Documentation of vegetation bio-diversity in Vindhya eco-region
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03/08/2011
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Central Chronicle (Bhopal)
The Bio-diversity Board has got the work of documentation of vegetation in Vindhya eco-region done through a project run by Government Model Science College, Rewa after conducting a survey of medicinal plants.
In all, 850 species of plants were inspected in Rewa, Satna, Sidhi, Shahdol, Umaria and Anuppur districts of the Vindhya eco-region. Out of these, 286 species are of medicinal importance. Documentation of local Vaidyas and use of medicinal plants by them has also been documented.