Review Article | Published: 30 October 2024

Ethnobotanical knowledge of trees in Southern Eastern Ghats: A Systematic Review

Selvaraj Ajin, Ramalingam Prabakaran and Jothimani Saravanan

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 31 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 234-241 | 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2024-YV1L6E | Cite this article

Abstract

A review on ethnobotanical studies on trees of Southern Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu hills revealed that the Malayali tribal people use a total of 226 tree species belonging to 151 genera of 54 families for their day to day needs. Malayali tribals utilise 90 tree species as medicine, 68 as wild edibles, 49 as firewood, 24 for house construction, 22 for making agricultural implements, 25 as fodder, 18 for spiritual purposes and 5 as dye yielding plants. The status of enumerated 226 trees in Chitteri hills was categorized based on IUCN criteria, 108 are Data Deficient, 95 Least Concerned, 5 Near Threatened, 12 Vulnerable, 5 Endangered and 1 Critically Endangered. 20 Exotic trees were recorded from Tamil Nadu's Eastern Ghats.

Keywords

Fuel wood, IUCN, Malayali, Timber, Tribal

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Ajin, S., Prabakaran, R. and Saravanan, J., 2024. Ethnobotanical knowledge of trees in Southern Eastern Ghats: A Systematic Review. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 31(3), pp.234-241. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2024-YV1L6E

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 05 August 2023

Manuscript Revised on 07 August 2024

Manuscript Accepted on 21 October 2024

Manuscript Published on 30 October 2024

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