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Polathala Sacred Grove
Palakonda hill ranges, Kadapa district, Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh
India
Active
Single grove
- Location
- Palakonda hill ranges, Kadapa district, Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh
- Coordinates
- ~14.5°N 78.8°E
- Age / Founded
- Traditional
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Local deity; Hindu/tribal
- Community & Guardians
- Erukala and Yanadi tribes
- Vernacular name
- Pavithravanam
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Tribal ethnomedicine; even dry foliage/fallen fruit untouched
Plant species
118 medicinal plants/65 families
Biome & fauna
Eastern Ghats (Palakonda) dry forest
Threats & protection
Tribe/taboo-protected
Source
Basha & Siva Kumar Reddy, 'Traditional Medicinal Plant Resources of Polathala Sacred Grove'