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North 24 Parganas Sacred Groves (regional)
North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Active
Regional cluster
- Location
- North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
- Coordinates
- ~22.6°N 88.6°E
- Size
- Varies
- Age / Founded
- Traditional
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Local deities/ancestral spirits; Hindu/folk
- Community & Guardians
- Local indigenous communities
- Vernacular name
- Than (Garamthan/Jaherthan)
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Medicinal-plant conservation; social ceremonies on commons
Plant species
>120 local medicinal plants (incl. Adhatoda etc.)
Biome & fauna
Lower Gangetic plain forest patches
Threats & protection
Traditional-knowledge documented for conservation
Source
Mahanty & Mazumder 2023, Int. J. Plant & Environment 9(3):237-250