Survey on the RET-listed Medicinal Plants in Thadagamalai Range of Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu

Abstract

Medicinal plant survey was conducted and assessed the endemic, endangered and threatened medicinal plants in Thadagamalai range of Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary during the year 2011-2013. There are 25 RET-listed species enumerated and further analysed their distribution with various threat categories both global and regional scale. Cycas circinalis is only one species were identified critically endangered and other species are endangered (8 species), vulnerable (11 species) near threatened (4 species) and least concern (one species). The data provide the information for diversity of RET-listed medicinal species to design the sustainable utilization and conservation measures.