Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India

The PDF file you selected should load here if your Web browser has a PDF reader plug-in installed (for example, a recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader).

If you would like more information about how to print, save, and work with PDFs, Highwire Press provides a helpful Frequently Asked Questions about PDFs.

Alternatively, you can download the PDF file directly to your computer, from where it can be opened using a PDF reader. To download the PDF, click the Download link above.

Fullscreen Fullscreen Off


The plant ecology Beyt island, a narrow crooked strip of sand rock to the east of Okhamandal point and about 3 km to the north of the mainland of Okhamandal situated 22°35' : 72°21' in the Gulf of Cutch is presented in this paper. Based on the types of situations and edaphic features the vegetation of the island has been distinguished into 3 main categories : (1) Strand, (2) Salt pans, slacks and mud formations and (3) Inland mixed scrub forest. Main features of thewvegetation and analysis of soils are described under the'above mentioned heads. The flora is a mixture of coastal and inland types. Further, the affinity of the flora with the adjacent lands of Cutch and Okhamandal to Diu coastal area has been studied. A list of the plants occurring in the island is enumerated.
User
Notifications
Font Size