Abstract

• The present study was carried out, to assess record and report the taxonomical and medicinal properties of wild plants from Kawliya Reserved Forest in Daik-U Township, Bago Region. Plants were collected from the research area during the flowering and fruiting period. All the specimens were classified and identified according to the standard literatures. Moreover, medicinal uses and other related information was confirmed by standard literatures. The present study comprises 15 species belonging to 12 families used by the local people. Among them 3 species are monocotyledons and 12 species are dicotyledons. The most common wild medicinal plants in Kawliya Reserved Forest are eea macrophylla Roxb., esmodium triuetrum (L.) DC., Passiflora foetida L., Clerodendrum indicum L. and hunbergia laurifolia Lindl.. Most important families having medicinal importance are auolfia serpentina (L.) Benth., loriosa superba L., Senna alata (L.) Roxb., ingiber zerumbet (L.) Rosc. ex. J.E.Sm., usticia adhatoda L., Melastoma malabathricum L. and Costus speciosus Sm. In this study area, auolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. and loriosa superba L. are depleted due to over-exploitation of the local people.