Assessment of plant diversity in Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University Campus, Odisha, India
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Biodiversity Park, Biodiversity conservation, Biodiversity, Sacred Grove, University campusAbstract
The Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University (MSCBU) campus harbors a part of the flora of Similipal Biosphere Reserve (SBR), Odisha. It provides students, research scholars, and common people a unique opportunity to learn, wonder, and engage. The floristic diversity of MSCBU includes economically important trees, medicinal plants, ornamental plants, carnivorous plants, grasses, etc. The present study documented a total of 345 vascular plants belonging to 268 genera and 91 families. Fabaceae (36 species), Poaceae (31 species), Zingiberaceae (21 species), Asteraceae (18 species), and Malvaceae (16 species) were the most dominant families, having the maximum number of species. The descending order of life forms found to be herb (52.75%), tree (26.37%), shrub (12.17%), and climber (8.69%). About 22% of the plant diversity of Similipal Biosphere Reserve is conserved and distributed in Abdul Kalam Biodiversity Park, Botanical Garden, and Sacred Grove, established by the University. The MSCBU campus not only plays an important role in the conservation of threatened/native taxa but also provides a clean and safe oxygen-rich environment to its stakeholders.
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