Volume 24, Issue 73, January - June, 2023

Inventory list of plant diversity in Tropical dry deciduous forest of Sri Lankamalleswara wildlife sanctuary Andhra Pradesh

T Mastan, M Sridhar Reddy^♦

Department of Environmental Science, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa Andhra Pradesh 516 005

^♦Corresponding author
Department of Environmental Science, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa Andhra Pradesh 516 005 India

ABSTRACT

The present study includes the information on inventory of plant species. The enumeration was carried out in 10 ha in Sri Lankamalleswara wild life sanctuary forest by laying a total of 125 quadrates (20 X 20m) sixw. A total of 520 plant species belonging to 328 genera and 87 families were recorded; which include 243 herbs, 133 trees, 49 shrubs, 56 vines and 39 lianas. The inventory includes 53 endemic plants of peninsular India and nine threatened plants that are included in IUCN Red List category.

Keywords: Dry deciduous forests, Plant diversity, Quadrats, Wildlife sanctuary

Species, 2023, 24(73), e17s1017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v24i73/e17s1017

Published: 21 February 2023