Medicinal uses of 84 angiospermic plant species belonging to 82 genera belonging to 40 families were used by valaiyans in their traditional modes of treatment of diseases and various ailments like wounds, cuts, stomach pain, diabetes, fever, eczema, dandruff, cold, body heat, poisonous bites etc., are presented in this paper.

Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts of Tamilnadu are located in the northwest corner of Tamilnadu. They are part of Deccan plateau and Mysore table land, occupied at an altitude of 300-1200m. The vegetation is scrub jungle and dry deciduous forest. 1200 species of flowering plants belonging to 120 families are present in these 2 districts. 237 species are trees, 136 species are shrubs, 81 species are climbers 485 species are herbs. 258 species are monocotyledons and 945 species are dicotyledons. Fabaceae (Leguminosae) is the largest family with 111 species. Botanical survey of India southern circle Coimbatore (1981-1988) studied the flora of these 2 districts in its flora Tamilnadu analysis. Mathew K.M. (1981-90) Rapinat herbarium Tiruchirapalli made a thorough survey on the flora of these districts. The common trees are listed in the table with common name and local name. Morethan 100 economically important medicinal herbs are distributed here. Rubia cordifolia, Gloriosa superba, Decalepis hamiltonii, Pterocarpus santalinus, Caralluma attennuata, Santalum album, Crataeva magna, Aristolochia indica, Aristolochia bracteolata are rare plants. More than 1000 villages are located in these two districts. The barren unused lands can be planted with native drought resistant trees and shrubs and enrich the green belt around villages. The districts are known for mango and tamarind and tomato. Granite industry is also a major activity here. The Hosur and Denkanikota area is well known for cut flower and vegetable production

Lagerstroemia microcarpa Wight (Lythraceae) collected from village Patri of tehsil Sailana district Ratlam, for the first time from to the Madhya Pradesh state. The morphological features, up to date nomenclature, time of flowering - fruiting, ecological notes and photographs of this species have been presented in this paper.

Habenaria foliosa A.Rich. belonging to family of Orchidaceae is recorded for the first time from Saurashtra. The complete description and photographic illustration of the specimen is provided here for its easy identification.

The present study provides the ethnomedicinal-lore of West District of Sikkim Himalaya and it’s variety of tribals they are using these wild ethnomedicines in their daily life for the common health problems. The current study reveals the rarely known ethnomedicinal plants collected from the same region with their utility in regular ailments and it has been made during plant samples collection from West Sikkim forest area to CDRI, for primary biological screening programme to find out new drug molecules for the development of new drugs. The current field survey gives an enumerative account of 25 plant species, belonging to 21 families which are being used by the local tribal inhabitants of the same area for the treatment of various common ailments. Each plant is enumerated alphabetically with correct binomial, vernacular name, family, part used, mode of administration and dose duration of the herbal medicinal preparations are properly documented and given here to enrich the authenticity and value addition for further research.

Present study deals with the documentation of ethnomedicinal plants of Khanapur and Belgaum areas of Karnataka in the Northern Western Ghats, South India. The study resulted in the documentation of 91 medicinal plant species belonging to 51 families used to cure 64 types of diseases. Habit wise distribution of medicinal plants indicates that the trees are used maximally, followed by herbs, shrubs and climbers. Eight plant species are in use to treat both wounds and fever; six species each are for bone fracture and male/female fertility problems. However, the scientific validation is required to prove their efficacy and ultimately to develop newer herbal drugs.

Arunachal Pradesh, the largest state of N.E. India covers an area of 83,743 sq km.Out of this 68,757 sq km is covered by forests. It has a very rich flora containing many rare endangered and endemic plants with 4500 species of Angiosperms including 525 species of Orchids, 450 species of medicinal plants, 45 species of bamboos, 20 species of canes and 35 species of Gymnosperms. The state is mountainous with altitudes ranging from 150 to 5500 m and above. According to the altitude the forest types are also different. The inhabitants of this hill state are tribal people and are mainly dependent on nature for their food, house and household equipment, treatment of diseases and other day to day needs. This paper is to highlight the medicinal plants used by the Nishi (Nishing) people of  Arunachal Pradesh, for treatment of diseases.

The present paper reports addition of three species for the Flora of Marathwada

The paper reveals the result of exploration of ethnomedicinally important angiospermic plant taxa growing in the tribal locality of Nepal. Attempts were made to collect information from tribal people, Ojhas and Hakims regarding their uses against various diseases. The plants were identified botanically, arranged alphabetically along with their family names, local names (Hindi and Nepali),habit, flowering and fruiting period and uses of different parts.

Tirunelveli hills are situated in southern tip of the Western Ghats of India, which are inhabited by Kani tribals. The paper presents the information on 13 less known ethnomedicinal plant species belonging to 10 families, traditionally used in the treatment of various diseases. For each plant, botanical name, vernacular name, part(s) used, popular medicinal use, forms of preparation and applications of the herbal remedies are provided. Uses of these plant are found to be new, compared to the medicinal and ethnomedicinal plant literature of the country.

