Ethnobotanical uses of plants of Mandakini valley in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand
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Endangered, Mandakini valley, Medicine, Rare, RosaceaeAbstract
The present study describes ethnobotanical uses of plants in Mandakini valley of Rudraprayag district. Total 112 plant species in 100 genera and 63 families (both wild and cultivated) were recorded. These plants were categorised as herbs (59%), tree (28%), shrubs (10%) and climbers (3%). Ethnobotanically significant taxa were classified into eight different service categories like as medicine, edible, construction, oil, fodder, fuel, fibre and miscellaneous. The highest number of taxa (7 spp) were found of Rosaceae followed by that of Asteraceae, Lamiaceae (5 spp), Euphorbiaceae, Poaceae (4 spp), Cucurbitaceae, Solanaceae (3 spp), and Berberidaceae, Pinaceae, Adiantaceae (2 spp each). A total of 10 taxa such as Acorus calamus, Berberis chitra, Berginia straychi, Kalanchoe integra, Litsea glutinosa, Paris polyphylla, Potentilla fulgens, Satyrium nepalense, Taxus wallichiana, and Zanthoxylum armatum were observed to be of rare and endangered category, were found in the area. These plants should be conserved with sustainable management.
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