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Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary is one among the 13 sanctuaries present in Andhra Pradesh established in the year 1988. It extends over 464.42 km2 (46,400 ha). Although the sanctuary was declared with the sole purpose of protecting the habitat of the Jerdon’s courser, many other species are also benefited, perhaps more than the target species. Leopard Panthera pardus, dhole or Indian wild dog Cuon alpinus, sloth bear Melursus ursinus, chital Axis axis, sambar Cervus unicolor, chinkara Gazella bennettii and wild boar Sus scrofa are seen in this sanctuary. Even the wolf Canis lupus has been sighted a couple of times. The present paper deals with nearly 140 tree species belonging to 42 families of their ethnobotanical uses.
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Basha, S.K.M., Reddy, P.S.K. (2020). Ethnobotanical Trees of Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary, Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh. In: Khasim, S.M., Long, C., Thammasiri, K., Lutken, H. (eds) Medicinal Plants: Biodiversity, Sustainable Utilization and Conservation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1636-8_19
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