Grasses contribute tremendously to the earth’s green mantle of vegetation. They are one of the most widely distributed groups of angiosperms with gross morphological complexity. The grasslands of South India, especially Vagamon hills are represented as centre of Endemism due to their exceptional bio-diversity. There are 77 species of grasses recognized from the Vagamon hills. Out of the 77 Species of grasses 18 are endemic to Peninsular India.25 Species of grasses recognized as exotic alien Species in the study area. Also this research has focused on the ecological environment of the study area

Rampa agency constitutes hilly northern part of East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh State, India. The major tribes of the study area includes, Kondareddis,Valmiki’s Konda kapus, Koyas, and Konda kammars. The present paper reports 62 ethnomedicinal plants, along with the plants that are of use for fiber, timber value, house construction, house hold purposes, etc.

The paper deals with ethnomedicinal uses of 72 plant species which have not been recorded so far in the earlier literature. The ethnomedicinal information was collected from Gond, Korku and Gaiki tribes of the Betul district. The plant species mentioned in the paper are used to cure various ailments, viz. asthma, conjunctivitis, diabetes, diarrhoea, dysentery, elephantiasis, eczema, fever, gastro-enteritis, hypertension, headache, impotency, insanity, itching, kidney stones, leprosy, leucoderma, lumbago, liver disorders, mouth sores, paralysis, piles, rheumatism, skin eruptions, toothache, wounds, worms and spermatorrhoea. Botanical name and vernacular name /s (wherever available), family name, uses and locality along with field number have been provided.

The present paper deals with the study of ethno-botanical importance of 116 plants species fewer than 97 genera belonging to 52 families of district, Odisha, India. Different plants available in the locality used by the tribes like Barhia (Binjal), Sabar, Kond, Gond, Munda,Mirdha, Harijan, Shet,Barik, Majhi, Nayak, Oran andPandeyare summarized. Out of 13 tribes Barhia, Sabar, Kond, Gond tribes are predominated in this district. The valid scientific names, vernacular names, habits, localities, plant parts used and their ethnobotanical uses are given

Syzygium fergusonii (Trimen) Gamble, an indo- Sri Lankan Myrtaceous species reported from Anamalai hills of Tamil Nadu was recently collected from the Pettimudi forests of Kerala forms a new distributional record to the state. It is described with a brief description to facilitate its easy identification

Ethnobotanical uses of gums obtained from 14 angiospermic trees by tribals of Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have been recorded in this paper.

33 species belonging to 31 genera and 22 families are used by the tribes and local people of Karauli district for different ailments particularly in the corridor and catchment areas of Panchana Dam Irrigation Project in eastern Rajasthan.

Comparative uses of plants by Munda and Asur tribals of Netarhat plateau,Chhotanagpur and Singhbhum district of Bihar has been presented in this paper.

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.

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.

Ethnic communities have always played the key role in the conservation of natural resources through their harmonious living with nature. Thus tribal people play very important role in conserving biodiversity. The most important fact is that modernization has made changes in their lifestyle and their younger generations are void of many of their traditional knowledge. Ulladans are one of the most prominent tribal communities of Kerala state. Vocationally they are engaged in the collection of plants and plant products especially having medicinal property for the treatment of various ailments. Many of the ladies were home nurses, locally called as ‘Vayattatis’. They know about the unique herbal medicines used in pre and post delivery periods and have various customs and beliefs related with this. The present paper deals with few polyherbal formulations commonly called as ‘Vedhuvellam’, medicated water used for the post delivery bathing by using plants and plant products. Post delivery treatments play a very essential role in the future healthy well being of women. These traditional methods are still followed by the members of this tribal community

Various parts of a very limited number of plant species are used by the aborigine tribes of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands as major food items. These include fruits and seeds of Artocarpus spp., fruits of banana, coconut, Pandanus spp., seeds of Cycas rumphii and tubers of Dioscorea spp. Honey is also relished by all the  tribes.