Checklist of Medicinal Plant Species in Meghalaya

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TaxaNo. of SpeciesPlace NameBiogeographic RegionState(s)
Higher Plants115MeghalayaNorth-east: Bramhaputra Valley, North-east: North-east HillsMeghalaya
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Barik, S.K, Haridasan, K and Lakadong, N.J. 'Medicinal plant resources of Meghalaya: Endemic threat status and consumption pattern.' ENVIS Forestry Bulletin -Medicinal plants special, 2007. Vol.7, No.2.

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Checklist Details

Checklist Stats -
Number of species: 116.

Checklist
s.no. scientific_name author habit threat_status
1 Acanthus leucostachys Roxb. Herb Endemic and rare
2 Acorus calamus L. Herb Vulnerable
3 Aeschynanthus superba Cl. Epiphyte Endemic
4 Aquilaria agallocha Roxb. Tree Endangered
5 Ardisia odontophylla DC. Shrub Rare
6 Aristolochia cathcartii Hk.f. Climber Rare
7 Aristolochia saccata Wall. Liana Rare
8 Artocarpus gomenzianus Wall. ex Trewl. Tree Rare
9 Bergenia ciliata Sternb. Herb Vulnerable
10 Boehmeria macrophylla D. Don Tree Endemic
11 Brucea mollis Wall.ex.Kurz. Shrub Rare
12 Butea monosperma Taub. Tree Vulnerable
13 Calamus erectus Roxb. Shrub Endemic and rare
14 Calamus floribundus Griff. Climber Endemic
15 Camellia caduca Brandis Tree Endemic
16 Cardamine impatiens L. Herb Rare
17 Caryota urens L. Tree Rare
18 Cephalotaxus mannii Hk.f. Tree Vulnerable
19 Cibotium barometz Link. Shrub Vulnerable
20 Cinnamomum tamala Nees. and Eberm. Tree Vulnerable
21 Citrus aurantium L. Tree Endemic and rare
22 Citrus latipes Tanaka Tree Endemic and rare
23 Citrus medica L. Shrub Endemic
24 Clerodendrum colebrookianum Walp. Shrub Vulnerable
25 Clerodendrum hastatum Lindl. Shrub Endemic
26 Clerodendrum serratum Moon Shrub Vulnerable
27 Cocculus mollis Hk.f. and Th. Shrub Endemic
28 Codonopsis javanica Hk.f. Climber Data deficient
29 Coldenia procumbens L. Herb Rare
30 Cordia dichotoma Forst.f. Tree Very rare
31 Cordia fragrantissima Kurz. Tree Very rare
32 Corylopsis himalayana Griff. Shrub Vulnerable
33 Cretaeva nurvala Buch. - Ham. Tree Extremely rare
34 Croton tiglium L. Tree Rare
35 Curcuma angustifolia Roxb. Herb Near threatened
36 Curcuma montana Roxb. Herb Endemic and rare
37 Cymbidium aloifolium Sw. Epiphyte Endemic
38 Cymbidium longifolium D. Don Epiphyte Indeterminate
39 Dalhousiea bracteata Grah. Shrub Rare
40 Daphniphyllum himalense Muell. - Arg. Tree Endangered and endemic
41 Dendrobium densiflorum Wall. Epiphyte Rare
42 Dendrobium macraei Lindl. Epiphyte Vulnerable
43 Dendrobium moschatum Sw. Epiphyte Indeterminate
44 Dendrobium nobile Lindl. Epiphyte Endangered
45 Diospyros pilosula Hiren. Tree Extremely rare
46 Drosera peltata Sm. Herb Rare
47 Elaegnus conferta Roxb. ssp. dendroidea Servettaz Shrub Endemic and endangered
48 Erythroxylum kunthianum Wall. ex Kurz. Tree Endemic
49 Euonymus lawsonii Cl. and Prain. Tree Endemic
50 Ficus microcarpa L.f. Tree Very rare
51 Ficus sub-incisa Buch.-Ham. ex J.E. Sm. Shrub Rare
52 Fraxinus floribunda Wall. Tree Very rare
53 Garcinia cowa Roxb. ex DC. Tree Endemic
54 Garcinia pedunculata G. Don Tree Endemic
