• Dr.D.A.Patil

Surapala's Vrikshayurveda is important from the standpoint of plant science, agriculture, horticulture, arboriculture, conservation and medicine. It has been revealed in these compartments of knowledge but remained untapped in the context of bioinvasion. The present author, therefore, extended investigation revealing exotic plant taxa from this ancient Sanskrit manuscript. A total of 67 exotic plant species pertaining 61 genera and 38 families of angiosperms are limelighted. They are analysed regarding their cultivation or wildness. The results obtained so far are discussed in the light of plant invasion (bioinvasion) in ancient period on Indian subcontinent. Such revelations help understand the composition and status of Indian biodiversity which is important from the conservation point of view of Indian plant wealth.

Surapala's Vrikshayurveda, Exotic Plants, Bioinvasion, India.

"Surapala's Vrikshayurveda In The Context of Plant Invasion In Ancient India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 9, page no.d103-d117, September-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2409312.pdf

"Surapala's Vrikshayurveda In The Context of Plant Invasion In Ancient India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 9, page no. ppd103-d117, September-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2409312.pdf