1Botanical Survey of India, Andaman & Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair (744102), India
2Dept. of Botany, Janta Mahavidyalaya Ajitmal, Auraiya, U.P. (206 121), India
*Corresponding Author Fouziya Saleem e-mail: fouziyasaleem93@gmail.com
Online Published on 23 August, 2022.
The present paper describes the sacred plants and their medicinal uses in Andaman and Nicobar Islands based on intense surveys. A total of 42 sacred plant species are found in close vicinity of people of these Islands and somehow linked with God and goddess and are used in variety of ceremonies throughout the year by the various Communities.
Biodiversity, Conservation, Traditional beliefs, Tribes, Worship practices
