Floristic Assessment of Panchlingeshwar Sacred Grove, Nandikurali, Raibag, Belagavi, Karnataka
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2018/v144i9/123006Keywords:
Sacred Groves, Nandikurali, Conservation, Belagavi.Abstract
The Sacred groves are forest patches conserved by the local people based on the socio-cultural and religious practices. The sacred groves are rich in diversity and play a significant role in the conservation of biodiversity. The present work was carried with the aim to document the floristic account and its assessment in the Panchlingeshwar sacred grove, Nandikurali, Raibag, Belagavi. A total of 171 taxa belonging to 145 genera distributed in 59 families were recorded, also the grove representing with 54 medicinal plant species belonging to 48 genera and 28 families.References
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