Research Article | Published: 01 June 2016

Botanical Identity of Seasonal Flowering Plants Available and Maintained in the Home Gardens of District Nainital, Uttarakhand

Kuldeep Singh Negi, Vandana Tiwari, Puran Singh Mehta, Rajni Rawat, Saraswati Nandan Ojha and Ishwari Singh Bisht

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 23 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 89-102 | 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2016-6TTVES | Cite this article

Abstract

Uttarakhand is a store house of plant genetic resources of several crop groups including ornamentals and seasonal flowering plant species. A wide range of seasonal flowering plants are being grown in the region because of its various and favourable agro-geo climatic zones. Ornamental plant enhances aesthetic value of our environment. There are 8 developmental blocks and 1082 villages in district Nainital of Uttarakhand. Nainital district, is a part of Kumaun region of Uttarakhand. It lies between 29?0.1' to 29?36' 21'' N latitude and 78?50' 53'' to 80?06' E longitude. More than 7.62 lakh population reside in 4064 km2 of geographical area of district Nainital. The district falls under sub-tropical to temperate zones. During the course of field survey (2013-2015), we came across wide range of seasonal flowering plants mostly belong to exotic origin being grown in the home gardens of natives of the region situated in different agro-ecological niches. The present study highlighted a total of 150 seasonal flowering plants with 120 genera belonging to 50 families. These were arranged alphabetically with botanical names followed by vernacular and trade name, family, origin or native place, nature, season with appropriate remarks of variation in shape, size and colour, method of propagation with economic status.

Keywords

Uttarakhand, Exotic, Seasonal Flowering Plants, Diversity, Home Gardens, Nainital

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Negi, K.S., Tiwari, V., Mehta, P.S., Rawat, R., Ojha, S.N. and Bisht, I.S., 2016. Botanical Identity of Seasonal Flowering Plants Available and Maintained in the Home Gardens of District Nainital, Uttarakhand. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 23(2), pp.89-102. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2016-6TTVES

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