Volume 24, Issue 74, July - December, 2023

Status assessment of the two Acanthaceae species strictly endemic to Saddle Peak National Park of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Johny Kumar Tagore^♦, Raja P², Sebastian Soosairaj¹, Venkat Ramana M³, Jansirani P⁴

¹Department of Botany, St. Joseph’s College, Trichy – 620 002, Tamil Nadu, India
²The Rapinat Herbarium and Centre for Molecular Systematics, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
³University College of Science, Osmania University, Saifabad, 500 004, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
⁴Department of Botany, Madura College, Madurai – 625 011, Tamil Nadu, India

^♦Corresponding author
Department of Botany, St. Joseph’s College, Trichy – 620 002, Tamil Nadu, India

ABSTRACT

The paper showcases the up-to-date distribution and IUCN threat status evaluation of Justicia andamanica Vasudeva Rao and Staurogyne andamanica Ramana et al. (Acanthaceae), which are strictly endemic to Saddle Peak National Park, North Andaman. Field study data reveals that both these species are classified as critically endangered as per 2001 IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.

Keywords: Justicia andamanica, Staurogyne andamanica, Critically Endangered, Status Assessment, IUCN, Saddle Peak National Park

Species, 2023, 24(74), e68s1572

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v24i74.e68s1572

Published: 04 August 2023