Checklist of Medicinal Plants in Devarayanadurga MPCA, Karnataka S. N. BOTANICAL NAME FAMILY HABIT MED-TAG 1 Abrus precatorius L. Fabaceae Climber AFHSTU 2 Acalypha indica L. Euphorbiaceae Herb AFHVUS 3 Achyranthes aspera L. Amaranthaceae Herb AFHVTUS 4 Acmella calva (DC.) R.K. Jansen Asteraceae Herb AF 5 Aeschynomene indica L. Fabaceae Herb VS 6 Ageratum conyzoides L. Asteraceae Herb AFS 7 Alloteropsis cimicina (L.) Stapf Poaceae Herb F 8 Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC. Amaranthaceae Herb AVTUS 9 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Fabaceae Herb F 10 Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wall. ex Nees Acanthaceae Herb AFHVUSM 11 Andrographis serpyllifolia Rottl.ex Vahl) Wight Acanthaceae Herb F 12 Anisomeles indica (L.) Kuntze Lamiaceae Herb FV 13 Anogeissus latifolia (DC.) Wall. ex Guill. & Perr. Combretaceae Tree AFTUS 14 Argyeria cuneata (Willd.) Ker-Gawler Convolvulaceae Shrub F 15 Argyeria elliptica (Roth) Choisy Convolvulaceae Climber _ 16 Aristolochia indica L. Aristolochiaceae Climber AFVTUS 17 Asclepias curassavica L. Asclepiadaceae Herb AUS 18 Asparagus racemosus Willd. Asparagaceae Climber AFVTUS 19 Asystasia gangetica (L.) T. Anderson Acanthaceae Herb AFVS 20 Azadirachta indica A. Juss. Meliaceae Tree AFHVTUS 21 Bauhinia racemosa Lam. Caesalpiniaceae Tree AUS 22 Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) B. Heyne ex Roth Acanthaceae Herb F 23 Boerhavia chinensis (L.) Asch. & Schw. Nyctaginaceae Herb F 24 Boerhavia diffusa L. Nyctaginaceae Herb AFSHU 25 Breynia vitis-idaea (Burm.f.) C.E.C. Fisch. Euphorbiaceae Shrub AFVUS 26 Bridelia crenulata Roxb. Euphorbiaceae Tree F 27 Buchanania lanzan Spreng. Anacardiaceae Tree ATUSF 28 Bulbostylis barbata (Rottb.) C.B. Clarke Cyperaceae Herb FS 29 Byttneria herbacea Roxb. Sterculiaceae Herb F 30 Capparis sepiaria L. Capparidaceae Stra-shrub AFUS 31 Caralluma umbellata Haw. Asclepiadaceae Herb FS 32 Cardiospermum halicacabum L. Sapindaceae Climber AFHUS 33 Carissa spinarum L. Apocynaceae Shrub AFS 34 Cassia auriculata L. Caesalpiniaceae Shrub AFUS 35 Cassia fistula L. Caesalpiniaceae Tree AFVTUS 36 Cassia montana Heyne ex Roth Caesalpiniaceae Shrub S 37 Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirvengadum Rubiaceae Shrub A 38 Centella asiatica (L.) Urban Apiaceae Herb AFHVTUSM 39 Ceropegia tuberosa Roxb. Asclepiadaceae Climber A 40 Chlorophytum tuberosum (Roxb.) Bal. Anthericaceae Herb AS 41 Chrysopogon fulvus (Spreng.) Chiov. Poaceae Herb F 42 Cipadessa baccifera (Roth) Miq. Meliaceae Shrub FS 43 Cissampelos pareira L. var. hirusta (DC.) Forman var. hirusta Menispermaceae Climber AFHTSMU 44 Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook.f. ex Benth. Rutaceae Shrub FS 45 Cleome viscosa L. Capparidaceae Herb AVUS 46 Clerodendrum serratum (L.) Moon Verbenaceae Shrub AFVTUS 47 Corchorus capsularis L. Tiliaceae Herb AS 48 Corchorus trilocularis L. Tiliaceae Herb A 49 Curculigo orchioides Gaertn. Hypoxidaceae Herb AFTUS 50 Cyanotis fasciculata (Roth) Schult. & Schult.f. Commelinaceae Herb _ 51 Cymbopogon polyneuros (Steud.) Stapf ex Bor. Poaceae Herb F 