amarus has endured adaptive variation under different climate regimes, germinability potential of seeds and its biochemical nutrients constituents under natural habitats remains a threatening reality for in situ conservation of the species. Recently, researchers recognised the value of conserving the medicinal plant, but they are facing several challenges that hampered their efforts. Therefore, the species is likely to be extinct or loss of its habitat at a faster rate, so its long-term conservation is an important criterion to be considered. Despite having medicinal uses, this medicinal plant is not cultivated, so it has been gathered from wild sources and its availability will be challenged by herbivorous overgrazing and climatic change. More than 60% of the people in the developing countries depend on the herbal drug for their ailments. The whole plant extract is reported to contain alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, coumarins, tannins, terpenoids and lignans are responsible for its curative properties. It is one of the most essential ethnomedicinal herbs that is orally administered for jaundice, asthma, hepatitis and malaria, and is known to have diuretic, antiviral and hypoglycaemic properties. (Euphorbiaceae) is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of Central and South Asia. This study makes a case for the preservation of seasonal, short lifespan seeds such as P. This shows that viable seeds can be harvested and stored appropriately to ensure longevity. amarus seeds was found to be 12 months at 4 ☌ without moisture. However, the float seeds contained 33% less fat content than the sink seeds. Interestingly, the mature green seeds harvested and shade-dried within 0–3 days exhibited maximum sink percentage (55.8%) and showed a significantly ( p < 0.001) higher germination percentage with carbohydrate and proteins than the float seeds. The amplicons of 1150 bp in SCAR marker analysis and 6–7 ribs on seed surface shown by scanning electron micrograph confirmed that the wild-collected specimen is P. (Euphorbiaceae) using biochemical characteristics of seeds, besides taxonomical authentication of the species. The present study aims to understand the factors (here, seed types and storage conditions) that influence the germination potential of wild-collected Phyllanthus amarus L. Collection, authentication, optimisation of storage conditions and selection of suitable propagules for propagation and conservation are crucial in the case of wild-growing medicinal plants which have adaptive variations under different climate regimes.
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