Mikania cordata (Burm.f.) Robins., (Asteraceae) occurring hitherto in Kerala state in Southern India has been collected from Coimbatore District of Tamilnadu, thereby extending its distribution as well as forming a new record for the state.

India is a versatile reservoir of medicinal plants of the world. The spectrum of medicinal flora is distributed in the terrestrial forest ecosystem, the alpine, the coastal region as well as the sea depth. Since centuries, the medicinal plants of forest have been invariably utilized by the humanity for the cure of various ailments. These plants are extensively used in traditional system of medicine. In this present work 34 species of medicinal plant belonging to 27 family are listed from Reang Tribes of North Tripura. These plants are reported to be effective for a number of diseases. The plants in this work are listed only on the basis of oral information. No pharmacological investigation of the plants mentioned here was carried out and as such this project does not suggest to use them.

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.

Parthenium hysteroph'orus L. an obnoxious, pan-tropical weed known to cause severe allergy and skin disorders amongst cattle  and human is also known to possess medicinal properties. The present paper describes some such medicinal uses of this plant especially for curing diabetes, which is hitherto unknown

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

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.

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 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 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.

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

Detailed external and internal features of cypselas of three species (Centaurea spinosa L., Cirsium spinosissimum (L.) Scop and Serratula tinctoria L.) of the tribe-Cardueae have been studied. Special attention has been given on the shape of cypselas, pappus structure, stylopodium, stylopodial structure, mesocarpic region of pericarp, testa, endosperm layer etc. The external and internal features of cypselas are very helpful for their characterization in fruiting stage.

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.

A brief study on the occurrence of certain Asteraceous plants, utilised in different aspects by the inhabitants both tribals and non-tribals of Assam and its neighbouring areas has been made. 43 species included in 40 genera belong to the family Asteraceae have been recorded in the present work. Most of the plants enumerated here are medicinally useful besides the food, fodder, insecticidal,ornamental and other purposes.

The present paper highlights the occurrence of Soliva anthemifolia (Juss.) R.Br. as a new generic record to the flora of Himachal Pradesh collected from Pong dam wetland area of district Kangra (H.P.). This species has been found hitherto unknown to the flora of Himachal Pradesh. Notes on its morphological characters, habit and habitat are given.

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.

Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce var. spectabilis (DC.) Randeria of family Asteraceae is reported as a new record from Darjeeling district of West Bengal.