsetia, Haloxylon, Mollugo, Panicum, Portulaca, Prosopis, Rhynchosia, Saccharum, Tamarix, Tragus, and Trianthema (Table 2). Cholistan Inst. Table 2. It will be helpful and serve for the conservation and sustainable utilization of plant resources of the area. The voucher specimens were deposited in the herbarium of Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur. Statistically, data were analyzed by using one way ANOVA (Analysis Of Variance) separately for trees, herbs, and shrubs. 967-971. The dis-. Wealth of medicinal plants of Cholistan desert, Pakistan. 763-784. Malvaceae, Portulaceae, Tamaricaceae and Tiliaceae are represented by 2 species. Migratory birds feed on desert insects and plants but due to overgrazing, drought, over exploitation of vegetation for fuel, timber and medicinal purposes, Cholistan desert is losing its biodiversity. 1, 2005, pp. 40, No. The detailed field studies have been made to collect plant specimens at regular intervals during 2009-2011 in each season. 993- 997. 7, No. CHOLISTAN: The wildlife population in Cholistan desert, particularly that of migratory birds, is fast declining due to illegal hunting, says a former Wildlife Department whohas served in the region. Because of the diverse topographic features and microhabitats, the study area had a great potential for flourishing a rich plant biodiversity. It will be helpful and serve for the conservation and sustainable utilization of plant resources of the study area. 85-92. Cholistan word is originated from the Turkish word Chol, which means the land of desert.Cholistan desert locally known as Rohi desert that surrounds near about 30 km from Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan and covering an area of 26,000 km 2 which is full of resources of medicinal plants. H. Shaheen and R. A. Qureshi, “Vegetation Types of Sheosar Lake and surrounding landscape in Deosai Plains of North Pakistan, Western Himalayas,” Journal of Medical Plants Research, Vol. Asclepiadaceae, Amaranthaceae and Solanaceae are represented with 5 species. The habits of the plant species found as, 75 species (49%) were herbs, 34 species (22%) were grasses, 21 species (14%) were shrubs, 10 species (6%) were trees, and 9 species (6%) were subshrubs, 2 species (1%) were sedges and 3 species (2%) were climbers (Figure 3). Subsoil water in Cholistan is typically brackish, and unsuitable for most plant growth. Main and A. H. Gill, “Diversity of Plant Species in Lal Suhanra National Park, Bahawalpur, Pakistan,” Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 17, No. 18, No. 1229-1232. 267-274. 53, No. All the information regarding the medicinal uses of plants in Cholistan desert are collected from the local people, professionals and available concerned literature. Figure 3. The climate of the Cholistan desert is sub-tropical, arid and semi-arid, scorching harsh, with monsoon rainfall influenced by periodic long droughts. J. Geography, 1-2: 83-100. desert with stunted and grazed shrubs, and a few trees. Aerial parts (ethanolic extract) of Halo … Hepatoprotective studies on Haloxylon Salicornicum: a plant from Cholistan desert 5, No. M. B. Abdullahi, S. S. Sanusi, S. D. Abdul and F. B. J. Sawa, “An Assessment of the Herbaceous Species Vegetation of Yankari Game Reserve, Bauchi, Nigeria,” American-Eurasian Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, Vol. M. Arshad, H. Anwar, M. Y. Ashraf, S. Noureen and M. Moazzam, “Edaphic Factors and Distribution of Vegetation in the Cholistan Desert, Pakistan,” Pakistan Journal of Botany, Vol. 6, 2012, pp. Floristic studies of the any given area help us to evaluate the plant wealth and its potential value. The vegetation of Cholistan desert comprises of xerophytic species adapted to wide range of severe temperature, moisture and edaphic conditions. 30, No. 124-128. 