Vascular plant diversity in the sacred grove of Modapalli in Viskhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, India
<p>Sacred groves are tracts of virgin forest with rich biodiversity, as they have been protected for centuries by the local people for their cultural and religious beliefs and taboos. Sacred groves are representatives of climax vegetation and exhibit diversity of species such as trees, climbe...
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| author | M. Tarakeswara Naidu O. Aniel Kumar M. Venkaiah |
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| description | <p>Sacred groves are tracts of virgin forest with rich biodiversity, as they have been protected for centuries by the local people for their cultural and religious beliefs and taboos. Sacred groves are representatives of climax vegetation and exhibit diversity of species such as trees, climbers and other shade loving herbs. In the present investigation, an attempt was made to study the diversity of a sacred grove of Modapalli, Visakhapatnam District, which comes under the Eastern Ghats of India. A total of 207 species, 181 genera and 78 families comprising pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms were reported in the sacred grove. In this study, only one endemic species, i.e., <em>Ophiorrhiza chandrasekharanii</em> and a few threatened species were recorded. </p><div> </div> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-405290534a164a55989a736222af5bdf2022-12-22T02:24:45ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072015-08-017107683769010.11609/JoTT.o3550.7683-901762Vascular plant diversity in the sacred grove of Modapalli in Viskhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, IndiaM. Tarakeswara Naidu0O. Aniel Kumar1M. Venkaiah2Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530003, IndiaDepartment of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530003, IndiaDepartment of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530003, India<p>Sacred groves are tracts of virgin forest with rich biodiversity, as they have been protected for centuries by the local people for their cultural and religious beliefs and taboos. Sacred groves are representatives of climax vegetation and exhibit diversity of species such as trees, climbers and other shade loving herbs. In the present investigation, an attempt was made to study the diversity of a sacred grove of Modapalli, Visakhapatnam District, which comes under the Eastern Ghats of India. A total of 207 species, 181 genera and 78 families comprising pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms were reported in the sacred grove. In this study, only one endemic species, i.e., <em>Ophiorrhiza chandrasekharanii</em> and a few threatened species were recorded. </p><div> </div>http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2230ConservationModapalliplant diversitysacred grovethreatened taxa. |
| spellingShingle | M. Tarakeswara Naidu O. Aniel Kumar M. Venkaiah Vascular plant diversity in the sacred grove of Modapalli in Viskhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, India Journal of Threatened Taxa Conservation Modapalli plant diversity sacred grove threatened taxa. |
| title | Vascular plant diversity in the sacred grove of Modapalli in Viskhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, India |
| title_full | Vascular plant diversity in the sacred grove of Modapalli in Viskhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, India |
| title_fullStr | Vascular plant diversity in the sacred grove of Modapalli in Viskhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vascular plant diversity in the sacred grove of Modapalli in Viskhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, India |
| title_short | Vascular plant diversity in the sacred grove of Modapalli in Viskhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, India |
| title_sort | vascular plant diversity in the sacred grove of modapalli in viskhapatnam district of andhra pradesh india |
| topic | Conservation Modapalli plant diversity sacred grove threatened taxa. |
| url | http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2230 |
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