55 Gardenia campanulata Roxb. Tree Very rare
56 Gloriosa superba L. Herb Endangered
57 Goniothalamus simonsii Hk.f. and Th. Tree Indeterminate
58 Grewia hirsuta Vahl. Under shrub Endemic
59 Hedera nepalensis K. Koch Climber Vulnerable and endemic
60 Hedychium coronarium Koening Herb Endangered
61 Hedychium spicatum Ham. ex Sm. Herb Vulnerable
62 Hedyotis scandens D. Don Shrub Data deficient
63 Helicia excelsa Bl. Tree Rare
64 Heptapleurum hypoleucum Kurz Tree Data deficient
65 Holoptelea integrifolia Planch Tree Very rare
66 Hydnocarpus kurzii Ward. Tree Vulnerable
67 Hymenodictyon excelsum Wall. Tree Endemic and rare
68 Ichnocarpus frutescens R. Br. Herb Rare
69 Ilex embeloides Hk.f. Tree Endemic and indeterminate
70 Ilex khasiana Purk. Tree Endangered and endemic
71 Illicium griffithii Hk.f. and Th. Tree Critically endangered
72 Impatiens tripetala DC. Herb Endemic
73 Juglans regia L. Tree Indeterminate
74 Luvunga scandens Ham. Shrub Extremely rare
75 Mahonia pycnophylla Takeda Tree Endemic and vulnerable
76 Mimusops elengi L. Tree Rare
77 Mitrephora tomentosa Hk.f. and Th. Tree Rare
78 Monotropa uniflora L. Herb Rare
79 Morinda umbellata L. Shrub Very Rare
80 Munronia pinnata Harms. Herb Endemic and rare
81 Nepenthes khasiana Hk.f. Herb Endemic and endangered
82 Ochna squarrosa Planet. Tree Endemic and vulnerable
83 Ophiorrhiza sub-capitata Wall. ex Hk.f. Herb Endemic and endangered
84 Oroxylum indicum Vent. Tree Vulnerable
85 Osbeckia capitata Benth. Herb Endemic
86 Panax pseudo-ginseng Wall. Herb Rare
87 Paphiopedilum insigne Pfitz. Terrestrial Vulnerable
88 Paramignya micrantha Kurz Liana Rare and endemic
89 Parkia roxburghii A. DC. Tree Rare
90 Picrasma javanica Bl. Tree Very rare
91 Piper boehmeriaefolium Wall. ex C. DC. Shrub Near threatened
92 Piper griffithii C. DC. Climber Endemic
93 Piper peepuloides Roxb. Climber Vulnerable and endemic
94 Polygonum bistorta L. Herb Endemic
95 Pterygota alata R. Br. Tree Very rare
96 Raphidophora decursiva Schott. Epiphyte Endemic
97 Rauvolfia serpentina Benth. ex Kurz Herb Endangered
98 Rhynchostylis retusa Bl. Epiphyte Indeterminate
99 Salix tetrasperma Roxb. Tree Vulnerable
100 Saraca asoca Willd. Tree Rare
101 Schima khasiana Dyer. Tree Rare and endemic
102 Schleichera trijuga Willd. Tree Data deficient
103 Smilacina fusca Hk.f. Herb Indeterminate
104 Sophora accuminata Baker Shrub Rare and endemic
105 Stemona tuberosa Lour. Herb Extremely rare
106 Sterculia roxburghii Wall. Tree Rare
107 Streblus asper Lour. Tree Rare
108 Swertia chirayita Karst. Herb Vulnerable
109 Taxus wallichiana Zucc. Tree Critically endangered
110 Thalictrum foliolosum DC. Herb Vulnerable
111 Thunbergia coccinea Wall. Climber Rare
112 Valeriana hardwickii Wall. Herb Vulnerable
113 Valeriana jatamansii Jones Herb Vulnerable
114 Wallichia densiflora Mart. Tree Data deficient
115 Xylia xylocarpa Taub. Tree Rare
116 Xylosma longifolium Clos. Tree Rare
References

For more details on the Medicinal plants of Meghalaya, refer: http://megforest.gov.in/activity_medic_plants.htm OR http://meghalaya.nic.in/naturalres/flora.htm
For more details on Meghalaya, refer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meghalaya.