Abstract

Important Medicianl Plant Conservation Areas (MPCAs) are selected in areas of high plant diversity and endemism in different vegetation types and ecoclimatic zones. Botanical studies of five MPCAs namely Athirapally, Peechi, Silent Valley, Perya and Eravikulam are made by KFRI and the results are reported here. As part of the studies an inventory of the flora of the area are made. The important medicinal plants of these areas are identified and recorded their properties and uses. Rare, threatened and endemic species are also recorded