DIVERSITY AND RICHNESS OF HERB SPECIES IN PEDDAGATTU, THE PROPOSED SITE FOR URANIUM MINING, NALGONDA DISTRICT, TELANGANA STATE, INDIA

Authors

  • BALEESHWAR REDDY, V. HANUMANTHA RAO, A. VIJAYA BHASKER REDY AND V. VASUDEVA RAO Department of Botany, Osmania University, Hyderabad-500 007, Telangana state, India. AINP on Agricultural Ornithology, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderbad- 500030, Telangana, India.

Keywords:

Uranium, Shannon-wiener index (H’), Evenness and Relative abundance.

Abstract

The study was examined the diversity, species richness and IVI of herb species in Peddagattu (Lambapur), Nalgonda district, Telangana State, India. Of 101 species belonging to 34 families and 82 genera. Among which 77 dicotyledons and 24 monocotyledons were noted. The family Poacea highly represented with 12 species followed by Fabacea (10 species), Malvaceae (9 species), Compositae (8 species) and Acanthaceae (7 species). The Tridax procumbens species showed highest diversity value with 3.11 followed by Tephrosia purpurea (3.011), Waltheria indica (3.002), and Cleome viscose (2.86.) While in the relative abundance Grangea maderaspatana  species showed highest value with 2.97, followed by Typha angustata (2.85), Polygala erioptera (2.59), Cymbopogon citrates (2.16) and Crotalaria verrucosa (2.10). 

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2014-10-31

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Vol. 3 No. 11 (2014): October 2014 With Best Paper of Issue

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