2019 Vol.25 No.1 PP 11-18

Diversity of forest shrubs in the reserve forest of Bhupdeopur of District Raigarh ,Chhattisgarh

Vijay Laxmi Naidu

Department of Botany ,
Govt. V.Y.T PG Autonomous College,
DURG (C.G).
*Corresponding Author Email : tusharagen@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

In the present study the emphasis is given on the study of shrub layer vegetation in Bhupdeopur reserve forest of Raigarh dist. of Chhattisgarh as the exclusive studies on shrub layer in forest ecosystems are the need of present ecological time. An extensive survey has been conducted to find out the various types of forest flora 44 shrub species belonging to 22 families, their local names and various uses by the local inhabitants including medicinal values were recorded during the survey . The parameters such as frequency, density and abundance were also undertaken .

Key words : Abundance, Bhupdeopur reserve forest, Biodiversity, Chhattisgarh, Density, Forest shrubs, Frequency.