Check List 5(2): 173-194, doi: 10.15560/5.2.173
Tree wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India: an updated checklist
expand article infoChintala Sudhakar Reddy, Kamasani Narasimha Reddy, Elagonda Narasimha Murthy, Vatsavaya Satyanarayana Raju
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Abstract
A checklist of all indigenous and naturalized trees of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh State, India was made. There are as many as 510 taxa (73 families, 252 genera) in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh State which here enumerated under family names alphabetically. The nomenclature of the taxa is updated. The popular name, trade name, tree height, vegetation type, and district-wise distribution to each taxon are provided in tabular form. Country of origin / nativity was provided for exotic species. Of the total 510 indigenous/naturalised species, 40% are distributed in a wide variety of vegetation types.
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