This program offers the digitized database of the medicinal and economically important plants of India. The Website offers information on taxonomy, biology, common names, distribution maps, propagation techniques, biochemical components, ethno-botany, phenology, reproductive biology, economic uses and economic potential of 700 medicinally important and 2200 economically important plants of the country. Several categories of use are available viz., medicinal plants, under utilized food and fodder crops, fuel wood and biomass plants, traditional beverage plants, botanical pesticides, gums, resins and dyes, sugar and starch plants, fiber and pulp, and potential ornamental plants.
Data can be retrieved in different ways based on
- Common names in about 80 different languages and dialects,
- Scientific names,
- Major use categories (eg., medicinal plants, bio-pesticides, spices and condiments etc.,)
- A combination of parts used and different medicinal systems such as Ayurveda and Unani.
Once a species is selected the data is available in five different modules:
- Taxonomic hierarchy
- Synonyms
- Common names
- Images
- Distribution
- HTML Files