This work includes 35 rare and locally threatened medicinal plants collected from different parts of Bankura district in West Bengal and their ex situ conservation in the Medicinal Plant Garden of Bankura Christian College Campus. These plants are extensively used by Santal, Lodha, Sabar, Bauri, Behula and Tili communities for their ethnomedicinal properties. Due to over exploitation these plants are facing a serious threat to their existence in the district.

A survey of the ethnomedicinal plants used by the Irula tribe of Palghat district, Kerala, India was conducted and 40 medicinal plant species belonging to various genera of 23 families are reported. The botanical identity of the plant with local name, mode of preparation of medicine, application and administration are communicated in this paper.

The undivided Kalahandi district was a grand repository of vegetable wealth of which medicinal plants were plentiful. Of the 62 tribes inhabiting in Orissa, about 54 tribes are present in this region since they are utilising various forest products to meet the necessities of life sustenance. However, in course of time the forest cover has been reduced mostly due to over exploitation of woody elements. One of the important aspects of tribal lifestyle is utilisation of indigenous medicinal plants to cure various ailments. Due to depletion of medicinal plants there is also shrinkage of this knowledge among them. Hence, a floristic exploration of medicinal plants has been launched upon during 1997-1999. This has yielded 229 angiospermic species under 197 genera belonging to 76 families. These have been properly identified and are preserved in the form of herbarium specimens in the P.G. Department of Botany, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. Their nomenclatures have been updated. In the present checklist, the species are arranged alphabetically with corresponding families and local Oriya names. Different parts used to cure diseases have also been appended. Need for the conservation of rare and less known medicinal plants has been highlighted.

The state of Maharashtra in Western Ghats possesses one of the richest Pteridophytic floras of the country as far as the species diversity is concerned. This paper represents the occurrence of Leptochilus decurrens Bl. forma lanceolatus a new fern generic record in the Fern flora of Maharashtra from Chandoli National Park (Sangali District), India. Details are given of its nomenclature, description, distribution and ecological notes on species are presented in this paper

The present paper mainly deals with the bio-diversity of Hailakandi District and its conservation. The paper also deals with the habitat and distribution of plants in different localities of the district. A large varieties of Pteridophytes and Angiosperms were collected from the natural habitat which exhibits various kinds of diversities. Out of the total 188 plants 43 species were Pteridophytes & 145 species were Angiosperms. The present survey work revealed that amongst the pteridophytes, dominant families are found to be Polypodiaceae and Pteridaceae.On the otherhand, among the Angiosperms, plants belonging to the family Asteraceae, Orchidaceae & Leguminosae (Fabaceae) were dominant in comparison to others. Since the habitat and the plant biodiversity of the area have been degraded in a big way, appropriate conservation measures have been discussed and recommended.

Diodia teres Walt., an annual herb native to tropical and subtropical America, is newly recorded from Kolli hills, Eastern ghats, Tamilnadu. It is characterized by the four to eight fimbriate stipules and four persistent sepals in the capsule. The morphological description and illustration of D. teres are provided in the present work.

The  paper  deals  with  34  plants  of  medicinal   importance   along  with  their vernacular names, process of medication and their doses.

Six species of plants have been recorded from Akola district, Vidarbh region of Maharashtra as a noteworthy record.

Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the trijunction hilly tract of Pali, Rajsamand and Udaipur district of Rajasthan, India. Extensive floristic survey was carried out during the year 2000–2011 to document flora of Kumbhalgarh WLS and 515 plant species belonging to 106 families have been recorded. The higher generic coefficient (68.15%) of flora of this sanctuary indicates that the sanctuary have more varied habitats and intergeneric and intrageneric competition in the floral component. All the species are enumerated in the present paper along with their botanical name, family and habit

The present communication is based on a survey of the folklore uses of medicinal plant in Ranikhet region of district Almora . An extreme field study in the remote localities of the district was carried out and information on the folk utilization of medicinal plants was gathered from the rural inhabitants. In the present study, as many as 44 plant species are reported as important ethnomedicines from Ranikhet region.

Frequent ethnomedicinal surveys were conducted between August 2004 and March 2008 in different tribal inhabited villages of Ratlam district (M. P.). An effort has been made to explore some ethnomedicinal uses of gums obtained from 9 Angiosperm plant species used by the tribal community. For each species the information relating to the botanical names followed by local names, methods of administration and prescribed dose has also been given

The genus Monothecium is reported as an addition to the Flora of Eastern Ghats. A brief description, nomenclature, ecology and other relevant notes are provided for identification of the taxon in the field.

This paper records fifty nine species belonging to forty two genera of family Asteraceae, collected from Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary. A comparison with an earlier published works revealed that twenty one species were not recorded previously from the study area and seven species recorded earlier could not be collected during present study. Among the species recorded, Eupatorium adenophorum and Parthenium hysterophorus are known invasives, while further studies are needed to determine the invasive potential of Enydra fluctuans and Soliva anthemifolia.