3, 2008, pp. The University is also working on establishing a seed bank and conservation of desert plants in experimental area. 312-317. Int j pharm phytopharm res 2020;10(2):138-47 4, 2002, pp. For the screening of antibacterial activity the arial parts of five medicinal plants, Boerrhavia diffusa (Itsit), Chorozophora plicata (Neel Kanth), Echinops echinatus (Unt-kantalo), Heliotropium europium (Gidhar tambakoo) and Tamrix aphylla (Lao), were collected from different areas of Cholistan Desert and they were identified at Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies. 1, 2011, pp. The plants are M. Arshad and A. R. Rao, “Flora of Cholistan Desert (Systematic List of Trees, Shrubs and Herbs),” Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany, Vol. A study on the ethno-veterinary usage of wild medicinal plants of Greater Cholistan desert of Pakistan was conducted from January, 2007 to December, 2008. Thesis, Govt. 3, 2010, pp. The pH ranges between 8.6 and 10.0 saline and saline-sodic respectively. Figure 1. 1Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan; 2The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan; 3Shakarpur Campus, Shah Abdul-Latif University, Khairpur, Pakistan. The Genus Cenchres and Eragrostis were with 4 species. 79-81. S. K. Marwat, M. A. Khan, M. Ahmad, M. Zafar, F. Ahmad and A. Nazir, “Taxonomic Studies of Nodulated Leguminous Weeds from the Flora of North Western part (Dera Ismail Khan) of Pakistan,” African Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 3, 1994, pp. 176-262. 20-25. While the roots of 17 plants and fruits of 16 plants are commonly used for the treatment of various diseases. 4, No. Yasin G, Anwer I, Majeed I, Sabir M, Mumtaz S, Mehmood A. Pharmacodynamics of Secondary Metabolites Extracts of Some Plants from Cholistan Desert in Altering in Vitro Human Haematological Indices . 10, 2009, pp. Native trees, shrubs, and grasses are drought tolerant. XLV, No. G. Akbar, T. N. Khan and M. Arshad, “Cholistan Desert,” Pakistan Rangelands, Vol. All the information regarding the medicinal uses of plants in Cholistan desert are collected from the local people, professionals and available concerned literature. Aizoaceae, Capparidaceae, and Chenopodiaceae are represented with 6 species each. Medicines prepared from the local plants are extensively used by the inhabitants of Cholistan desert to cure various diseases. Figure 4. H. Youcef, B. M. Lamine, B. Hocine, M. Rabah, L. Ali and M. B. Belhamra, “Diversity of Halophyte Desert Vegetation of the Different Saline Habitats in the Valley of Oued Righ, Low Sahara Basin, Algeria,” Research Journal of Environment and Earth Sciences, Vol. 979-992. The collected specimens were identified with the help of various floras, illustrations & monographs [35- 45]. tribution pattern of vegetation depends on the topography and soil chemical composition of the area [12-14]. S. Ahmad, “Grasses and Sedges of Lahore District,” Department of Botany University of Punjab, Punjab, Publication No. 3, 2008, pp. M. M. Balos and H. Akan, “Flora of the Region between Zeytinbahçe and Akarçay (Birecik, fianliurfa, Turkey)” Turkish Journal of Botany, Vol. H. M. Wariss, “A Contribution to the Flora of Lal Suhanra National Park, Bahawalpur,” M.Sc. D. N. Wadia, “Geology of India,” Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi, 1987. [30] Arshad et al., [31] and Wariss [32]. Ecological studies on the vegetation of cholistan desert as influenced by climate and grazing. Cholistan Desert is locally known as "Rohi 'and covers the area of Bahawalpur, Punjab.It adjoins the Thar Desert, extending over to Sindh and into India. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10722-005-8563-5, http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/pjbs.2002.1110.1113, http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/jbs.2002.267.274. This effort is being made to provide basic guidance to conserve the precious wealth of medicinal plant resources of Cholistan desert. M. Udayakumar, M. Ayyanar and T. Sekar, “Angiosperms, Pachaiyappa’s College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,” Check List, Vol. The life span or life cycle distribution of the plant species in the study area were represented by 79 species (51%) perennials and 75 (49%) annual species (Figure 4). Ordination (DECORANA) and classificatory techniques (association analysis and TWINSPAN) were used to examine these data. M. Arshad, M. Ashraf and N. Arif, “Morphological Variability of Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce, from the Cholistan Desert, Pakistan,” Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, Vol. NARC, with a total land area of approximately 1400 acres, is located near Rawal Lake, six kilometers south-east of Islamabad. There are no permanent natural surface water reservoirs. Graphical respresntastion of life cycle of plant species of Cholistan desert. 