More than Ornamental Plants: Plants with significant properties
Revathi Swamy
KES Shroff College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai -400067, Maharashtra,
India.
ABSTRACT
This review paper
purpose is to acknowledge the significant properties of plants which are
majorly known for its ornamental properties, but also has medicinal to
ecological value. Mast tree for instance is a tree which is planted almost near
very garden and streets in India, as its roughly triangular and acts as a
perfect fence tree, people are not aware of the strong medicinal properties and
ecological value as the tree is the host plant of two butterfly species, they plant ornamental
plants for beautification or adding aesthetic value to a piece of land,
considering to make their piece of land to look good, but often are not aware
or unwilling to know the magical properties of such beautiful plants. This
paper concentrates the pharmaceutical properties of the plant, some plants are
considered have unique flowers, leaves, textures, having unique odour found
south Asian countries and some are native to India. The plants mentioned below
are planted in the landscape without knowing ecological properties and hence
this paper will help to acknowledge the other properties of plant to the
society and will be used for other purposes as well.
Keyword: Ornamental plants, Medicinal properties