ABSTRACT:
India is rich in medicinal plant diversity, which is distributed in different geographical, environmental conditions and associated tribal & folk knowledge systems. The field study was carried out during November 18, 2015 to December 02, 2015 on the Campus of Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (Chhattisgarh.). A total 78 plant species belongs to 72 genera and 35 families were collected from the study area. All the plant species were identified and their ethnobotanical information was elucidated. Out of 35 families, 02 were monocotyledons (Poaceae and Liliaceae) and the remaining belongs to dicotyledons.
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