Notes on the occurrence of certain rare and endangered medicinal plants from Velliangiri hills, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

This paper highlights the occurrence of seventeen rare and endangered medicinal plant species, which are being over exploited for their medicinal uses. Each species has been provided with correct nomenclature, family, vernacular name, description, distribution, ecology along with phenological data, status, medicinal uses and critical notes on red listed plants.