AN INVENTORY OF SOME TANNIN YIELDING PLANTS OF VIJAYNAGAR FOREST IN SABARKANTHA DISTRICT OF NORTH GUJARAT

Authors

  • Manasi N. Chaudhary Department of Botany, Bioinformatics and Climate Change, Gujarat University, Navarangpura, Ahmedabad
  • Dr. Hitesh A. Solanki Department of Botany, Bioinformatics and Climate Change, Gujarat University, Navarangpura, Ahmedabad

Keywords:

Vijaynagar, Traditional, Tannin Yielding Plants, Survey, Uses, Documentation

Abstract

Vijaynagar forest region of Sabarkantha district is situated in north eastern part of Gujarat state. It is rich in plant diversity which has a great economic value. The present research work is based on tannin yielding plants. The plants are: Neem (Azadirachta indica), Karanj (Derris indica), Aval (Cassia auriculata), Babul (Acacia nilotica), Mishwak (Salvadora persica) and Kamboi (Phyllanthus reticulatus). The main aim of this study is to document the of morphological characterization and ethnobotanical importance as well as traditional knowledge about wild tannin yielding plants. Results were arranged in systematic order of botanical names, English name, local or vernacular name, family, locality, occurrence, habit, habitat, flowering and fruiting season and traditional ethnobotanical uses. Ethnomedicinal data were collected from local Vaidiyas and Bhagats. Photographs of plants have been presented. In preliminary survey, the data were collected during the fieldtrip. The purpose of this article is to documentation of general information and utilization of six tannin yielding plants have also been presented in a broader scale.

References

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Published

01-11-2024

How to Cite

Manasi N. Chaudhary, & Dr. Hitesh A. Solanki. (2024). AN INVENTORY OF SOME TANNIN YIELDING PLANTS OF VIJAYNAGAR FOREST IN SABARKANTHA DISTRICT OF NORTH GUJARAT. International Educational Applied Scientific Research Journal, 9(11). Retrieved from https://ieasrj.com/journals/index.php/ieasrj/article/view/382