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Probable Potential Medicinal Plants of Andaman & Nicobar Islands


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1 Botanical Survey of India, Port Blair, India
 

The paper deals with 72 probable potential medicinal plants belonging to 63 genera and 39 families of Andaman and Nicobar Islands for curing various ailments among different ethnic societies. Out of 70 species, 6 are endemic to these islands and 8 species extend to South East Asia except mainland India. The information has been gathered by field survey and from literature.
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B. K. Sinha
Botanical Survey of India, Port Blair, India
K. C. Malick
Botanical Survey of India, Port Blair, India

Abstract


The paper deals with 72 probable potential medicinal plants belonging to 63 genera and 39 families of Andaman and Nicobar Islands for curing various ailments among different ethnic societies. Out of 70 species, 6 are endemic to these islands and 8 species extend to South East Asia except mainland India. The information has been gathered by field survey and from literature.