During the course of botanisation in North Maharashtra region (India), the present author observed some species deserving urgent conservation. ‘Rabani’ shifting cultivation, ethnobelief, religious offerings and unrestrained exploitation for miscellaneous purposes are the principal causes of threat to the rare, endemic and/or potentially important species in the region. Efforts are, therefore, needed for their protection and monitoring alternative measures suggested.
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Manuscript Published on 01 December 2001
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