52 Dalbergia lanceolaria L.f. Fabaceae Tree AFTS 53 Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn. Periplocaceae Climber AFUS 54 Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Dioscoreaceae Climber AFS 55 Dioscorea pentaphylla L. Dioscoreaceae Climber AFVS 56 Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C. Jeffrey Cucurbitaceae Climber AV 57 Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae Shrub AFS 58 Dolichos trilobus L. Fabaceae Climber FS 59 Eragrostiella bifaria (Vahl) Bor Poaceae Herb _ 60 Eragrostis unioloides (Retz.) Steud. Poaceae Herb _ 61 Erythroxylum monogynum Roxb. Erythroxylaceae Shrub FS 62 Eupatorium odoratum L. Asteraceae Shrub F 63 Euphorbia cristata Heyne ex Roth Euphorbiaceae Herb _ 64 Euphorbia hirta L. Euphorbiaceae Herb AFUS 65 Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. Convolvulaceae Herb AFTUS 66 Ficus benghalensis L. Moraceae Tree AFHTUS 67 Ficus drupacea Thunb. Var. pubescens (Roth) Corner Moraceae Tree V 68 Ficus tsjahela Burman Moraceae Tree A 69 Flacourtia indica (Burm.f.) Merr. Flacourtiaceae Shrub ATUSF 70 Givotia rottleriformis Griffith Euphorbiaceae Tree F 71 Gloriosa superba L. Colchidiacaeae Climber ATUSF 72 Glossocardia bosvallea (L.f.) DC. Asteraceae Herb AU 73 Gmelina asiatica L. Verbenaceae Shrub AFUS 74 Gomphrena serrata L. Amaranthaceae Herb _ 75 Grewia tiliifolia Vahl Tiliaceae Tree AFS 76 Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex Schult. Asclepiadaceae Climber AFHTUS 77 Hedyotis aspera Heyne ex Roth Rubiaceae Herb _ 78 Hedyotis corymbosa (L.) Lam. Rubiaceae Herb AV 79 Hedyotis herbacea L. Rubiaceae Herb AFV 80 Henckelia incana (Vahl) Spreng. Gesneriaceae Herb _ 81 Hibiscus ovalifolius (Forssk.) Vahl. Malvaceae Herb F 82 Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don Apocynaceae Shrub AFHTUS 83 Hybanthus enneaspermus (L.f.) Muell. Violaceae Herb AFVS 84 Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) R.Br. Apocynaceae Climber AFVTUS 85 Impatiens balsamina L. Balsaminaceae Herb AVUS 86 Indigofera glabra L. Fabaceae Herb F 87 Indigofera wightii Graham ex Wight & Arn. Fabaceae Herb _ 88 Indoneesiella echioides (L.) Sreem. Acanthaceae Herb VS 89 Ixora pavetta Andrews Rubiaceae Shrub AF 90 Lagerstroemia parviflora Roxb. Lythraceae Tree AS 91 Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr. Anacardiaceae Tree AFVU 92 Leucas chinensis (Retz.) R. Br. Lamiaceae Herb _ 93 Leucas hirta (Heyne ex Roth) Spreng Lamiaceae Herb F 94 Leucas indica (L.) R.Br. ex Vatke var. indica Lamiaceae Herb AF 95 Leucas lanata Benth. Lamiaceae Herb F 96 Maclura spinosa (Willd.) C.C. Berg Moraceae Sca- shrub F 97 Madhuca indica J. F. Gmelin Sapotaceae Tree AFTS 98 Miliusa tomentosa (Roxb.) Finet & Gagnep. Annonaceae Tree F 99 Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth. Rubiaceae Tree F 100 Mollugo cerviana (L.) Ser. Molluginaceae Herb AFS 101 Mollugo disticha Ser. Molluginaceae Herb _ 102 Mollugo pentaphylla L. Molluginaceae Herb FS 103 Murdannia juncoides (Wight) R. Rao & Kammathy Commelinaceae Herb F 104 Nothosaerva brachiata Wight Amaranthaceae Herb AF 105 Ochna gamblei (Brandis) Kanis