Evaluation of Floristic Composition, Phytoclimate and Traditional Conservation Management of a Sacred Grove in Jhargram District, West Bengal, India
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2021/v147i6/153063Keywords:
APG IV, Biological Spectrum, CKDSG, Life Form, Phytoclimate.Abstract
The present study was carried out to explore the floristic composition, biological and leaf size spectrum of the flora of Chilkigarh Kanak Durga Sacred Grove (CKDSG), district Jhargram of West Bengal in India. Floristic list of CKDSG comprises 526 species belonging to 399 genera distributed in 105 families from 37 orders. The most represented order, family and genus in terms of species richness are Lamiales (68 species), Fabaceae (51 species) and Ficus (6 species) respectively. Biological spectrum based on life forms was compared with Raunkiaer's normal spectrum; the study area resulted characterised by a “thero-cryptophytic†type of phytoclimate. As regards the leaf size spectrum, mesophyll (24.57%) was found to be most represented class. This floristic study provides baseline information for future research and confirms the importance of sacred groves as biosphere reserve of the biodiversity and useful resources for the future as well.References
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