Table 3.

Family wise distribution of medicinal plants in the study area

Families	No. of genera	% age contribution	No. of species	% age contribution
Poaceae	13	11.61	13	10.08
Asteraceae	12	10.71	12	9.30
Fabaceae	11	9.82	12	9.30
Moraceae	2	1.79	7	5.43
Euphorbiaceae	3	2.68	6	4.65
Chenopodicaeae	3	2.68	5	3.88
Malvaceae	5	4.46	5	3.88
Amaranthaceae	3	2.68	4	3.10
Solanaceae	3	2.68	4	3.10
Asclepiadaceae	2	1.79	2	1.55
Boraginaceae	2	1.79	2	1.55
Brassicaceae	2	1.79	2	1.55
Cucurbitaceae	2	1.79	2	1.55
Hydrocharitaceae	2	1.79	2	1.55
Meliacea	2	1.79	2	1.55
Myrtaceae	2	1.79	2	1.55
Oleaceae	1	0.89	2	1.55
Polygonaceae	2	1.79	2	1.55
Ranunculaceae	1	0.89	2	1.55
Rhamnaceae	1	0.89	2	1.55
Scharopholariaceae	2	1.79	2	1.55
Tamaricaceae	1	0.89	2	1.55
Acanthaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Aizoaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Anacardiaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Annonaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Apiaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Apocynaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Araceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Araliaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Cannabaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Capparidaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Caryophyllaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Ceratophyllaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Convolvulaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Crassulaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Cuscutaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Cyperaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Fumariaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Lemnaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Marsiliaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Nelumbonaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Nyctaginaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Nymphaeaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Oxalidaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Papaveraceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Pontederiaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Portulacaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Primulaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Resedaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Rutaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Salvadoraceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Starculiaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Trapaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Typhaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Verbenaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Zygophyllaceae	1	0.89	1	0.78
Total	112	100	129	100