Question

Topic: Flora and Fauna of Sikkim.
Sikkim is synonymous with sheer magic and wonder. Its divine flora and fauna and
bounties of nature leave people in awe.
Select any five animals and five plants of Sikkim and write one sentence along with an
image of each one of them

Answer 1

Explanation:

Botanical Name

Local Name

Distribution

Types

Part used & Uses

01

Abies wabbiana

Gobre salla

Temperate & subalpine 5200-13800 ft

Tree

Leaves & Gum

Tonic, Tuberculosis. Internal hemorrhage

02

Abrus precatorius

Lalgeri

Lower hills 900-4000ft

Climbing shrub

Fruits/roots

Tonsil & Pneumonia

03

Acorus calamus

Bojho

Middle hill

3000-6000ft.

Herbaceous plants

Root/Rhizome Vermifuge, fever antispasmodic, Insect repellent

04

Aconitum heterophyllum

Bikh, Atish

Sub-alpine to Alpine

8000-13000 ft.

An erect Herb

Roots, Anti-fertility agent, to