Phytodiversity of A Grassland Community of Rairangpur In The District of Mayurbhanj, Odisha

Authors

  • B. N. Chawpattanayak  Lecturer in Botany, Rairangpur College, Rairangpur, Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India
  • K. L. Barik  Lecturer in Botany, North Orissa University, Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India

Keywords:

Phytodiversity, Grassland Community

Abstract

The phytodiversity of a grassland community of Rairangpur (860 11’ 45’’ E ; 220 16’ 45’’N) in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha was studied. The community comprised of 29 species. Of which 10 species were grasses and 19 species were non-grasses. They belong to 11 families i.e. Acanthaceae, Asteraceae, Cammelinaceae, Convolvulaceae, Cyperaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Plantaginaceae, Poaceae, Rubiaceae and Violaceae. The members of the family Poaceae showed high percentage contribution (34.48%) compared to other families. This variation in flora in the grassland community might be due to the topography, geographical distribution, soil characteristics, climatic conditions and biotic interference of the locality.

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B. N. Chawpattanayak, K. L. Barik, " Phytodiversity of A Grassland Community of Rairangpur In The District of Mayurbhanj, Odisha, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp.106-110, -2014.