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    Reclaiming Calcicoles: New Insights into Lime Lovers

    October 8, 2024Updated:February 18, 20252 Mins Read
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    Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics
    Volume 16, Issue 1, March 2025, Pages 25-37
    Review Article
    https://doi.org/10.1177/0976500X241283120

    Ranjeet Kaur Parmar1, Vikrant Arya1, Amandeep Kaur Gill1, and Vinay Thakur2
    1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CT University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
    2Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government Pharmacy College Kangra, Nagrota Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh, India
    Corresponding author(s):
    Amandeep Kaur Gill, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CT University, Ludhiana, Punjab 142024, India. E-mail: amansatnamgill@gmail.com

    Abstract

    Calcicoles are never new to the evolutionary life forms in the ecological world. The ramifications of environmental extremes always facilitate the emergence of the functional and structural integrity of plants and calcicoles, which have been exuding through this. The word “calcicole” finds its roots in the writings of Nathaniel Colgan, “The Orchids of Country Dublin,” published in August 1895 in “The Irish Naturalist.” Calcicoles are likely to flourish under calcium-rich soil having a pH of more than five, which otherwise hinders the growth of plant species, causing detrimental effects on their physiology. They are often regarded as lime lovers or acidofuges and are classified based on Ca2+ stress resistance, soluble and insoluble Ca2+ and Mg2+, pH conditions of soil, occurrence, and habitat. There are various variables used to evaluate the calcicoles described in this review, such as the Index of calcifugy, Ellenberg’s indicator values, and Landolt indicator values to predict the influence of environmental factors in determining flora along with changes in vegetation in a particular area considering the ecophysiological or morphological features. Calcicoles have specific in-built mechanisms to cope with stress conditions by producing phytosiderophores (PS) and by involving ecto and ericoid mycorrhizal associations for the absorption of iron and phosphorus, and high control over cytosolic Ca2+ concentrations. Calcicoles are markedly distributed in various plant families like Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Amaranthaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Ericaceae, Primulaceae, Fabaceae, Gentianaceae, Rubiaceae, Plantaginaceae, Poaceae, Saxifragaceae, etc. The current review focuses on the ecological perspectives, special adaptive features, and phytopharmacological aspects of calcicoles.

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    Calcium, calcicoles, calcifuge, calcareous soil
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