ABSTRACT

This paper deals with the wild plants of Mansarovar region and vicinity. In order to maintain their way of life, urban inhabitants also rely on the natural services provided by the wilderness in protected areas. Indigenous communities have made significant contributions to the creation and maintenance of the environment via the use of their traditional knowledge and practices. Wild plants are part of nature’s biodiversity and people living in the vicinity of Mansarovar region use abundant plant biodiversity as purposes of fodder, fuel, food and medicine etc. The dominant vegetation of the study area is Calotropis procera and Parthenium hysterophorus. A total of 32 wild plants were collected, belonging to 30 genera and 17 families. A list of plant species along with their habits, family and uses are given. As the results shows that herbs share the largest proportion with 16 species followed by shrubs with 7 species along with trees with 9 species. Among the 32 plant species, 23 plant species are used as medicinal, 8 plant species are edible, 6 plant species are used as fodder, 5 plant species are used as fuel and 2 plant species are used as timber. Keywords: Wild plants, Biodiversity, Traditional knowledge, Dominant Vegetation
Publication date: 01/08/2024

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2024/13.8.8227