Abstract

ECOLOGICAL STUDIES OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANT SPECIES FROM SIDDHESHWAR SACRED GROVE OF PARNER, AHMEDNAGAR MAHARASTRA, INDIA

Thete A. M., Narra Haribabu* and P. P. Sharma

Abstract

Present study deals with the nature of ecological vegetation present in Siddheshwar sacred grove. For ecological study of the sacred grove 40 medicinal plant species were selected, which are used to treat various diseases/ailments by the local or tribal people. During study of selected plant species found in the sacred grove, Quadrate method was used. Quadrates of 100m x100m size were randomly laid to study the trees and shrub species while herbaceous species were studied by quadrates of 1m x 1m size randomly. Analytical characters such as Frequency, Density and Abundance are calculated with the help of formulae.

Keywords: Sacred grove, Quadrate, Analytical characters, Ahmednagar, etc.