FLORISTIC STUDIES OF TAL CHHAPAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY OF RAJASTHAN, INDIA

The Tal Chhapar wild life sanctuary lies in Sujangarh Tehsil of Churu district in the north-eastern part of Rajasthan. This area is protecting a good number of plants and animal species especially Black bucks. The present observation enumerates the floristic diversity of this area. A total of 139 plant species including 19 trees, 21 shrubs, 40 herbs, 24 grasses, 05 sedges, 10 halophytes, 11 cultivated crops, 03 aquatic plants and 06 parasitic plants belonging to 41 families were recorded. It is evident from the result that Poaceae and Fabaceae are the largest and dominant families amongst the monocotyledons and the dicotyledons respectively. The Poaceae is the largest family out of 41 families, is represented by 19 genera and 25 plant species While, Fabaceae by 12 genera and 18 plant species. Poaceae is the most dominant family of the area and followed by Fabaceae, Asteraceae and Cyperaceae.
JITENDRA KUMAR BAGORIYA
G K BARUPAL
B B S KAPOOR
Year
2020
Volume
Vol 1
Serial
5