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FLORISTIC COMPOSITION AND ETHANOBOTANICAL PRACTICES OF SACRED GROVES OF NEMMARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, KERALA
Divya K.R.*, K.Manonmani
ABSTRACT
Conservation of plants and animals by the indigenous people is very
common. They believe trees are the places of gods. Sacred groves are
the example of this conservation. These are locked information sites,
but the secret of herbs and their medicinal uses are known by the
people residing near it. Field studies on floristic composition and
ethanobotanical practices of the sacred groves of in and around
Nemmara village, Palakkad district, Kerala was undertaken. A total of
50 plants species belonging to different families were recorded. The
mode of mythical and therapeutic uses and conservation practices of
these plants by the local people have been recorded from eight sacred
groves.
Keywords: floristic, ethanobotanical, Nemmara, Palakkad, sacred
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