1110-1113. This volume presents new and additional information about the physiology and ecology of halophytic plant species and saline ecosystems. 61-71. of Desert Studies). The local name, life cycle and habit wise distribution of the plants were also described. Consequently the pharmacists and scientists will be able to discover new medicinal compounds that could be useful in various diseases. M. M. Bhandhari, “Flora of Indian Desert,” Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, 1978. Physical facilities in term of experimental fields, laboratories, green houses, gene bank, library/ documentation, auditorium, machinery & lab equipment repair workshops, stores, hostels, cafeteria, audio visual studios, are also available at NARC. " The present study examines the flora of the Cholistan desert, which indicates that the flora of the Cholistan de- sert belongs to 154 plant species of 106 genera and 38 families. 2, No. Many workers have contributed to floristic studies of different regions include Rigamoto & Tyagi [16], Balos & Akan [17], Qureshi & Bhatti [18], Abdullahi et al., [19], Jabeen et al., [20], Marwat et al., [21], Fazal et al, [22], Shaheen & Qureshi [23], Udayakumar et al., [24], Qin et al., [25], Saeed et al., [26] and Youcef et al., [27]. 25-34. 2, 1980, pp. Rain water is collected in “Tobas” man-made ponds or natural depression. The surviving fractions of M. luteus-chp37 after 18 days of desiccation, under RH 5, 27 and 100% were 2, 4 and 0.6%, respectively. 4, 2003, pp. Therophytes comprised of 74 species (48%), Chamaephyte 40 species (26%), Hemicryptophyte 18 species (12%), Phanerophyte 19 species (12%) and Cryptophyte 3 species (2%) of the flroa of the area. The Cholistan is a desert covering an area of 26,000 Km2 located between 27°42′ and 29°45′ N latitude and 69°52′ and 75°24′ E longitude (Figure 1) at a height of 112 m above sea level [13-16]. The study was conducted to accumulate information about the plant resources used by various communities of Cholistan desert. There are 131 plant species in Cholistan from 89 genera and 24 families. ", "Wealth of medicinal plants of Cholistan desert, Pakistan". The plant specimen was identified by research officer/ taxonomist, Mr. Hafiz Muhammad Waris from Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies (CIDS), The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Copyright ? R. R. Rigamoto and A. P. Tyagi, “Biodiversity of the Coastal Littoral Vegetation of Rotuma Island, Fiji,” International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Vol. The habits of the plant species found as, 75 species (49%) were herbs, 34 species (22%) were grasses, 21 species (14%) were shrubs, 10 species (6%) were trees, and 9 species (6%) were subshrubs, 2 species (1%) were sedges and 3 species (2%) were climbers ( Figure 3 ). Its length is 480 km and 32-192 km varying breadth[].Cholistan desert is uniquely located wild land of its … 2, 2009, pp. 615-625. S. I. Ali and E. Nasir, “Flora of Pakistan, 01-215,” Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi, 1970-2002. A. S. Leopold, “The Desert New York,” Time-Life International, New York, 1963. rhizosphere of plant growing in the Cholistan desert of Pakistan. The Brela or Malgade with high yielding camel breed come to the desert after the monsoon. A floristic survey of Cholistan desert was carried out during 2009-2011 and total of 38 families, 106 genera and 154 species were documented from the area. Cholistan received heavy monsoon downpours along with the Indus valley civilization including Mohenjo Daro and Harappa of world’s oldest civilization about 5000 years ago. 1-127. Plant collection and extraction. Among families, 33 families belong to Dicotyledons of 79 genera and 115 species, while the 38 species of 26 genera belong to 4 families of Monocotyledons and 1 family of gymnosperms with 1 genus and 1 species. 3, 2012, pp. College Bosan Road Multan, Multan, 2006. Graphical respresntastion of life cycle of plant species of Cholistan desert. 3, 2008, pp. 210-217. 3, 2008, pp. The vegetation of this desert consists of xerophytes, adjusted to low moisture, extremely hot temperature, and … 1923-1931. R. Qureshi and G. R. 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