Floristic Diversity of Bundelkhand Region of Uttar Pradesh
The vegetation mainly represents tropical dry deciduous forests, thorn forests and scrub forests with patches of Boswellia, Butea, Anogeissus, Nyctanthes, Cochlospermum, bamboos and grasslands. The floristic anatysis reveals 1088 species belonging to 595 genera and 133 families of vascular plants. Poaceae (168 spp.) is the dominant family, followed by Fabaceae (138 spp.), Cyperaceae (60 spp.), Asteraceae (59 spp.) and Euphorbiaceae (44 spp.) A large number of species growing in this area are of medicinal and economic importance used by local peoples. A brief account of area, topography, climatic conditions, vegetation types, medicinal and economic plants, analysis of flora, systematic enumeration of the genera and species and conservation measures, etc. have been discussed.
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