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Plant Diversity of Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, India: A brief survey Suresh Jagtap * and Sourav Mukherjee

Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Interactive Research School for Health Affairs, Herbal Biotechnology Department, Katraj, Pune-Satara Road, Pune, Pin-411 043, Maharashtra, India * Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]

Abstract: A qualitative survey was carried out during 2005- 2010 of all indigenous and naturalized plants of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, India. There are 237 species belonging to 184 genera and 73 families which are listed in this paper. Out of 73 families listed, 63 belong to dicotyledonae and 10 belong to monocotyledonae. Dominant families were Fabaceae (21 genera), Acanthaceae (12 genera) followed by Asteracece (9 genera). The nomenclature system followed in this paper is up to date. Three plants (1.63%) listed in this paper come under Vulnerable (VU) and two (1.09%) comes under Lower Risk (LR) categories. Eleven genera (5.98%) are reported to be endemic to Maharashtra state of India. Only one plant species (Agave americana var. americana) was not native of the area and is cultivated. Voucher specimens of the representative plants are submitted at Medicinal Plants Conservation Center (MPCC), Pune, Maharashtra, and the voucher number is provided along with names of plants.

Introduction In recent years, comprehensive floristic accounts have been published for various states, districts and regions of India (Kumar et al. 2007). However, for Gadchiroli district, no taxonomical study of the available plants has been carried so far, although few ethnobotanical studies are previously reported. Major portion of the study area is covered with forest and the chief vegetation type is dry-deciduous (Tewari 1994; Tiwari and Padhye 1993) where teak and bamboo were found to be dominant elements. Many of the plants listed in this paper are utilized for medicinal purposes by the local tribal people, for example tree like Butea monosperma, Lannea coramandelica, Holarrhena pubescens, Pterocarpus marsupium, Soymida febrifuga, shrubs like Ceriscoides turgida, Gardenia resinifera, and herbs like Andrographis paniculata, Cullen corylifolia, Curculigo orchioides and Orthosiphon rubicundus. Summarily, the study aims to provide a list of plants occurring in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra state of India.

Materials and Methods Present work is the outcome of 11 several seasonal field tours conducted during 2005- 2010. In every tour, attempts were made to collect speciments from all the areas of the district. Plants specimens were collected, dried, pressed and were identified with the help of published local flora, books (Cooke 1903; 1908; Sharma et al. 1996; Singh et al. 2001; Singh and Karthikeyan 2001) (Nagpur, Chandrapur) and by consulting the BSI western circle herbarium specimens . Plant specimens are deposited in the herbarium of Medicinal Plant Conservation Center, Pune (MPCC), Maharashtra under the first author’s name. Gadchiroli District, is situated in the South-eastern corner of Maharashtra, and is bounded by Chandrapur district in the west, Gondia District in the north, Chhatisgarh state in the east, and Andhra Pradesh state in

the south and southwest (Figure 1). Gadchiroli district lies between 19°31’ & 19°45’ N latitude and 80°15’ & 80°45’ E longitude (Tiwari 1994). Total land cover of the study area is 14412.0 sq. km. Out of which, nearly 78.4% (i.e.11694.0 sq. km. ) is covered by reserve or protected forest. Dhanora, Etapalli, Aheri and Sironcha talukas in the eastern part of the district are covered by forest. Remaining 1.55% land of the total area is wasteland. The area receives an annual rainfall of nearly 1510 mm (http://nagpur.nic.in/

Figure 1. Map showing study area at Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, India. 051

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divisionalcommissioner/Dist_info/GAD.html). The main river basin of the district is the Godavari, which flows west to east and forms the southern boundary of the district. Gadchiroli district has prominent hills like Bhamragad, Tipagad, Palasgad and Surjagad area (Tiwari 1994) and is inhabited by tribes such as the Halbi, Gond, Pawra, Bhil (Tiwari and Padhye 1993). Main text of the research paper is table number 1 which gives floristic components of Gadchiroli. The botanical names of plants are given under family names (arranged alphabetically) followed by distribution, local names and the voucher specimen number under which the specimens are deposited at the MPCC.

sample most of the species (99.5 %) were native to the region and only one plant was cultivated (Agave americana var. americana). Tree species of the study area plays a vital role for day to day life of the tribal communities. Teak, bamboo being predominant components of the forest and are regularly used by the tribes for making home. Many plants listed here are used by local tribes for different purposes including medicinal aspect (Tewari 1994; Tiwari and Padhye 1993). Distribution of these listed plants were documented as abundant, common, cultivated, occasional based on the number of times they were encountered during exploration.

