Inventorization of medicinal and aromatic plants of Daranghati Wildlife Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh
| dc.contributor.advisor | CHAUHAN, N.S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | URVASHI | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-23T11:10:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-02-23T11:10:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT The present course of study was undertaken for making preliminary survey of plant wealth of Daranghati Wildlife Sanctuary. The study area is situated between 310-22I-00II Latitude and 310-28I-00II North Latitude and 770-47I-00II and 770-51I-00II East Latitude. A total of 214 species, belonging to 168 genera and 78 families were collected from the different locations of the proposed study area and described with botanical name, families, local/common name (s), official parts, economic and ethno botanical importance. Out of total species 182 belongs to dicots, 15 to monocots, 07 to gymnosperms and 09 to ferns and 01 to lichen. Among the dicots, the most represented family was Asteraceae (28 genera and 36 species), whereas, 27 families were found to be having single genus and species. Among the monocots, the most represented family was Orchidaceae (4 genera and 4 species), whereas, 6 families were having single genus and species. Among the gymnosperm, Pinaceae (4 genera and 5 species) was found to be the most represented and Taxaceae, Cupressaceae are the least represented families Polypodiaceae (1 genera and 2 species) was found to be the most represented family among ferns. 90 plant species based on the available literature were listed as having Medicinal and Aromatic importance and also the ethno botanical information about 68 species collected from the area based on the interactions with local elderly people, village Pradhans, women folks, Vaids, Amchies and Graziers etc. have been documented. The plant species are also classified on the basis of their economic utility, of which 49 species are useful as bee flora, 16 timber yielding species, 41 of landscape value, 16 yielding tans and dyes, 1 species yielding resin, 17 species useful as fodder, 46 species having ethno-medicobotany, 19 edible and 7 have species insecticidal properties. Out of total collected plant species Berberis aristata DC., Taxus wallichiana L. fall under the category of critically endangered species as per IUCN and CITES convention. The area still possesses rich representation of herbal wealth. This attempt is only an initiation and further extensive and intensive exploratory studies are needed for better understanding and utilization of these resources on sustainable basis for the generations to come. The documentation and inventorization of these resources, knowing the status of individual species; taking remedial measures for their conservation and above all documenting the traditional usages for the benefit of the society, both for the present as well as the posterity are needed to highlight the newer resources of drugs required for the treatment of incurable and dreadful diseases, the world is fighting against. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810002446 | |
| dc.keywords | plant wealth,Daranghati Wildlife Sanctuary. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | UHF,NAUNI,SOLAN | en_US |
| dc.sub | Forest Product and Utilisation | en_US |
| dc.subject | null | en_US |
| dc.theme | plant wealth,Daranghati Wildlife Sanctuary. | en_US |
| dc.these.type | M.Sc | en_US |
| dc.title | Inventorization of medicinal and aromatic plants of Daranghati Wildlife Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |