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

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 throws light on the economically important Cyperaceous taxa found in Uttar Pradesh. The Sedge family Cyperaceae is represented in the state by 128 species, 1 sub-species and 7 varieties belonging to 17 genera out of which 31 species belonging to llgenera are used for various purposes in different localities of the state.

River Chittar is a perennial stream that runs along the eastern and southern boundaries of Tropical Botanic Garden & Research Institute situated at Palode, Thiruvananthapuram district. In the year 1997 an ecotaxonomic study was undertaken to analyse the flora in and around this river (approximate length of 25 km) which revealed that the plants recorded fell under 4 divisions, 50 families, 78 genera and 81 species.

The present report is an effort to analyse the above recorded plants in terms of their economic importance, especially with reference to the local communities; it has come to light that 35 plant species including trees, ferns and aquatic angiosperms constituting the river vegetation have innumerable uses which are enumerated  here.

The present paper deals with 81 flowering plants of economic importance other than plants of medicinal value (63 cultivated/introduced and 90 wild) of Buldhana district. The major cash crops grown extensively in the area are Arachis hypogaea L., Gossypium herbaceum L., and Musa paradisiaca L. The cultivated/ introduced plants are arranged according to their uses and wild species have been enumerated alphabetically and for each species correct binomial with authority, basionym wherever needed, family to which it belongs in bracket, local marathi name if any in inverted commas followed by details of uses, collector’s name and number have been provided.