Importance of Threatened and Common Mangrove Species, Excoecaria agallocha [L.], Sonneratia alba [L.] from Teramura Faliyu Near Varoli River Estuary, Khattalwada Village, Valsad District, South Gujarat

Abstract

We have studied the area of Mangroove forest near Varoli river Estuary of Teramura faliya, Khattalwada Village, Valsad District, South Gujarat. We have collected the mangroves species, Excoecaria agallocha (L.) is Threatened species according to the Gujarat Biodiversity Board. The estuarine area of Valsad District is an open mangrove region. The ENVIS (Environmental Information System) biodiversity data indicates that the mangrove region in Valsad District has consistently exhibited low density throughout its historical records. The genus Excoecaria agallocha (L.) comprise nearly forty species which are distributed in the Mangroove region of Asia and northwest Australia. (Poorna, et al., 2012) Excoecaria agallocha (L.) usually shed their leaves annually. Unlike most mangroves species, they do not have specialized aerial roots called pneumatophores that extend above the soil surface and supply the underground roots with oxygen. Different parts of Excoecaria agallocha (L.) including leaf and stem have therapeutic potential in traditional medicine for the treatment of various diseases it is helpful in future. Excoecaria agallocha (L.) leaf extract is useful in Antimicrobial activity, Anti-inflammatory activity, Anaglesic activity, Antiulcar activity, Antifilarial activity, DNA damage protective activity, Antidiabetic activity and stem extract is useful in Antireverse transcriptase activity, Antihistamine- release activity, Antitumor protecting activity, ideified by phytocompound throught GCMS (Gas Chromatography Mas Spectrometry) analysis.