Status Determination of taxa To assign status of distribution pattern of a taxa, the flora of Maharashtra by singh et. al (2001) and Singh and Karthikeyan (2001) were referred. Eleven plants (5.98%) which are endemic to Maharashtra state of India are reported from the study area, viz., Alysicarpus belgaumensis, Amorphophallus commutatus, Arisaema murrayi, Barleria gibsoni, Blumea eriantha, Boswellia serrata, Canscora decurrens, Crotolaria filipes var. trichophor, Curcuma pseudomontana, Gantelbua urens, Haplanthodes verticillatus. Three taxa (1.63 %) reported form the study area fall under vulnerable category (VU) like Alysicarpus belgummensis, Arisaema murrayi, Barleria gibsonii, and two (1.09 %) fall under lower risk (LR) category like Amorphophallus commutatus and Haplanthodes verticillatus (Singh et al. 2001; Singh and Karthikeyan 2001). Thus this paper gives superficial idea about floristic composition of Gadchiroli district.

Results and Discussion Species diversity

During the study, as many as 237 species of 184 genera belonging to 73 families (Table 1) were recorded. Out of these families, 10 belong to monocotyledonae (13.7 %) and 63 are from dicotyledonous plant families (86.3 % dicotyledones). The families with highest number of species were Fabaceae (21 genera; 11.41 %), Acanthaceae (12 genera; 6.52 %), Asteracece (9 genera; 4.89 %), Euphorbiaceae and Rubiaceae (8 genera; 4.35 %) followed by Convolvulaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Lamiaceae (6 genera each; 3.26 %), together represented 30.43% of all identified genera. Amongst monocotyledonous plants, Liliaceae represented maximum number of genera (4; 2.17 %) followed by Araceae, Poaceae and Zingiberaceae (3 each; 1.63 %). Thirty two (32; 43.8 %) families were represented by single genus and single species in the study area. In our

Table 1. List of plants their families, distribution, local name and herbarium number. FAMILY and PLANT NAME Acanthaceae Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees Barleria cristata var. cristata L. Barleria gibsoni Dalz. Barleria prionitis ssp. prionitis L. Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) Roth Gantelbua urens (Heyne ex Roth) Bremek. Haplanthodes verticillatus (Roxb.) R. B. Majumdar Hemigraphis lateborsa var. lateborsa (Heyne ex Roth) Nees. Hygrophila schulli (Buch.-Ham.) M. R. and S. M. Almeida Justicia adhatoda L. Justicia glauca Rottl. Lepidagathis cristata Willd. Rostellularia crinita (Willd.) Nees. Rostellularia diffusa Nees. Ruellia tuberosa L. Rungia pectinata (L.) Nees. Agavaceae Agave americana var. americana L. Alangiaceae Alangium salvifolium var. salvifolium (L. f.) Wangerin Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera var. aspera L. Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult. Amaranthus spinosus L.

