Centre for Medicinal Plants Research

Name

Centre for Medicinal Plants Research

Herbarium Code

CMPR

Current Status

Active

Correspondents

Satheesh Geogre, Scientist and Herbarium In Charge, george.satheesh@gmail.com

Contact

[91] 483 2806200
[91] 483 2806208
Fax: [91] 483 2746080
Email: avscmpr@gmail.com

Address

CMPR
Plant Systematics and Genetic Resources Division
Plant Systematics and Genetic Resources Division
Centre for Medicinal Plants Research
Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal
Malappuram, Kerala 676 503
India
http://www.cmpr-avs.com

Specialty

Taxonomic Coverage: Rare, medicinal plants, as well as red-listed and endemic plants

Geography: Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats & Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Notes

Entered Apr 2011. The herbarium is currently arranged according to Bentham & Hooker's system, although a rearrangement based on APG-III has been initiated. Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal has been maintaining a demonstration Garden of 8 acres with a live collection of more than thousand species of medicinal plants. These plants are collected from different parts of India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Malaysia, Nepal and other neighbouring countries. Rare species like Utleria salicifolia, Janakiya arayalpatra, Decalepis hamiltonii, Rauvolfia serpentina, Embelia ribes, Coscinium fenestratum etc. are conserved here. The main objective of this garden is to create awareness among the public on our medicinal plant wealth and the need for conserving the floristic diversity.

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