Research Article | Published: 20 March 2019

Checklist of angiosperms in Baraila Lake Salim Ali Jubba Sahni Bird Sanctuary, Vaishali district, Bihar, India

Kumar Avinash Bharati

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 42 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 91-98 | 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-90L57L | Cite this article

Abstract

Floristic surveys were carried out in the Baraila Lake Salim Ali Jubba Sahni Bird Sanctuary, Bihar from 2016 to 2018. In the study, a total of 180 species of the angiosperms were collected. The documented species are distributed into 133 genera, 48 families and 26 orders. Among the 48 families, the dominating family was Poaceae (34 spp.), followed by Asteraceae (17 spp.), Cyperaceae (13 spp.), Malvaceae (10 spp.), etc. As for habit, it was found that 154 species were herbaceous (85.55%), 17 climbers (9.44%) and 09  shrubs (5%). According to IUCN criteria 57 species tall under “Least Concern” category and entries are not available for rest of the plants. Fimbristylis griffithii Boeckeler, reported as new distributional record for the state of Bihar was also collected. The present study enumerates the wetland flora.

Keywords

Flora, Diversity, Plant Conservation, Baraila Lake, Salim Ali Jubba Sahni Bird Sanctuary, Vaishali District, Bihar

Access Options

250/-

Buy Full Access in HTML Format

Instant access to the full article.

Get access to the full version of this article. Buy Full Access in HTML Format

References

1. Anderson, T. (1863). On the flora of Bihar and the mountains of Parasnath with a list of species collected by Messrs Hooker, Edgeworth, Thomson and Anderson. J. As. Soc. Beng. 32: 187–218

Google Scholar

2. Anonymous, (2016). Management Plan for Baraila Wetland, Bihar 2016-26. Environment And Forest Department, Government of Bihar, Patna (unpublished manuscript)

3. Baruch, Z. (1994). Responses to drought and flooding in tropical forage grasses: II. Leaf water potential, photosynthesis rate and alcohol dehydrogenase activity. Plant Soil 97-105 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00010115

Google Scholar

4. Bhattacharya, P.K. and Krishnendu S. (1998). Flora of west Champaran district Bihar, Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta

Google Scholar

5. Bhattacharya, R.P., Pal, D.C. and Patil, B.R. (2011). Aquatic and wetland Monocotyledons of Bihar and Jharkhand states. J Econ. Tax. Bot. 35(3):486-496

6. Bridson, D.M. and Forman, L. (1998). The Herbarium Handbook. Third Edition. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Google Scholar

7. Brummitt, R.K. and Powell, C.E. (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Google Scholar

8. Buchanan-Hamilton, F. (1928). An account of the districts of Bihar and Patna in 1811–1812. The Bihar and Orissa Research Society. Calcutta Oriental Press, Calcutta

Google Scholar

9. Burkill, I.H. (1910). A few observations made in the central provinces  and Bihar. J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 1: 101-107

Google Scholar

10. Chase, M.W., Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F., Byng, J.W., Judd, W.S., Soltis, D.E., Mabberley, D.J., Sennikov, A.N., Soltis, P.S. and Stevens, P.F. (2016). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 181(1): 1-20 https://doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

Google Scholar

11. Clark, C.B. (1884). Notes on the Flora of Parasnath, N.w. Bengal. J. Linn. Soc. Landon (Bot.) 21: 252-255 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.1884.tb00544.x

12. Dorr, L.J. and Nicolson, D.H. (2008–2009). Taxonomic Literature (Suppl.). Regnum Veg. Vols. 149–150. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G., Ruggell

Google Scholar

13. Gamble, J.S. (1957). Flora of Presidency of Madras, (reprinted). Vol. 1-3, Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta

Google Scholar

14. Gazette of India (2016). Gazette notifications for Baraila Lake Salim Ali Jubba Sahni Bird Sanctuary Vaishali district, Bihar. No. 1852, Part-2, sec. 3, Sub. sec. 2, Aug

15. Haines, H.H. (1921–1925). The Botany of Bihar and Orissa: An account of all the known indigenous plants of the province and of the most important or most commonly cultivated exotic ones with maps and introduction. (Rep. 2008) Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11031

16. Hooker, J.D. (1872–1897). The Flora of British India. Vol. 1–7. (Rep. 1994-2003) Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun

Google Scholar

17. Hooper, D.U., and Vitousek, P.M. (1997). The effects of plant composition and diversity on ecosystem processes. Science. 277 (5330): 1302-1305 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.277.5330.1302

Google Scholar

18. Jain, S.K. and Rao, R.R. (1977). A Handbook of Field and Herbarium Methods. Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi

Google Scholar

19. Jain, S.K., Banerjee, D.K. and Pal, D.C. (1975). Grasses of Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 72: 758–773

