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'''Kani''' is a tribe living in the [[Western Ghats]] area of [[Kerala]], India.<ref name="rediff">{{cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/11spec.htm/ |work=Rediff |title=Special report |date=11 October 2002 |accessdate=2017-04-05}}</ref><br />
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Their use of the forest plant [[arogyapacha]] (''[[trichopus zeylanicus]]'') as a key ingredient in a herbal remedy called Jeevani was noted by visiting scientists in the 1980s. The formula was eventually developed as a commercial enterprise by Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, with the tribe's Kerala Kani Welfare Trust receiving license fees and royalties. Members have been encouraged to cultivate the plant.<ref name="rediff"/><br />
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A recently discovered species of tree-dwelling [[crab]] has been named ''[[Kani maranjandu]]'' after the tribe.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title= New tree-living crab species found in Kerala |agency=PTI |date=4 April 2017 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-tree-living-crab-species-found-in-kerala/article17809088.ece |accessdate=2017-04-05}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Social groups of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of India]]<br />
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