Medicinal Plants Recorded from Pine Forest of Hills East Khasi District, Meghalaya

Sierra Rebecca Hynniewta; Athokpam Pinokiyo; H. Suchitra Devi; Meena Elangbam

doi:10.36808/if/2019/v145i5/145702

Medicinal Plants Recorded from Pine Forest of Hills East Khasi District, Meghalaya

Authors

Sierra Rebecca Hynniewta Lady Keane College, Shillong
Athokpam Pinokiyo Department of Botany, Dhanamanjuri University, Imphal
H. Suchitra Devi North Eastern Space Applications Centre, Umiam, Meghalaya
Meena Elangbam Manipur University, Indo Myanmar Road, Canchipur, Manipur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2019/v145i5/145702

Keywords:

Khasi Hills, Medicinal Plants, Pine forest.

Abstract

A total of 27 plant species have been collected and identified with their local names and local medicinal uses from Pine forests of East Khasi hills district, Meghalaya. These are represented by 16 families viz., Asteraceae with 7 spp., Rosaceae with 3 spp., Rubiaceae with 3 spp., Lamiaceae with 2 spp. and Anacardiaceae, Apiaceae, Commmelinaceae, Cyperaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Malvaceae, Melastomataceae, Smilacaceae, Plantaginaceae, Polygonaceae, Verbenaceae with 1 sp. each. These plants could be used for introduction in new pine forest plantations.

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