2023 Vol. 29 No.1 PP 29-48

https://doi.org/10.33451/florafauna.v29i1pp29-48

Additions to angiosperm diversity in Bhadrak region of Odisha, India

*Taranisen Panda, Master Apollo¹, and Manoj Kumar Kar²

*Department of Botany,
Chandbali College, Chandbali
BHADARAK-756133 (ODISHA) INDIA
¹Department of Botany,
Simulia College ,
MARKONA-756126, BALASORE (ODISHA) INDIA
²Department of Botany,
Dhamnagar College,
DHAMNAGAR-756117, BHADRAK (ODISHA) INDIA
*Corresponding Author : E-mail: taransenpanda@yahoo.co.in

ABSTRACT

This paper deals with the list of flowering plants from the Bhadrak district, Odisha, India. A total of 141 taxa (81 native species and 60 exotic species) have been recorded comprising 81 herbs, 22 climbers, 21 trees, and 17 shrubs that are distributed in 115 genera, represented in 48 families, three major clades, and 23 orders as per the APG IV classification. Lamids account for about 33.3% of the taxa. The family Fabaceae is the most species-diverse (14 species), followed by Convolvulaceae (10 species), Acanthaceae (9 species) and Poaceae (7 species). Of the total 141 plant species, most are economically useful as medicinal plants, and others are valuable as edible fruits, ornamentals, and fodders. It is believed that this inventory of angiosperm plant resources of the district provides a comprehensive and updated checklist of the floristic diversity of the Bhadrak district, Odisha.

KEY WORDS : Agricultural rituals, Horistic diversity, Life form composition, Medicinal plants