DISTRIBUTION

LOCAL NAME

HERBARIUM NUMBER

C Oc Oc C C Oc C C C

Bhuinimb

52 1552 1775 2060 699 3407 2512 2027 2064 3357 1556 274 121 1557

C C C C Oc C

Cult. R

C C C

Katrangi

Kumbha, Kateri zendu Mendholi

Aankol

Aghada

-

1599 2003 2033 052

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Table 1. Continued. FAMILY and PLANT NAME Anacardiaceae Buchanania cochinchinensis (Lour.) Almeida Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr. Mangifera indica L. Semecarpus anacardium var. anacardium L. f. Apocynaceae Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don Wrightia tinctoria var. rothii (G. Don) Ngan Araceae Amorphophallus commutatus Engl. Arisaema murrayi Hook. Colocasia esculanta Schott Arecaceae Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb. Asclepiadaceae Calotropis gigantea (L.) Ait. Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br. Cryptolepis buchanani Roem. and Schult. Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Choiv. Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides L. Bidens biternata (Lour.) Merr. and Sherff. Blumea eriantha DC. Eclipta prostata (L.) L. Elephantopus scaber L. Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. Lagascea mollis Cav. Sphaeranthus indicus L. Tridax procumbens L. Balanitaceae Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del. Balsaminaceae Impatiens balsamina var. balsamina L. Bignonaceae Stereospermum chelenoides (L. f.) DC. Stereospermum colais (Buch.-Ham. ex Dillw.) Mabberley. Dolichandrone falcata (Wall. ex. DC.) Seem. Bombacaceae Bombax ceiba L. Brassicaceae Brassica nigra (L.) Koch Burseraceae Boswellia serrata Roxb. ex Colebr. Caesalpinaceae Bauhinia purpurea L. Bauhinia racemosa Lam. Bauhinia tomentosa L. Cassia fistula L. Cassia pumila Lam. Cassia tora L. Tamarindus indica L. Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia erecta (Roth ex R and S.) Moeliona and Tuyn Capparidaceae Capparis zeylanica L. Celastraceae Cassine glauce (Rottb.) O. Ktez. Celastrus paniculatus Willd. Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Excell

DISTRIBUTION

LOCAL NAME

HERBARIUM NUMBER

C C C R

Char Mowai Amba Biba

2023 863

C C

C O Oc

R

Oc Oc C Oc

C C C Oc C C C Ab C Oc

R

R Oc C

Pandra kuda Kadu kuda Var Kochai

Shindi

Rui Rui

Tambati

Jata shankar

Godhurli Kubadmodi

Parad Surya Medshingi

Oc

Semal

Oc

Salai

Oc

2007 152

1891

-

2022 261 784

1513 187 1183 2714 77 1567 2741 1544 -

2057

90 2081 -

-

1323

-

C C Oc Oc C C C

Bahawa Tarota Chinch

707 903 2622 1572 1107 2012

Oc

Warakali

777

Oc

R Oc C

Chehra

Pinphar Bharkad

-

2246 2087 2479 053

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Table 1. Continued. FAMILY and PLANT NAME Cocholospermaceae Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alst. Combrataceae Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb. ex DC.) Wall. ex Guill. and Perr. Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Poir. Combretum albidum G. Don Combretum latifolium Bl. Terminalia bellirica (Gaerten.) Roxb. Terminalia chebula Retz. Terminalia elliptica Willd. Commelinaceae Cyanotis cristata Don. Murdannia nudiflora Brenan Convolvulaceae Argyreia sericea Dalz. and Gibs. Cuscuta chinensis var. chinensis Lam. Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet Ipomoea pes-tigrides L. Merremia gangetica (L.) Cufod. Cucurbitaceae Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd. Mukia maderaspatana (L.) Roem. Trichosanthes anguina L. Trichosanthes cucumerina L. Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour. Cyperaceae Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb. Kyllinga melanosperma Nees. Kyllinga nemoralis Nees. Kyllinga tenuifolia Steud. Dioscoriaceae Dioscorea belophylla Haines Dioscorea bulbifera L. Ebenaceae Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb. Diospyros montana Roxb. Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon cinereum R.Br. Eriocaulon elenorae Fyson Euphorbiaceae Acalypha ciliata Forssk. Antidesma acidum Retz. Bridelia hamiltoniana Wall. ex Muell-Arg. Bridelia retusa (L.) Spr. Cleistanthus collinus (Roxb.) Benth.ex Hook. f. Emblica officinalis Gaertn. Euphorbia geniculata Orteg. Euphorbia hirta L. Euphorbia rosea Retz. Mallotus philippinesis (Lam.) Muell.-Arg. Phyllanthus urinaria L. Phyllanthus virgatus Forst. f. Fabaceae Aeschynomene aspera L. Alysicarpus belgaumensis Wight

DISTRIBUTION

LOCAL NAME

HERBARIUM NUMBER

C

Ghongal

-

C Ab Fr Fr Oc Oc C

C C

Oc Oc R C C Oc C

R Oc C Oc C C C

C C C

Oc C

C Oc

Dhawda Jilbuli piwalwel piwalwel

ajan Ain

Vishnu kranta Ganbhowara Bilukhoj Tondalvel, Rantondli Randodka Katul

Indravan Indravan Padora

Kadukanda Mataru vel

Tendu

C C

Oc R C Oc Ab Oc C C C R C Oc Oc Oc

2211 367 106 2786 158 731

2600 1591

1077 2717 3121 122 2059

735 3154 925

-

3191 1148

906

3217 2336

2580 -

Kudurshi Kasai Garari Aawarun / Amla Kachara

Shendri Bhui awli Bhuiawali Mothi chiputi

1125 860 464 1533 2504 1507 2915 927 702 871 1373

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Table 1. Continued. FAMILY and PLANT NAME