This paper deals with angiospermic taxa of Bijnor belonging to the family Asteraceae. A total of 59 species belonging to 45 genera are reported.

Flora is one of the important biological, ecological, sociological and edaphic factors of an area. It is essential for sustaining all animal life of an area and also for maintaining heritable environment for that life. Adequate knowledge of flora is necessary for planning sustainable development of that area. The present study focuses on flora of Udayagiri forests located in the northern side of Nellore district

The genus Barleria is represented by 26 species in India; while Khanna et al. reported 9 species (excluding Barleria acanthoides) of it from Madhya Pradesh. Barleria acanthoides has been reported from Gujarat, Haryana, Maharshtra, Panjab & Rajisthan states of India. The present communication facilitates to include Madhya Pradesh also in the list.

Hydnocarpus pentandrus (Buch.-Ham) Oken is reported as an addition to the flora of Eastern Ghats. It is presented here with detailed nomenclature, description, ecology, uses and notes on its conservation.

During the course of study of Flora of Kashmir valley, a total number of 124 families of seed plants of Kashmir have been recorded. A bracketed key to their identification has been prepared with a view to facilitate the students in their identification. The key is essentially based on easily seen characters and every attempt has been made to make it workable in the field as well as in laboratory. As far as possible multiple characters have been used in the leads to make the key work in vegetative, flowering and fruiting states of our plants. In regard to botanical nomenclature the international botanical nomenclature (1987) has been followed

The paper provides an account of 166 species under 136 genera and 67 families of medicinal angiosperms of Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Local names,flowering & fruiting periods, localities of occurrence and medicinal uses are given.

This paper provides brief ethnomedicinal uses of 69 plant species belonging to 63 genera and 43 families used by the Munda and Santhal tribes of Mahilong forest range of Ranchi district, Jharkhand. These plant species have been arranged alphabetically with their family, life form, local name, locality, ethnomedicinal uses and voucher number.

The study highlights the medicinal plants used for treating cuts and wounds by the tribals of Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh. It yielded 46 species of plants covering 45 genera and 34 families. Six plants are exclusively used for cuts, 19 for wounds and 21 for both. One plant species and 8 practices each for cuts and wounds and 11 for both were found to be new.

The paper deals with 11 taxa of Smilax L. and one species of Heterosmilax Kunth (Smilacaceae) from Assam. Smilax lanceifolia,S. aspericaulis, S. ocreata and S. zeylanica constitute additions to the flora of Assam. A key to the species, detailed description,illustrations, and ethnobotanical notes are provided for the species enumerated.

Eurya ceylanica Wight (Theaceae) is a new distributional record for India.

Bergia aestivosa Wight & Arn. (Elatinaceae) collected from villages Sarwania and Bambori, for the first time from the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh state. The morphological features, up to date nomenclature, time of flowering - fruiting, ecological notes and photographs of this species have been presented in this paper

    The paper reports 102 plants medicinally used traditionally by the tribals of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in Palakkad district of Kerala State. The study was conducted during the period 2003 to 2006. The Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary is the home of four tribal commu-nities, viz. Kadars, Malasars, Malamalasars and Muduvans. Data were collected by Participatory Rural Appraisal, questionnaire survey and interview with elder people. During the study, data on 102 plants used to cure common ailments were collected. Among them, 10 species are used for cuts and wound healing, 13 species for cough and cold, 4 species for treating snake-bites, 4 species for head-ache, 7 species used to control dysentery, 3 species for jaundice etc. Besides botanical identity of the plants, local names, application and administration of medicines are communicated in this paper.

The present paper deals with the 96 plant taxa, reported additions to the flora of Anantapur district after Pullaiah and Yesoda (1989). A brief description to individual taxa is provided.

Madhya Pradesh is rich in floristic as well as ethnic diversity. It comprises 50 districts and forest covers 30.9 % of the total area of the state. More than 41 tribal communities resides in or around the forests and depend mainly on forest resources for their daily requirements like food, fodder, fibre, gum, resin, tannin, wood, medicines, dye for ascertaining the ethnobotanical status of the state. Presently, there are a number of ethnobotanical studies in different tribal inhabited localities of Madhya Pradesh are being carried out actively. The paper deals with the 52 species of ethnomedicinal plants belonging to 50 genera and 37 families used as antipyretic agents by the tribals of Madhya Pradesh. The information has been gathered by field survey and from available literature.

The present paper outlines the occurrence of some common plants used for toothache in different areas of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Ethanobotanical data were collected through semi structured interviews using the checklist interview method by means of field herbarium of the most commonly used species in the district. We recorded total 23 species of plants of which one belongs to gymnosperms and rest 22 belonging to 21 angiospermic families

Thunbergia coccinea is reported as an addition to the flora of South India. Detailed description, nomenclature, phenology and other relevant details are provided for easy identification and better understanding of the taxa.