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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2020, Volume : 8, Issue : 6
First page : (420) Last page : (424)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8197

Assessing Medicinal Plants Biodiversity in and Around Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Saikh Sartaj Mohammed¹, Dhirendra Kumar Nayak² and Sandeep Rout^3*
1College of Forestry, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha, India
²Department of Nematology, College of Agriculture, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha, India  
³M.S.Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi, Gajapati, Odisha-761211, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: sandeeprout1988@gmail.com
Received: 19.08.2020 | Revised: 23.09.2020 | Accepted: 8.10.2020 

 ABSTRACT

An assessment of medicinal plants biodiversity in and around Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, by quadrats methods. The results shows the diversity of 25 most predominant medicinal plant species found near the surveyed area, trees (134 species) were the primary source of medicine followed by shrubs (116), herbs (96), vines (17), climbers (10), grasses (06), twiners (03), creeper (01) and fern (01). Vegetation still posses high demand for its medicinal properties.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Biodiversity, Ethno-botany, Medicinal plants.

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Cite this article: Mohammed, S. S., Nayak, D. K., & Rout, S. (2020). Assessing medicinal plants biodiversity in and around Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 8(6), 420-424. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8197