Floristic composition and utilization of ethnomedicinal plant species in home gardens of the Eastern Himalaya

Nazir A. Pala; Biplov C. Sarkar; Gopal Shukla; Nakul Chettri; Shovik Deb; Jahangeer A. Bhat; Sumit Chakravarty

doi:10.1186/s13002-019-0293-4

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 1 Scientific name of documented species, families, ecological status, and other indices

From: Floristic composition and utilization of ethnomedicinal plant species in home gardens of the Eastern Himalaya

Botanical name/accession number	Family	Local name	NI	F (%)	IVI	UV	FL (%)	CI
Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. (10061)^a	Acanthaceae	Kalo meg/kal meg	16	10.67	2.66	0.093	93.75	0.048
Hygrophila schulli (Ham.) M.R. and S.M. Almeida Almeida (10068)^a	Acanthaceae	Kulekhara	49	32.67	4.88	0.073	22.45	0.033
Justicia adhatoda L. (UBKV FOR 328)^b	Acanthaceae	Basakpata	40	33.33	4.31	0.140	42.00	0.111
Justicia gendarussa Burm.f. (UBKV FOR 329)^b	Acanthaceae	Bishalyokoroni	72	29.33	6.43	0.107	36.36	0.071
Acorus calamus L. (UBKV FOR 252)^b	Acoraceae	Bogh	34	22.67	3.87	0.027	11.76	0.024
Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr.	Anarcardiaceae	Jiga	87	58.00	7.43	0.013	4.60	0.056
Centella asiatica (L.) Urban (10097)^a	Apiaceae	Thankuni	89	59.33	7.56	0.467	78.65	0.091
Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. (10089)^a	Apocynaceae	Chatim	44	22.67	4.65	0.033	23.53	0.167
Rauvolfia serpentinea (L.) Benth. ex Kurz. (UBKV FOR 271)^b	Apocynaceae	Sarpaganda	72	29.33	6.43	0.040	13.64	0.143
Cocus nucifera L. (UBKV FOR 309)^b	Arecaceae	Narkel	160	51.33	11.06	0.067	12.99	0.091
Asparagus racemosus Willd. (UBKV FOR 255)^b	Asparagaceae	Shatamuli	19	11.33	2.98	0.020	25.00	0.029
Ageratum conyzoides (L.) L. (UBKV FOR 29)^b	Asteraceae	Gandhe	17	10.67	2.79	0.080	12.50	0.063
Oroxylum indicum (L.) Kurz (10111)^a	Bignoniaceae	Surimala	29	15.33	3.73	0.080	52.17	0.037
Ananas comosus (L) Merr. (UBKV FOR 282)^b	Bromeliaceae	Anaras	109	46.67	8.39	0.020	4.29	0.077
Carica papaya L. (UBKV FOR 298)^b	Caricaceae	Paypay	88	36.00	7.27	0.027	7.41	0.200
Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex Dc.) Wight and Arn.(10,087)^a	Combretaceae	Arjun	21	8.67	3.69	0.073	84.62	0.031
Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. (UBKV FOR 45)^b	Combretaceae	Bahera	7	4.67	2.06	0.047	22.22	0.036
Terminalia chebula Retz. (10124)^a	Combretaceae	Haritaki	25	16.00	3.30	0.107	66.67	0.063
Cuscuta europaea L. (10121)^a	Convolvulaceae	Sarnolata	28	18.67	3.47	0.040	46.43	0.077
Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken (10091)^a	Crassulaceae	Patharkuchi	74	46.67	6.50	0.280	45.71	0.200
Equisetum arvense L. (10159)^a	Equisetaceae	Harvanga	17	7.33	3.38	0.033	18.18	0.031
Phyllanthus emblica L. (UBKV FOR 263)^b	Euphorbiaceae	Amloki	50	21.33	5.19	0.033	86.67	0.125
Jatropha curcas L. (UBKV FOR 264)^b	Euphorbiaceae	Bharenda	44	24.00	4.61	0.080	33.33	0.037
Euphorbia hirta L. (10079)^a	Euphorbiaceae	Lal dudhi	71	47.33	6.35	0.020	5.63	0.167
Clerodendrum infortunatum L. (10070)^a	Lamiaceae	Vati	85	56.00	7.28	0.107	19.05	0.048
