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Angiosperms Diversity and Their Ethnic Uses of Joychandi Hill in Puruliya District ,West Bengal Volume : 5 | Issue : 10 | October 2016 ISSN - 2250-1991 | IF : 5.215 | IC Value : 77.65 Original Research Paper Medical Science Angiosperms Diversity and Their Ethnic Uses of Joychandi Hill in Puruliya District ,West Bengal Assistant Professor, Deptt. of Botany, Sidho- Kanho - Birsha Uni- Sujit Kumar Mandal versity , Ranchi Road, Purulia-723104, West Bengal Ambarish Professor, UGC Centre for Advanced Study in Botany, Burdwan Mukherjee University, Burdwan -713104, West Bengal, India The present paper deals with the investigation of plants of Joychandi Hill in Puruliya District, West Bengal. From Joychandi Hill 38 species representing 36 genera of 20 dicotyledonous families and 06 species of 05 genera of 01 monocotyledonous families have been identified. This Joychandi Hill have a large scope for plant conservation as ethno-botanical uses as a hilly region in the locality in the District of Puruliya ABSTRACT KEYWORDS Angiosperms diversity , ethno-botanical uses. INTRODUCTION: , Bakradi etc of Joychandi Hill in Puruliya District. Tribal com- Puruliya, is one of the economically backward and West- munities uses plants as ethno-botanical uses like worship and ernmost district of West Bengal, is located between 23° 19’ prayer, condiments, food, diseases etc. 50.23 “ North latitudes and 86° 21’ 46.91 “ East longitudes , covering an area of 6259 Sq. Km with an altitudinal variation from 250 m to 700 m above sea level (Anon, 1985). There are low hills and undulating plateau including the Baghmundi (Avg. altitude 400 m above sea level, rises up to 600 m) and Ajodhya ranges (several peaks with altitude more than 600 m above sea level ) in the West ( Jain and De 1964). Joychandi Hill is a popular tourist centre and major attraction for rock climbing. The climate of the area is of tropical monsoon type. The soil is of lateritic type and the temperature ranges from 26 to 44° C during summer and from 11-24° C during win- ter. The rainfall occurs mainly during the months of June, July and August. Maximum rainfall for the district is recorded in the month of July although sometimes it is less than the nor- mal expected rainfall ( Mandal and Mukherjee, 2012 b). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present investigations was conducted in the month of November, 2015 which covers the survey of Angiospermic plants including their vernacular name, life span , present Gateway of Joychandi Hill. status and ethno-botanical uses in the locality. For taxonom- ic study of of plants in rocky habitats adequate literature was consulted ( Anon, 1985 ; Chanda, 2010; Chanda and Mukherjee, 2011, 2013; Dey and De , 2010, 2011 ; jain and De, 1964; Mandal and Mukher- jee, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 a, 2012 b, 2014, 2016a, 2016b; Mandal et al, 2003, Prain, 1963,Sannigrahi,2014).The voucher specimens were collected, identified and processed for preservation the herbarium of Sidho- Kanho- Birsha Uni- versity ,Purulia for further study. STUDY SITE: Joychandi hill is 3 Km from Raghunathpur and 2 Km from which is a tourist spot and major attraction for rock climbing. Joychandi hill was familiar as ‘hanging pahar’ during the reign of king of Kashipur. It was formed by the meeting of Joy- chandi , Kalipahari and Jugtila hills which are located in Ra- ghunathpur Block in Puruliya District. This