Abstract

DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN KURUNG KUMEY, EAST KAMENG AND WEST KAMENG DISTRICTS OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH: THEIR SYSTEMIC CONSERVATION

Rama Shankar*, A.K. Tripathi, Shazia Neyaz, Gyati Anku, M.S. Rawat, K.S. Dhiman6

Abstract

The state of Arunachal Pradesh is lying at the Northeast extremity of India which is bordered with China in the North and partly Northern east, Myanmar in the East, Assam and partly Nagaland in South and Bhutan in the West. The topography of the state is hilly tract with altitudinal ranges traversing from tropical to sub-tropical, temperate up to alpine zones which develop scope for the occurrence of diverse type of biodiversity of which the medicinal plants are the major component. Districts of West Kameng, East Kameng and Kurung Kumey are geographically stretched in the western part of Arunachal Pradesh wherein also the vegetation distribution is from tropical upto alpine type of forests. The study was carried out to assess the potential of medicinal plants with its Global positioning in different localities. Field studies were made with collection of plants material and recording data as per GPS positioning and population studies by using quadrate for herbs and line transect for tree species. Records were maintained by preparing herbarium vouchers and identity of plants by matching with authenticated samples by the Botanical Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh and Eastern Circle Shillong. Medicinal plants belonging to99 species from 87 genera and 59Families were recorded and the GPS positioning and population status has been described in tabular form.

Keywords: Kurungkumey, Picrorhiza kurrooa, Berginia ciliata, Nyishi tribe.