• Patil
• A.M.Patil

Exotic and adventive plant species form important component of native flora. Their occurrence in foreign lands is a result of human migration and daily necessities of life. They ultimately turn into an integral part of human culture prevalent in the area of invasion.Some such plant taxa have been gleaned from the ancient Sanskrit script viz.,Tantrasarah. The text of Tantrasarah explains employment of various plant species or their products/parts in different rites and worships. The present authors could notice total 24 exotic species belonging to 24 genera and 17 angiospermic families. They belong to different continents, countries and geographical regions of the world including America.Majority of them (19 species) are cultigens exclusively. Only 03 species (*) run exclusively in wild and other two species are found as cultigen and wild ($) ones. These taxa are conceived as a reflection of Indian contacts in ancient times with other parts of the world directly or indirectly.

Plant Invasion, Tantrasarah, India

"Plant Invasion In India As Revealed From Tantrasarah", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.16-21, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAO06004.pdf

"Plant Invasion In India As Revealed From Tantrasarah", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp16-21, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAO06004.pdf