hill has 500 steps to go up to top where there is a Chandi temple and a Ba- jrang balir temple (Hanuman mandir). The nearest railway station is also called Joychandi pahar in accordance with its name. The height of the hill is about 1045 feets. Several trib- Steps to go up to the top of Hill. al communities such as Santal, Sardar, Mahali are inhabited in adjoining villages like Jiyara, Michhirdi, Naduyara , Joychandi 317 | PARIPEX - INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH Volume : 5 | Issue : 10 | October 2016 ISSN - 2250-1991 | IF : 5.215 | IC Value : 77.65 Cleome ruti- Cappari- Com- 14 dosperma Dc. daceae Suratha Annual mon Cleome viscosa Cappari- Com- 15 L. daceae Suratha Annual mon Cocculus 16 hirsutus Menisper- Huyer Annual Less (L.) Diels maceae common Crotalaria albida Papilion- Peren- Com- 17 Heyne aceae - nial mon Dicliptera panic- ulata Acanth- Com- 18 (Forssk.)I. aceae - Annual mon Darbysh Ecbolium linne- Acanth- Peren- Less 19 anum Kurz aceae Udu-jati nial common Elsholtzia 20 blanda Lamiaceae Bantulsi Peren- Less (Benth.) Benth. nial common Euphorbia Euphor- Abun- 21 hirta L. biaceae Laokeshra Annual dant Helicteres Sterculiace- Peren- Less 22 isora L. ae Aatmochra nial common A view of Joychandi Hill Heteropogon contortus Peren- Com- 23 (L.) P. Beauv. ex Poaceae - nial mon Roem. & Schult. Holoptelea inte- 24 grifolia (Roxb.) Ulmaceae Charrah Peren- Com- Planch nial mon Lantana camara Verban- Peren- Abun- 25 L. aceae Kutush nial dant Leonotis 26 leonurus ( L.) Lamiaceae Hejurchi Annual Less R. Br. common Leucas cepha- Com- 27 lotes Spreng Lamiaceae Halkasa Annual mon Nepeta ruderalis Peren- Less 28 Ham. Lamiaceae - nial common Nyctanthes 29 arbortristis(L.) Oleaceae Shiuli Peren- Less R.Br. nial common Ocimum sanc- 30 tum Lamiaceae Tulsi Peren- Com- L. nial mon Oplismenus 31 compositus (L.) Poaceae - Peren- Com- P. Beauv. nial mon Author is at the top of Joychandi Hill. Pennisetum Com- 32 polystachion (L.) Poaceae - Annual mon OBSERVATIONS: Schult. Pennisetum Table 1: An enumeration of plants of Joychandi Hill in Pu- 33 typhoideum Poaceae Bajra Annual Com- ruliya District. Rich. mon Sl. Name of the Family Vernacular Life- Status Pergularia No plant name span 34 daemia Asclepiad- Lataakanda Peren- Less Acacia nilotica (Forsk.) Chiov. aceae nial common 1 (L.) Willd. ex Mimosaceae Babla Peren- Abun- Del. nial dant Pupalia atropur- Amaranth- Com- 2 Achyranthes Amaranth- Chirchiri Peren- Abun- 35 purea Kuyaduya Annual aspera L. aceae nial dant (Lam.) Moq. aceae mon Alysicarpus Papilion- Peren- Com- 3 vaginalis Alyce clover 36 Ricinus com- Euphor- Verrah Peren- Com- ( L.) Dc. aceae nial mon munis L. biaceae nial mon Andrographis Sida acuta Peren- Com- 37 Burm f. Malvaceae Berela nial mon 4 paniculata Acanth- Kalmegh Annual Com- (Burm f. ) Wall. aceae mon Sida cordata Nees. 38 (Burm f.) Borss. Malvaceae Berela Peren- Com- Waalk. nial mon Anisomeles Peren- Less 5 indica Lamiaceae Gobura nial common Solanum sisym- Peren- Com- (L.) Kuntze 39 brifolium Lam. Solanaceae Sada kantikari nial mon 6 Apluda mutica Poaceae Pongta Peren- Less Streblus asper Peren- Com- L. nial common 40 Lour. Moraceae Saora nial mon 7 Azadirachta Meliaceae Nim Peren- Com- Swietenia mac- Peren- Less indica A. Juss nial mon 41 rophylla King Meliaceae Mehagani nial common Butea mono- Caesalpin- Peren- Abun- 42 Tephrosia pur- Papilion- Bannil Peren- Com- 8 sperma (Lam.) iaceae Palash nial dant purea (L.) Pers. aceae nial mon Kuntze Themeda Cajanus