Kani (tribe)
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Kani is a nomadic tribe in Kerala
, India
. They were known for familiarizing Kallana
, allegedly a cryptid elephant and a herbal medicine known as jeevani. The medicinal properties of the plant called Arogyapacha (Trichopus zeylanicus
) was also discovered through them.
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. They were known for familiarizing Kallana
Kallana
Kallana is the Malayalam language name of a suspected species of dwarf elephants allegedly found in South India. Kaani tribals dwelling in the rainforests of the Western Ghats claim that there are two distinct varieties of elephants in the Peppara forest range, one the common Indian elephants ,...
, allegedly a cryptid elephant and a herbal medicine known as jeevani. The medicinal properties of the plant called Arogyapacha (Trichopus zeylanicus
Trichopus zeylanicus
Trichopus zeylanicus is a small herbaceous plant, which is the only species of its family, the Trichopodaceae. Formerly it was attributed to the Dioscoreaceae family. The leaves are about 20 centimeters long and grow from a rhizome. The shape of the leaves can be highly variable even within one...
) was also discovered through them.