DISTRIBUTION

Alysicarpus hamosus Edgew. Alysicarpus tetragonolobus Edgew. Butea monosperma var. monosperma Roxb. ex Willd. Butea superba Roxb. ex Willd. Cajanus platycarpus (Benth.) Vander der Maesen Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) du-Petit-Thours Crotalaria filipes var. trichophora (Bth. ex Baker) T. Cooke Crotalaria hebecarpa (DC.) Rudd Crotalaria hirsuta Willd. Cullen corylifolia (L.) Medik. Dalbergia lanceolaria ssp. lanceolaria L. f. Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC. Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC. Indigofera trita var. trita L. Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc. Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre Pterocarpus marsupium var. marsupium Roxb. Teramnus labialis (L. f.) Spreng. Teramnus mollis Bth. Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal Vigna dalzelliana (O. Ketz.) Verdc Zornia gibbosa Span. Flacourtiaceae Caeseria graveolens Dalz. Caeseria tomentosa Roxb. Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr. Gentianaceae Canscora decurrens Dalz. Canscora decussata (Roxb.) A.schult and J.H.schult Exacum pumilum Griseb. Hypoxidaceae Curculigo orchioides Geartn. Lamiaceae Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit. Lavendula bipinnata var. rothina O. Ketz. Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link. Leucas stelligera Wall. Leucas stricta Bth. Ocimum americanum L. Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora Bth. Ocimum tenuiflorum L. Orthosiphon rubicundus (D. Don) Benth. Tectona grandis L. f. Lecythidaceae Careya arborea Roxb. Leeaceae Leea indica (Burm. f.) Merr. Liliaceae Asparagus racemosus var. racemosus Willd. Chlorophytum laxum R. Br. Chlorophytum tuberosum Baker Gloriosa superba L. Scilla hyacinthina Mc Bride Loganiaceae Mitreola petiolata (J.F.Gmel.)Torr.and A.Grey Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe falcata var. falcata (L. f.) Etting

C C C Oc C C Oc C Oc R C C C C C Oc Oc Ab C Oc C C Ab

LOCAL NAME

Palas Palaswel Supulsheng

Tichakali

Shevdor

Chiputi Chipadi Ranmethi

Karanj Biwala Ranudid, Tipani Rangavar

R R C

Kakai

Oc

Dukkarkand, kali Musli

Oc Oc C

Oc C C C C C C Oc C C

Kukuddawana

sag

Oc

Kumbha

A C C Oc C

Marbat Musali Safed musali Karkari

Oc

O

Oc

HERBARIUM NUMBER 24 119 2904 3403 67 2631 3156 40 946 87 1570 145 3423 709 755 2629 3166 89 1558 1571 -

942 1555 3363

1142

2202 940 2062 1935 195 2005 1114 3431 867 -

3161

1558 667 668 1523 2006

61

-

055

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Table 1. Continued. FAMILY and PLANT NAME Lythraceae Ammannia auriculata Willd. Lagerstromea parviflora Roxb. Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz Malvaceae Sida acuta Burm. f. Sida cordifolia L. Sida rhombifolia L. Urena lobata L. Martyniaceae Martynia annua L. Melastomataceae Osbeckia muralis Naud. Meliaceae Azadirachta indica A. Juss. Chlroxylon swietenia DC. Soymida febrifuga (Roxb.) A. Juss. Menispermaceae Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Theob. Mimosaceae Acacia catechu (L. f.) Willd. Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.) Willd. Acacia torta (Roxb.) Craib Albizia lebbeck var. lebbeck (L.) Benth. Albizia odoratissima var. subhedarii (L.) Benth. Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. Xylia xylocarpa(Roxb.) Taub. Moraceae Ficus amplissima J. E. Sm. Ficus benghalensis L. Ficus racemosa L. Ficus religiosa L. Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia repens var. diffusa L. Olacaceae Olax psittacorum (Willd.) Vahl. Oleaceae Schrebera swietenioides Roxb. Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalis var. sessiliflora (Micheli.) Raven Opiliaceae Cansjera rheedii Gmel. Orchidaceae Rhynchostylis retusa Bl. Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hook. Vanda testacea Reich. f. Oxalidaceae Biophytum candolleanum Wight Biophytum reinwardtii (Zucc.) Klotz. Pedaliaceae Sesamum orientale L. Periplocaceae Hemidesmus indicus (L.) Schult. Poaceae Cymbopogon martinii Wats. Cynadon dactylon Pers. Dendrocalamus strictus Nees. Polygalaceae Polygala arvensis Willd.

