Authors : Padmavathi S. Rao,Shweta P. Udapure
Page Nos : 52-56
Description :
The present study deals with the status, distribution, identification , diversity, and curative values of medicinal Trees in J.M.Patel College campus, Bhandara. The college is one of the leadingand premier institutes with ‘A’ grade accreditation and status of College with Potential for Excellence by UGC. It is also recognized as centre for ‘Higher Learning & Research’ by RTM Nagpur University. The biorich campus sprawling over 21,481 sq. m. with a latitude 21.1614397N and longitude 79.65108 E and consists of some old trees along with shrubs, herbs, palms, climbers and few exotic flora. In view of recent demand on medicinal plants, the entire lush-green campus was surveyed to collect the tree diversity data. Interestingly more than 200 trees were recorded, among these, 54 tree species were identified by using relevant scientific literature and subsequently the data was evaluated in the present paper.
