Diversity and Regeneration Status of Medicinal Plants in Medicinal Plants Conservation Area (MPCA) at Shirgunji of Uttara Kannada District, Central Western Ghats.
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, Karnataka, India, http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy
Email: grrao1@gmail.com, mds@ces.iisc.ernet.in, cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in

ANNEXURE

Annexure 1: Checklist of plants with their habit, distribution, medicinal uses, habitats and traded medicinal plants of Shirgunji MPCA. (Note for Habitat: Evg-Evergreen to semi-evergreen; MD-Moist deciduous; SS-Scrub, Savanna; RS-Roadside, Waste lands, Walls; STM-streamside; MSW-Marsh, Wet areas; Pl-Plantations; GR-Grasslands)

Sl no

Family

Genera

Habit

Distribution

Medicinal Use

Habitat

Traded

1

Fabaceae

Abrus  precatorius

Climber

M

EVG, MD, SS

T

2

Fabaceae

Abrus  pulchellus

Climber

M

EVG

3

Fabaceae

Acacia  concinna

Shrub

M

EVG, MD

T

4

Lauraceae

Actinodaphne hookeri

Tree

Endemic

M

EVG

5

Acanthaceae

Adhatoda  zeylanica

Herb

M

MD, SS

T

6

Orchidaceae

Aerides  maculosa

Herb

Endemic

EVG, MD, SS

7

Simaroubaceae

Ailanthus  excelsa

Tree

M

RS, Pl

 

 

 

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Citation : G. R. Rao, M. D. Subash Chandran and T. V. Ramachandra, (2015). Diversity and Regeneration Status of Medicinal Plants in Medicinal Plants Conservation Area (MPCA) at Shirgunji of Uttara Kannada District, Central Western Ghats. My Forest-March-June 2015, Vol. 51, pp: 85-99.
* Corresponding Author :
Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India.
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