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
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ABSTRACT

Depletion of biodiversity at an alarming rate with burgeoning anthropogenic activities has necessitated inventorying, monitoring, conservation and management of medicinal plants in their natural habitats. This paper highlights the diversity and regeneration status of medicinal plants Medicinal Plants Conservation Areas (MPCAs) at Shirgunji in Uttara Kannada coast of Karnataka. A total of 122 medicinal plants were recorded during the field sampling. Shirgunji MPCA had high disturbances due its proximity to villages. Species such as Knema attenuata, Nothopegia sp, etc., occur in higher proportion. Important medicinal plants in the area and views of local stakeholders are discussed.

 

 

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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.
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Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
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