Abstract
The Utility value of plant species in the natural communities like forests of multipurpose tree species and herbs is diverse such as for making agricultural tools for day to day life as traditional and veterinary medicines and for the manufacture of certain household articles. The foot hills Anaimalais, the Western Ghats of Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu is mainly occupied by dry and moist deciduous forests in many places and scrub jungle in some specific areas (Champion, 1936) many species of different life forms like trees, shrubs, climbers, herbs etc are present in these vegetations with different economic uses. Owing to this importance and easy accessibility, many species are exploited by the local public for their day to day life particularly for agriculture uses and medicinal purposes in the rural areas adjoining to Anaimalais. In the present paper a number of 50 species present in low hills of Anaimalais, the Western Ghats, in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu is described for their local and domestic uses.
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