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Angiosperm Diversity of Sandy Coast of Balasore District, Odisha, India


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1 Ecology and Floristic Laboratory, P.G. Department of Botany Berhampur University, Berhampur-760007, Odisha, India
 

The paper deals with the angiosperm diversity of sandy coast of Balasore district, Odisha. The angiospermous flora consists of 352 species under 258 genera belonging to 84 families. Monocotyledons are represented by 20% (72 species). The flora consists of 212 herbs, 19 climbers, 51 shrubs and 70 tree species. Leguminosae are the dominant family followed by Poaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Cyperaceae, Asteraceae, Convolvulaceae and Verbenaceae.

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Backshore, Balasore, Flora, Odisha, Foreshore, Vegetation.
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Authors

Rama Chandra Sahoo
Ecology and Floristic Laboratory, P.G. Department of Botany Berhampur University, Berhampur-760007, Odisha, India
Deenabandhu Sahu
Ecology and Floristic Laboratory, P.G. Department of Botany Berhampur University, Berhampur-760007, Odisha, India
Malaya K. Misra
Ecology and Floristic Laboratory, P.G. Department of Botany Berhampur University, Berhampur-760007, Odisha, India

Abstract


The paper deals with the angiosperm diversity of sandy coast of Balasore district, Odisha. The angiospermous flora consists of 352 species under 258 genera belonging to 84 families. Monocotyledons are represented by 20% (72 species). The flora consists of 212 herbs, 19 climbers, 51 shrubs and 70 tree species. Leguminosae are the dominant family followed by Poaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Cyperaceae, Asteraceae, Convolvulaceae and Verbenaceae.

Keywords


Backshore, Balasore, Flora, Odisha, Foreshore, Vegetation.

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