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R. Vijaya Sankar , K. Ravikumar , P. Ravichandran

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During botanical studies conducted in Thiruvannamalai District of Tamil Nadu State, India as a part of compilation ofthe district flora, Tinospora sinensis (Lour.) Merr. was collected from Javvadhu ('Javadi') hills. It is a Red Listed medicinal plant which also forms an addition to the Flora of Tamil Nadu. It is presented here in detail with nomenclature, description, distribution data, threat status and medicinal information.

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R. Vijaya Sankar , K. Ravikumar , P. Ravichandran

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During botanical studies conducted in Thiruvannamalai District of Tamil Nadu State, India as a part of compilation ofthe district flora, Tinospora sinensis (Lour.) Merr. was collected from Javvadhu ('Javadi') hills. It is a Red Listed mdicinal plant which also forms an addition to the Flora of Tamil Nadu. It is presented here in detail with nomenclature, description, distribution data, threat status and medicinal information.

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R. Vijaya Sankar ¹, K. Ravikumar ¹, N. M. Ganesh Babu ¹, D. K. Ved ¹

Affiliations
1 Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT), 74/2, Jarakbande Kaval, Yelahanka, Bangalore 560 064, IN

Abstract

Detailed botanical survey was carried out in Anapady Medicinal Plants Conservation Area (MPCA) during November 2003 which resulted in the documentation of 442 taxa of flowering plants including several endemic and threatened ones. Screening of literature showed that 58 taxa are additions to the flora of Palghat district. Of these, Desmodium zonatum Miq., Digitaria tomentosa (Koenig ex Willd.) Henrard and Peperomia pseudo-rhombea C.DC. form new reports to the state of Kerala. 34 of these taxa belong to the category of Red Listed medicinal plant species.

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