Phytodiversity in Umphyrnai Private Forest of East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya
Marvellous Kharumnuid *
Department of Forest Biology and Tree Improvement, College of Forestry, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, U.P., 211007, India.
Afaq Majid Wani
Department of Forest Biology and Tree Improvement, College of Forestry, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, U.P., 211007, India.
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Abstract
A study was carried out at Umphyrnai village (1578m) in the East Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya to identify and assess the angiosperm and gymnosperm diversity during 2021-2022. A total of 187 unique trees from 18 different species have been identified. 4 gymnosperm species and 14 angiosperm species were identified among them. The trees belong to 11 different families. The most dominant gymnosperm species was found to be Pinus kesiya, and the most dominant angiosperm species appeared to be Alnus nepalensis. Pinus kesiya has the highest IVI.
Keywords: Angiosperms, gymnosperms, diversity, umphyrnai, private forests