ISSN 2375-091X
African Journal of Tropical Agriculture ISSN 2375-091X Vol. 7 (7), pp. 001-013, July, 2019. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Natural vascular floristic composition of Banaras Hindu University, India: An overview
Arvind Singh
Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005, India. E-mail: [email protected]. Tel: +91 542 2316310. Fax: + 91 542 2367708.
Accepted 10 March, 2019
Abstract
The naturally occurring vascular flora of the main campus of Banaras Hindu University spreading over an area of 1,300 acres was analyzed. A total of 329 vascular plant species were reported in the campus of which only 5 were Pteridophytes and the remaining 324 species were Angiosperms. No natural occurrence of gymnosperms was reported from the University Campus. Angiosperms were represented by 76 families of which the Asteraceae, Poaceae and Fabaceae are the dominant families of the flora of Banaras Hindu University.
Key words: Angiosperms, floristic composition, herbaceous species, pteridophytes, shrubs, tree species, undershrubs, vascular flora.