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Volume 65, Issue 2, December 2023

Articles

Phytodiversity of Gorabanda Sacred Grove, Alluri Sitharama Raju District, Andhra Pradesh, India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v65/2023/173078

Published 2023-12-01

  • M. Sankara Rao
    • ,
  • P. Hari Krishna
    • ,
  • V. Gnanojwala
    • ,
  • B. Suresh Kumar
    • ,
  • N. S. S. N. Kedareswari
    • ,
  • T. Aravinda
    • ,
  • K. Kalyani Bai

M. Sankara Rao
Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Rooms 228–238, Kendriya Sadan, GPOA, Sultan Bazar, Koti, Hyderabad - 500 001, Telangana

P. Hari Krishna
Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Rooms 228–238, Kendriya Sadan, GPOA, Sultan Bazar, Koti, Hyderabad - 500 001, Telangana

V. Gnanojwala
Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Rooms 228–238, Kendriya Sadan, GPOA, Sultan Bazar, Koti, Hyderabad - 500 001, Telangana

B. Suresh Kumar
Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Rooms 228–238, Kendriya Sadan, GPOA, Sultan Bazar, Koti, Hyderabad - 500 001, Telangana

N. S. S. N. Kedareswari
Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Rooms 228–238, Kendriya Sadan, GPOA, Sultan Bazar, Koti, Hyderabad - 500 001, Telangana

T. Aravinda
Nagarjuna Government Degree College(A) Nalgonda – 508 001, Telangana

K. Kalyani Bai
Andhra Pradesh State Biodiversity Board, Guntur - 522 510, Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

The study focused on exploring the angiosperm diversity of the Gorabanda sacred grove in Andhra Pradesh, India. A total of 70 angiosperm species belonging to 60 genera and 29 families were reported in the grove. Notably, one species (Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.) is Vulnerable, one species (Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa,) is Near Threatened and 21 species fall under Least Concern as per the IUCN criteria. The grove is facing threats from invasive alien species and anthropogenic activities. Conservation efforts should be prioritized to protect this valuable grove.

Keywords

Anthropogenic, Floristic Diversity, Gorabanda Sacred Grove, Taboos.

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