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ABSTRACT
An account of 12 species of Medicinal Angiosperms found in the Eastern Uttar Pradesh, is presented in this paper. Nomenelature, Vernacular name(s), phonological Data and uses are provided.
KEYWORDS : Convolvulaceous,Medicinal Plants,Eastern U.P.
Eastern Uttar Pradesh in floristically very rich. Some attempts have been made on botanical exploration of the area. But no attempt has been made to assess medicinal plants belonging to the families Convolvulaceae of this region. In view of the rich floristic diversity, lack of information on medicinal plant wealth and recent changes in political boundaries, present studies were undertaken to assess the diversity of the medicinal flora of the area under study.
Present communication provides data about 12 spices of flowering plants. Accepected names, vernacular names, family, flowering fruiting period, localities and medicinal uses of the species are presented (Srivastava, 1976; Srivastava et al. 1987; Srivastava,1993, Siddiqui and Dixit1975).
MATERIALSANDMETHODS
Field work was performed from 2010-2012 in different seasons, viz pre-monsoon, monsoon and post - monsoon in different...