Research Article | Published: 20 December 2019

Floristic Account of the Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Arti Garg and Arjun Prasad Tiwari

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 42 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 323-336 | 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-6DY168 | Cite this article

Abstract

The paper reports floristic composition, diversity and nature of flowering plant communities occurring within the bounds of Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India on basis of surveys and systematic plant collections covering different seasons during 2016 to 2018. The studies have resulted in the documentation of 451 species, distributed under 304 genera and 80 families of flowering plants.

Keywords

Floristic analysis, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, Van Vihar National Park, Ramsar site

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Garg, A. and Tiwari, A.P., 2019. Floristic Account of the Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 42(4), pp.323-336. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-6DY168

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Manuscript Published on 20 December 2019

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