Google Scholar

20. Mishra, A. (1969). Angiosperm flora of Darbhanga (Mithila, North Bihar) – I. Bull. Bot. Surv. India, 11: 322–329

Google Scholar

21. Mishra, A. (1970). Angiosperm flora of Darbhanga (Mithila, North Bihar) – II. Bull. Bot. Surv. India, 12: 132–138

Google Scholar

22. Mishra, A. (1971). Angiosperm flora of Darbhanga (Mithila, North Bihar) – III. Bull. Bot. Surv. India, 13: 212–216

Google Scholar

23. Mishra, K.K. (1985). New plant record from Bihar. J Econ. Tax. Bot., 6: 410–412

Google Scholar

24. Misra, S.K. and Jha, D. (1972). Floristic in Darbhanga. Planta 2: 136–143

Google Scholar

25. Mitra, S., Wassmann, R., and Paul, LGV. (2005). An appraisal of global wetland area and its organic carbon stock. Curr. Sci. 88 (1) : 25-35

Google Scholar

26. Mooney, H.F. (1950). Supplement to the Botany of Bihar and Orissa. Catholic Press, Ranchi

Google Scholar

27. Paul, S.R. (1966). Rice field weed flora of Bhagalpur district (Bihar). Proc. Bihar Ac. Agi. Sci. 15: 15–24

28. Paul, S.R. (1967). Studies on the grasses of Bhagalpur district (Bihar). Indian For. 93: 169–179

Google Scholar

29. Paul, S.R. (1973). On the Aquatic and Marsh Flora of Monghyr, Bihar. Botanique 4: 143–152

Google Scholar

30. Prain, D. (1903). Bengal Plants. A list of Phanerogams, Ferns and Fern Allies indigenous to or commonly cultivated in the lower provinces and Chittagong with definitions of the natural orders and genera, and keys to the genera and species. (Rep. 1999-2010) Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.50150

Google Scholar

31. Sanyal, A. (1957). Additional notes on the Botany of Bihar and Orissa by H.H. Haines and its supplement by Dr. H.F. Mooney. Indian For. 83: 230-235

Google Scholar

32. Saxena, H.O. (1976). Notes on the Flora of Bihar and Orissa. Indian For. 192: 195–197 https://doi.org/10.1177/0019556119760205

Google Scholar

33. Saxena, H.O. (1978). Additions to the Flora of Bihar and Orissa. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. 75(3): 941–942

Google Scholar

34. Scott, D.A., and Jones T.A. (1995). Classification and inventory of wetlands: A global overview. Vegetation 118 (1-2): 3-16 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0427-2_2

Google Scholar

35. Sharma, T.K. and Sarkar, P.S.N. (2002). Flora of Palamu District, Jharkhand, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata

Google Scholar

36. Singh, K.K. (1997). Flora of Dudhwa national Park. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun

Google Scholar

37. Singh, M.P. (1986). Flora of Patna (Dicotyledones). International Books and Periodicals Supply Service, New Delhi

Google Scholar

38. Singh, N.P., Mudgal, V., Khanna, K.K., Srivastava, S.C., Sahoo, A.K., Bandapadhyay, S., Aziz, N., Das, M., Bhattacharya, R.P. and Hajra, P.K. (2001). Flora of Bihar Analysis. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata

Google Scholar

39. Srivastava, J.G. (1955). Vegetation of Purnea. In: the Gazetteer for the district Purnea, Patna

Google Scholar

40. Srivastava, J.G. (1956). The vegetation of Patna District (Bihar).  Indian J. Bot. Soc. 35: 391-401

Google Scholar

41. Srivastava, J.G. (1958). The vegetation of Champaran district. In: Revised district Gazetter, Champaran

Google Scholar

42. Thakur, V. (1963). The weed flora of Darbhanga 1. Paddy field weeds. 40th Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress. III. Abst. 315

43. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), accessed March 07, 2018, http://www.iucnredlist.org/search

Google Scholar

44. Thothathri, K. (1965). A Contribution on some Plants from Champaran District, North Bihar. Indian For. 91: 743–746

Google Scholar

45. Thothathri, K., Shetty, B.V. and Hajra, P.K. (1966). A contribution to the Flora of Udaipur forest in Champaran District, North Bihar. Bull. Bot. Surv. India 8: 133–141

Google Scholar

46. Torres-González, D., and García-Guzmán, G. (2014). Assessing the role of leaf traits against herbivores and pathogens in Cnidoscolus (Euphorbiaceae). IP, Rev. Espec. Cienc. Quim.-Biol. 17(2): 126-134 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1405-888X(14)72087-X

Google Scholar

47. Turner, R. Kerry, Jeroen CJM Van Den Bergh, Söderqvist T., Barendregt A., Jan Van Der Straaten, Maltby, E. and Ekko C.V.I. (2000). Ecological-economic analysis of wetlands: scientific integration for management and policy. Ecol. Econ. 35 (1): 7-23 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-8009(00)00164-6

Google Scholar

48. Uniyal, B.P. and Datta, R. (1984). Addition to the grasses of Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 80: 262

Google Scholar

49. Varma, S.K. (1981). Flora of Bhagalpur (Dicotyledones). Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi

Google Scholar

About this article

How to cite

Bharati, K.A., 2019. Checklist of angiosperms in Baraila Lake Salim Ali Jubba Sahni Bird Sanctuary, Vaishali district, Bihar, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 42(1), pp.91-98. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-90L57L

Publication History

Manuscript Published on 20 March 2019

Share this article

Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: