Some important socio-cultural flora of bhubaneswar

Some important socio-cultural flora of bhubaneswar

Botanical name

Ocimum canum

Calotropis gigantea

Mangifera indica (Fruit, Leaf and Twig)

Saraca asoca

Adzatrichta indica

Cynodon dactylon

Ficus bengalensis

Nelumbo nucifera

Tagetes patula

Ficus religiosa

Aristolochia indica

Lygodium flexuosum

Aegle marmelos

Citrus aurantifolia

Cassia fistula

Semecarpus occidentalis

Capsicum frutescens

Tamarindus indica

Murraya keonghii

Clitoria ternatea

Ziziphus mauritiana

Santalum album

Cocos nucifera

Curcuma longa

Saccharum officinarum

Couroupita guianensis

Sesamum indicum

Oryza sativa

Pongamia pinnata

Phyllanthus emblica

Musa acuminata

Calamus latifolius

Streblus asper

Ziziphus oenoplia

Dillenia indica

Shorea robusta

Butea monosperma

Bridelia retusa

Oryza rufipogon

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Piper betle

Elaeocarpus ganitrus

Ocimum basilicum

Punica granatum

Sanjeet Kumar
Ravenshaw University

Lasia spinosa : A tuber in Simlipal biosphere reserve forest, Odisha.

Lasia spinosa L. belongs to family areaceae , ia a aquatic marchy plant with a creeping rhizome, usually grows surrounding mountain river of Simlipal Biosphere reserve forest, Odisha..

Medicinal Value :-

•  Stem- boil and bath to relieve itching.
• Leaves - Relief of abdominal pain.
• Rhizome - Possessed a wide-ranging antioxidant activity.
• Anticestodal activity.
• Rhizome and leaf possess expectorant properties.
• the roots are boiled and the water to bath new born babies.
• Plants are used as anthelmintics (Tangpu et al,2004)

Fig - Leaf of Lasia spinosa L. in Simlipal Biosphere Reserve Forest.

Propagation :-

By dividing rhizomes, tubers and corms.

Distribution range :-

Asia -template and Asia-tropical.

Fig :- Rhizome and leaves of Lasia spinosa.

Refrences :-

• Medicinal plants of Thailand, vol 2
• http://www.davesgarden.com/
• G.H.K. Thwaites & J.D. Hooker, Enum.pl.zeyl. 336-1864.
• shefana , vol-14, 2009.
• Temjenmongta et al ,2006.

Sanjeet Kumar, NBPGR,