Research Note | Published: 30 September 2025

Ex-situ conservation through grafting in Garcinia imbertii  (Clusiaceae): A critically endangered and endemic tree of the southern Western Ghats

Sainudeen Muhammed Shareef and Ettickal Sukumaran Santhosh Kumar

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 32 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 178-181 | 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2025-M6VG77 | Cite this article

Abstract

Garcinia imbertii Bourd. (Clusiaceae) is a critically endangered and endemic tree species confined to the southernmost Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India. This study reports a pioneering effort in the successful interspecific grafting of G. imbertii onto G. celebica L. rootstocks. The technique provides an effective method for clonal propagation and serves as a valuable tool for the ex situ conservation and ecological restoration of this threatened species.

Keywords

Approach grafting, Critically endangered, Endemic, Interspecific, Root stock, Tree species

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Shareef, S.M. and Kumar, E.S., 2025. Ex-situ conservation through grafting in Garcinia imbertii  (Clusiaceae): A critically endangered and endemic tree of the southern Western Ghats. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 32(3), pp.178-181. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2025-M6VG77

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 19 August 2025

Manuscript Revised on 24 September 2025

Manuscript Accepted on 26 September 2025

Manuscript Published on 30 September 2025

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