scara- Papilion- Peren- Less 43 tremula Poaceae Trumpet vine Peren- Com- 9 baeoides aceae Catjang nial common ( Nees ex steud. nial mon ( L.) Thouars )Hack. 10 Calotropis Asclepiad- Akanda Peren- Abun- Tridax procum- Abun- procera R. Br. aceae nial dant 44 bens L. Asteraceae Bhuiamla Annual dant Cassia sophera Caesalpin- Peren- Com- 11 L. iaceae Kalkasunda nial mon Catharanthus Apocynace- Peren- Com- 12 roseus (L.)G.Don ae Nayantara nial mon Celosia argen- Amaranth- Swet-murgha- Com- 13 tea Linn. aceae phul Annual mon 318 | PARIPEX - INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH Volume : 5 | Issue : 10 | October 2016 ISSN - 2250-1991 | IF : 5.215 | IC Value : 77.65 Table 2: Ethno-botanical uses of some collected species of RESULT AND DISCUSSION: Joychandi Hill in Puruliya District. During field survey on Joychandi Hill in Puruliya District 38 Dis- species representing 36 genera of 20 dicotyledonous fam- Name of Family Parts Methods of ilies and 06 species of 05 genera of 01 monocotyledonous SlNo eases/ plants used use Others families have been investigated (Table 1). After collection , Ab- voucher specimens were processed for preservation and their dom- Decoction is inal Helicteres Stercu- applied after- lifespan, present status and ethno-botanical uses were stud- 1 pains isora L. liaceae Fruits boiling with ied. Out of 44 species 31 species are perennial and 13 spe- in mustard oil. cies are annual (Fig. 1) where as 25 species are common, only infants 07 species (Acacia nilotica , Achyranthes aspera , Butea Crushed leaves monosperma , Calotropis procera , Euphorbia hirta , Lan- Anthrax are given disease Euphorbia Euphor- tana camara and Tridax procumbens ) are abundantly 2 of hirta L. biaceae Leaves along with chicken seeds of Bras- present and 12 species ( Anisomeles indica, Apluda muti- sica nigra. ca, Cajanus scarabaeoides, Cocculus hirsutus , Ecbolium Bleed- Calotropis Petioe To be Chewed linneanum, Elsholtzia blanda, Helicteres isora , Leonotis 3 ing of procera R. Asclepi- with along with leaf female Br. adaceae latex of Piper betle leonurus , Nepeta ruderalis, Nyctanthes arbortristis , Catharan- Apo- Pergularia daemia and Swietenia macrophylla ) are less Blood common in the taxonomic studies in District of Puruliya (Fig. 4 sugar thus roseus cynace- Leaves Chewed. (L.)G.Don ae 2). Seeds are eat- Cleome en after frying rutidosperma Cappa- Seeds along with Dc. ridaceae fruits of Carica papaya. Condi- 5 ments Seeds are eaten after Cleome Cappa- frying viscosa L. ridaceae Seeds along with fruits of Carica papaya. Androgra- Crushed leaves phis panicu- Acanth- are pelleted, lata (Burm f.) aceae Leaves dried and Wall. Nees. used. Crushed leaves Azadirachta Me- made into Derma- indica liaceae Leaves tablets, dried 6 titis A. Juss. and taken. Latex are mixed with Calotropis Asclepi- mustard oil procera R. adaceae Latex and applied Br. in form of ointments. Ethno-botanical uses such as diseases, condiments and sacred Sida cordata uses of some investigated species are also studied (Table 2) . Out of 44 species 11 species have medicinal value against 11 (Burm f.) Malva- Leaves Crushed leaves Borss. ceae are used. diseases and 02 species ( Cleome rutidosperma and Cleome Waalk. 7 Dys- viscosa ) are useful as condiments and only two spcies ( Oci- entery Androgra- Crushed leaves phis panicu- Acanth- are pelleted, mum sanctum and Streblus asper ) are used as sacred plant lata (Burm f.
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