Mentha arvensis L.	Lamiaceae	Pudina	76	50.67	6.69	0.113	22.37	0.056
Ocimum gratissimum L.	Lamiaceae	Ram tulsi	19	12.67	2.86	0.027	21.05	0.031
Ocimum sanctum L. (UBKV FOR 267)^b	Lamiaceae	Tulsi	135	90.00	10.65	0.533	89.63	0.077
Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link. (UBKV FOR 331)^b	Lamiaceae	Kanchisa	101	67.33	8.37	0.067	6.93	0.333
Vitex negundo L. (10069)^a	Lamiaceae	Nishinda	29	18.67	3.55	0.040	21.43	0.047
Cinnamomum tamala (Buch.-Ham.) T.Nees and Eberm.	Lauraceae	Tezpata	31	19.33	3.71	0.020	10.34	0.077
Cinnamomum verum J.Presl	Lauraceae	Dalchini	17	4.67	4.64	0.013	28.57	0.024
Punica granatum L. (UBKV FOR 345)^b	Lythraceae	Dhalim	43	20.67	4.66	0.020	9.68	0.130
Abroma augusta (L.) L.f. (10104)^a	Malvaceae	Allot kamal/ulatkambal	72	29.33	6.43	0.107	36.36	0.116
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. (UBKV FOR 324)^b	Malvaceae	Jawa phul	143	80.67	10.68	0.027	33.16	0.029
Azadirachta indica A.Juss (UBKV FOR 256)^b	Meliaceae	Neem	31	16.00	3.88	0.147	87.50	0.063
Tinospora sinensis (Lour.) Merr. (10137)^a	Menispermaceae	Gulancha	14	9.33	2.53	0.040	14.29	0.167
Mimosa pudica L. (UBKV FOR 93)^b	Mimosaceae	Lajjawati	58	38.67	5.48	0.093	5.17	0.094
Streblus asper Lour. (10084)^a	Moraceae	Shaora	61	24.67	5.85	0.053	2.70	0.059
Moringa oleifera Lam. (UBKV FOR 336)^b	Moringaceae	Sajana	23	12.00	3.39	0.053	16.67	0.067
Averrhoa carambola L. (10056)^a	Oxalidaceae	Kamranga	24	14.67	3.27	0.120	9.09	0.043
Piper betle L. (10120)^a	Piperaceae	Pan	128	85.33	10.18	0.280	32.81	0.167
Piper nigrum L. (UBKV FOR 268)^b	Piperaceae	Golmarich	96	64.00	8.03	0.067	10.42	0.071
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (UBKV FOR 261)^b	Poaceae	Dubbaghass	136	87.33	10.60	0.240	26.09	0.070
Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. (10122)^a	Rhamnaceae	Kul	79	52.67	6.89	0.020	43.04	0.333
Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa (10062)^a	Rutaceae	Bael	40	20.00	4.44	0.093	46.67	0.154
Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng. (10063)^a	Rutaceae	Curry pata	85	51.33	7.17	0.020	3.90	0.095
Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettest	Scrophulariaceae	Brahmi	32	21.33	3.73	0.033	15.63	0.095
Datura metel L. (UBKV FOR 262)^b	Solanaceae	Dhatura	52	34.67	5.08	0.153	44.23	0.108
Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. (UBKV FOR 279)^b	Xanthorrhoeaceae	Aloe vera	77	50.00	6.73	0.207	70.67	0.167
Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb.	Zingiberaceae	Jhanglihalud	28	18.67	3.47	0.033	14.29	0.273
Curcuma longa L. (10081)^a	Zingiberaceae	Halud	108	72.00	8.84	0.247	34.26	0.077
Zingiber officinale Roscoe. (10082)^a	Zingiberaceae	Ada	111	74.00	9.04	0.187	25.23	0.333

NI number of individuals, F frequency, IVI importance value index, UV use value, FL fidelity, CI cultural importance
^aSpecies identified from Taxonomy of Angiosperms and Biosystematics Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of North Bengal
^bSpecies identified from herbarium of Department of Forestry, UBKV

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