A Preliminary Investigation on Medicinal Plant Resources of Laoshan Area in Nanjing

The medicinal plant resources of Laoshan area in Nanjing were investigated.A total of 108 species in 59 families of medicinal plants were found out in this area,among which there were 8 species in 7 families of pteridephyte,17 species in 8 families of Monocotyledonous plants,and 82 species in 43 families of Dicotyledonous plants.Therefore,under the background of decreasing medicinal resources,Laoshan area relies on its advantageous natural environment to cultivate the medicinal plants,which not only reasonably develop the resources,but also improve the single agricultural structure in local area.