DISTRIBUTION

LOCAL NAME

HERBARIUM NUMBER

Oc Oc C

Sehna Jilbuli

133 265 54

C C C C

Chikna

Oc

Vagh nakhi

R R C

Mhasawad Rohan

Oc

Oc

Oc C C Oc C Oc R

vasanvel

Khair Hivar Chilati

Chichva

Surya

R R R Oc

Pimpal

Oc

Haradphari

C

Pakali

Oc

Mokha

Oc

Haradfari

Oc

Oc Oc Oc

C C

C

C

C C Oc

C

Kanda Banda Lajalu Lajalu Til

Bamboo / Welu / Kalka

118 2537 2408 1771

2938

-

2618

105

1115 2245 772 1878 -

2509

656

-

2705

-

587 383

75 2431

3411

494

2647 255

1128

056

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Table 1. Continued. FAMILY and PLANT NAME Rhamnaceae Ventilago denticulata Willd. Ziziphus caracutta Roxb. Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. Ziziphus oenoplia (L.) Mill. Rubiaceae Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirvengadum Ceriscoides turgida (Roxb.) Tirveng. Gardenia latifolia Soland. Gardenia resinifera Roth. Haldina cordifolia (Roxb.) Rasad. Ixora pavetta Andr. Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth. Spermacoce articularis L. f. Tamilnadia uliginosa (Retz.) Tirveng. and Sastre. Rutaceae Aegle marmalos (L.) Corr. Sapindaceae Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken Sapotaceae Madhuca longifolia var. longifolia (Koen.) Mac Bride Scrophulariaceae Bacopa monnieri (L.) Penn. Buchnera hispida Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don Lindernia ciliata (Colsm.) Penn. Lindernia viscosa (Horhem.) Boldingh Sopubia delphinifolia var. delphinifolia (L.) G. Don Striga densiflora (Benth.) Benth. Smilacaceae Smilax perfoliata Lour. Solanaceae Datura metel L. Physalis minima L. Solanum virginianum L. Sterculiaceae Eriolaena quinquelocularis (Wight and Arn.) Wight Helicteres isora L. Sterculia urens Roxb. Tiliaceae Corchorus olitorius L. Corchorus tridens L. Grewia damine Gaertn. Grewia tiliifolia Vahl. Verbenaceae Clerodendrum serratum (L.) Moon. Symphorema involucratum Roxb. Vitex negundo L. Violaceae Hybanthus enneaspermus (L.) F. v. Muell. Vitaceae Ampelocissus latifolia (Roxb.) Planch. Cissus repanda Vahl Zinziberaceae Costus speciosus Sm. Curcuma pseudomontana Grahm. Zingiber cernuum Dalz.

DISTRIBUTION

LOCAL NAME

HERBARIUM NUMBER

Oc Oc C Oc

Popati Guti Bor -

101 856 904 63

Oc R Oc C Oc R C Oc R

R

Oc

Ab

R Oc C C Oc Oc Oc

Oc C C

C C Oc

C C C Oc

R R C

C

Oc C

Oc C R

Ghera Phedra pandra Kudmodi Mali, Jondhurli Lokhandi Kalam

Kala phedra

Kojab

Mahuwa / Mowa

2206 2510 2621 957 3105 -

-

386

-

Agaya

959 2067 68 1817 2579 2641

Bhuiringni

2507 2403

Sherdira

Bothi Atai

Chuch Dhaman

Pimphar / Pinkphar

Lendoli

Dokel Dokel vel

Harduli, Kevkand Ranhalad Ran ale

2473

3188 60 -

30 3164 864 856

936 2624

3178

2010 706

-

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Acknowledgments: The authors are grateful to Prof. P K Ranjekar, Director IRSHA, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune for giving the opportunity to work.

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Received: September 2011 Accepted: November 2012 Published online: February 2013 Editorial responsibility: Angelo Gilberto Manzatto

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