A Survey Note on the Regeneration of Rosewood (<I>Dalbergia latifolia</I> Roxb.) in Gudalure Wynaad Forest Tract (Nilgiris)

Abstract

Quadrat study was carried out on regeneration of rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.), in the Janmam Forests of Gudalure Forest Division of Coimbatore Circle, Tamil Nadu. This is a mountainous forest tract consisting of moist deciduous, grass-phoenix, and semi-evergreen types of vegetation. More frequency, abundance and density of rosewood root suckers were observed in Phoenix- Careya- Dalbergia association (0.67, 8.75,and 5.83 respectively) followed by Olea- Mallotus- Lantena association (0.36, 3.00 and 1.09 respectively), and Cinnamomum- Zizyphus- Dalbergia association (0.40, 2.00 and 0.80 respectively). Suggestions have been made to preserve and protect these young plants of rosewood which have come up naturally and to propagate root suckers artificially which will improve the rosewood population in the tract.