Research Article | Published: 01 December 2011

Floristic diversity and status of natural regeneration from sacred groves, Ambegaon Taluka of Pune district, Maharashtra state, India

D. S. Nipunage and D. K. Kulkarni

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 34 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 457-464 | 2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2011-B9W7B1 | Cite this article

Abstract

The present paper deals with floristic composition and status of natural regeneration of 34 sacred groves belonging to 20 villages from Ambegaon taluka of Pune district, Maharashtra State. Area of sacred groves varies from 0.01 ha to 6.07 ha and thick clumps of wild Bamboo are observed.  Natural regeneration of tree species like Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeel, Terminalia chebula Retz. and climber of Clematis gourina Roxb. were recorded. 200 old trees of Tectona grandis L. in Sagdara sacred grove is a unique feature of monotypic sacred grove.

Keywords

Microbial, Clumps, Dry patch, Submerged, Conserving

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Nipunage, D.S. and Kulkarni, D.K., 2011. Floristic diversity and status of natural regeneration from sacred groves, Ambegaon Taluka of Pune district, Maharashtra state, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 34(4), pp.457-464. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2011-B9W7B1

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