Angiosperms of North Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

By

Prasad, Pillutla Rama Chandra
Reddy, Chintala Sudhakar
Iakshmi, Raparla Kanaka Vara
Kumari, Parasa Vijaya
Raza, Syed Hasan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2009-5-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

5

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

254--269

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/5.2.254

 

Abstract

The present paper focus on the phytosociological survey carried out in North Andaman part of Andaman and Nicobar islands and enlists the plant species with their habit and forest types they belong. The study area showed five important forest types viz., evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous, mangroves and littoral. The survey in these islands encountered 241 tree species, 119 climbers, 45 shrubs and 49 herbs from 62, 41, 24 and 23 families respectively from a sample of 203 quadrats of 0.1 ha size. Euphorbiaceae is found to be dominant family represented by 34 species belong to 21 genera. The result of the survey indicates the potential species richness of the study site that encompasses a vivid biodiversity. It also provides a data base on North Andaman plant species which can be utilized in the context of species conservation and future inventories.