Ochnaceae Tree FS 106 Ocimum americanum L. var. americanum Lamiaceae Herb AHS 107 Osyris quadripartita Salz. ex Decaisne Santalaceae Shrub F 108 Passiflora foetida L. Passifloraceae Climber AFS 109 Pavonia odorata Willd. Malvaceae Herb AFTUS 110 Pavonia zeylanica (L.) Cav. Malvaceae Herb AFS 111 Pentanema indicum (L.) Ling Asteraceae Herb F 112 Perotis indica (L.) Kuntze Poaceae Herb V 113 Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene verbenaceae Herb AFVS 114 Phyllanthus virgatus G. Forst. Euphorbiaceae Herb V 115 Polycarpaea corymbosa (L.) Lam. Caryophyllaceae Herb AFVS 116 Polygala arvensis Willd. Polygalaceae Herb VS 117 Polygonum plebeium R. Br. Polygonaceae Herb AF 118 Premna tomentosa Wiild. Verbenaceae Tree FS 119 Psydrax dicoccos Gaertn. Rubiaceae Tree F 120 Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. Fabaceae Tree AFHTUS 121 Pterolobium hexapetalum (Roth) Santapau & Wagh Caesalpiniaceae Stra-shrub F 122 Pupalia lappacea (L.) Juss. Amaranthaceae Herb FVS 123 Rhynchosia heynei Wight & Arn. Fabaceae Herb _ 124 Rhynchosia rufescens (Wild.) DC. Fabaceae Stra-herb _ 125 Rostellularia japonica (Thunb.) Ellis Acanthaceae Herb F 126 Rothia indica (L.) Druce Fabaceae Herb F 127 Santalum album L. Santalaceae Tree AFHVTUS 128 Scutia myrtina (Burm.f.) Kurz Rhamnaceae Shrub VS 129 Sebastiania chamaelea (L.) Mull.-Arg. Euphorbiaceae Herb FS 130 Secamone emetica (Retz.) R. Br. ex Schult. Asclepiadaceae Climber FS 131 Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem.& Schultes Poaceae Herb _ 132 Shorea roxburghii G. Don. Dipterocarpaceae Tree S 133 Sida acuta Burm.f. Malvaceae Herb AFVUS 134 Solanum americanum Mill. Solanaceae Herb AFHVTUS 135 Sopubia delphiniifolia G. Don Scrophulariaceae Herb F 136 Spilanthes paniculata Wall ex DC. Asteraceae Herb F 137 Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Vahl Verbenaceae Herb FS 138 Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze Scrophulariaceae Herb AVS 139 Tamarindus indica L. Caesalpiniaceae Tree AFVTUS 140 Tarenna asiatica (L.) Kuntze ex K. Schum. var.asiatica Rubiaceae Shrub FVS 141 Tephrosia pulcherrima (Wight ex Baker) Drumm Fabaceae Herb _ 142 Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Fabaceae Herb AFVUS 143 Tephrosia villosa (L.) Pers. Fabaceae Herb AF 144 Terminalia chebula Retz. Combretaceae Tree AHTUSF 145 Terminalia paniculata Roth Combretaceae Tree AFS 146 Themeda tremula (Nees ex Steud.) Hack. Poaceae Shrub _ 147 Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam. var. flouribunda Rutaceae Shrub AFVS 148 Tragia involucrata L. Euphorbiaceae Climber AFVUS 149 Tribulus lanuginosus L. Zygophyllaceae Herb AU 150 Vernonia albicans DC. Asteraceae Herb F 151 Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less. Asteraceae Herb AFVTUS 152 Vitex altissima L.f. Verbenaceae Tree FVUS 153 Waltheria indica L. Sterculiaceae Herb F 154 Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. Rhamnaceae Tree AFTUS 155 Ziziphus nummularia (N. Burman) Wight & Arn. Rhamnaceae Tree AFU 156 Ziziphus oenoplia (L.) Mill. Rhamnaceae Stra-shrub AFS 157 Zornia gibbosa Span. Fabaceae Herb V