Palynodiversity in Boath mandal forest division of Adilabad district, Telangana State, India
Keywords:
Pollen diversity, Ethnomedicinal plants, Boath mandal, Adilabad districtAbstract
The present study deals with the study of pollen diversity of fifty four important ethnomedicinal plants of Boath mandal forest division in Adilabad district, Telangana State. These 54 taxa belong to various families viz,. Acanthaceae, Agavaceae, Amaranthaceae, Anacardiaceae, Apiaceae, Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Asteraceae, Bombacaceae, Brassicaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Cactaceae, Celastraceae, Cucurbitaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Hypoxiadaceae, Lythraceae, Malvaceae, Muntingiaceae, Meliaceae, Menispermaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Papavaraceae, Plumbaginaceae, Rubiaceae, Rutaceae, Sapindaceae, Simarubiaceae, Sapotaceae, Typhaceae, Verbenaceae and Zingiberaceae (Gambel 1935). These plants have been used by the inhabitant local tribes for medicinal purpose to cure various ailments. The pollen of these plants have diversity of morphological characters viz,. symmetry, shape, polarity, apertural pattern and sculpture. This diversity may help in identification of various taxa and thus may be useful in taxonomy.
