[01] Arvind Singh, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

A study was undertaken to explore the medicinal flora of the Banaras Hindu University main campus, India, spreading over 1,350 acres of land area. A total of 415 medicinal plant species were recorded from the university campus, of which 404 plant species belonging to 308 genera and 96 families were represented by the Angiosperms, 6 plant species belonging to 5 genera and 3 families were represented by the Gymnosperms and 5 plant species belonging to 4 genera and 4 families were represented by the Pteridophytes. Fabaceae, Asteraceae and Malvaceae were the dominant families of the medicinal flora of the Banaras Hindu University main campus. The native medicinal plants dominated over the exotic medicinal plants, and the medicinal plants of perennial duration dominted over the medicinal plants of annual and biennial durations on the university campus.

Banaras Hindu University, Medicinal Flora, Medicinal Properties, Medicinal Uses, Origin Status, Varanasi District

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