Question

Collect the information on endangered plants and animal species from Maharashtra.

Answer 1

Enlarged plaints in Maharashtra-

• Amorphophallus commutatus: Commonly known as Shivala and used for tuber paste, applied externally to cure scabies.

• Carvia callosa (Wall) Bremek: Commonly known as Karvi and used to increase lactation in cattle.

• Ceropegia bulbosa Roxb: Commonly known as Kanwel, Khap Parkadu, used in ayurveda.

• Ceropegia oculata Hook: Used to cure child fever.

• Chlorophytum borivilianum Sant and Fern: Commonly known as Safed musli. The root of musali is used in the form of powder to treat freckles, deafness and as aphrodisiac.

• Curcuma inodora Blatt: Commonly known as van haldi and the tuber paste is applied externally to relieve muscle pain.

• Ensete superbum (Roxb) Cheesm: Commonly known as Chavan-kel, Rankel, Chowani, Kawder. The stem and unripe fruit is a form of vegetable. Mature stem is used to make fibre and leaves to serve food.

• Haplanthodes verticillatus (Roxb): Commonly known as Kateri, Jakara and the seed powder when mixed with cow milk increases stamina.

Answer 2

Endangered plants in Maharastra are as follows:

• Carvia callosa Bremek

This plant is used to increase lactation in cows.

• Curcuma indoors Blatt

This plant is known as van haldi used in toothpaste.

• Ensete superbum Cheesm

This is commonly known as Kateri, this plant seed powder mixed with cow milk it will increase the stamina

These plants have high medicinal values we can found these plants in western Ghats.

Endangered animal species from Maharashtra are as follows:

• Tigers, crocodiles, wild deer, and etc are lived in the forests of Maharashtra.

• White Rumped Vulture is an old species this Vulture population is declined dramatically in Maharashtra.

• Forest Owlet is also one rare endemic bird found in the Shrinking forests of central India.

These are some of the endangered plants and animal species from Maharastra.