Abhishek Raj* and Pratap Toppo
Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, I.G.K.V., Raipur- 492012 (C.G.), India
*Email: lonely0392@gmail.com
Abstract: The central India forms one of the major ecosystems of the Indian subcontinent and constitutes a large tract of tropical dry deciduous and tropical moist deciduous forest type. The Dugali and Nagari is a small patch of forest which is near the Dhamtari district and exists in Chhattisgarh a newly formed state. These forest areas conserve a variety of flora and fauna. The present paper gives an account of assessing the floral diversity in the vicinity of Dhamtari district. A study of the floristic composition and its use by the rural people is also in corporate. The present articles describe the species diversity and structural variation of a tropical dry deciduous and tropical moist deciduous forest type of central India. In the present study 7 climber species, 3 shrubs, 4 herbs species and 40 trees are reported.
Keywords: Biodiversity, ecosystem, endangered, flora, sanctuary
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