TREES AND SHRUBS OF BUNDELKHAND
authored by: R.L.S. Sikarwar, Kaushal Singh, Tinku Kumar
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The aim of this book is to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of the trees and shrubs that are native to this region. It is designed to be accessible to both amateur and professional botanists, as well as nature enthusiasts who are interested in learning more about the plants that grow in this area.In this guidebook, you will find detailed descriptions and colour photographs of 243 species of trees and shrubs. Each species is accompanied by information on its distribution, habitat, flowering and fruiting period, as well as some medicinal or ecological uses.This book will serve as a valuable resource to Foresters, Taxonomists, Conservationist, Floriculturists, Naturalists, Environmentalists and anyone interested in the woody flora of Bundelkhand.
R.L.S. Sikarwar: completed his M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Botany from School of Studies of Botany, Jiwaji University, Gwalior (M.P.). He worked in CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow (1990- 2003), Lucknow and in Arogyadham, Deendayal Research Institute, Chitrakoot (2003-2020). He has published 13 books and more than 250 research papers in national and international journals and recipient of several prestigious medals and awards such as Dr. S.K. Jain Medal (2004), Shri Gyan Chandra Medal (2010), Chaturvedi Prize-2014, Dr. B.N. Mehrotra Medal (2016), Pushpangadan Biodiversity Access and Benefit Sharing Award (2020) and Prof. Vishwambhar Puri Medal (2022) for the contribution in the field of taxonomy, ethnobotany, medicinal plants, and biodiversity conservation. At present he is working as Director, Centre for Traditional Knowledge Research & Application and Professor, Department of Environmental Science, AKS University, Satna, Madhya Pradesh.
Kaushal Singh: is a forest ecologist with Masters and Doctorate in Forestry from Forest Research Institute (Deemed) University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. He published more than 25 research/popular article in national and international journals and three books. He is a recipient of prestigious S. K. Seth prize-2019 for significant contribution in the field of forest ecology. He is currently working as Assistant Professor in Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, College of Forestry, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, Uttar Pradesh.
Tinku Kumar: is an accomplished scholar who holds M.Sc. (Botany) from Bundelkhand University, Jhansi and Ph.D. in Botany from the Department of Botany, Dr. Hari Singh Gour Central University, Sagar. He has devoted a significant portion of his career to conducting extensive research on the flora of the Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. His expertise in plant taxonomy has been instrumental in his research, and has published numerous research articles in the fields of plant taxonomy and ethnobotany.
As a nature lover and a botanist, it gives me great pleasure to present this guidebook on the Trees and Shrubs of Bundelkhand region. This region, which is located in central India, is known for its rich biodiversity and unique flora. The aim of this book is to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of the trees and shrubs that are native to this region. It is designed to be accessible to both amateur and professional botanists, as well as nature enthusiasts who are interested in learning more about the plants that grow in this area. In this guidebook, you will find detailed descriptions and colour photographs of 243 species of trees and shrubs. Each species is accompanied by information on its distribution, habitat, flowering and fruiting period, as well as some medicinal or ecological uses. Authors express their sincere and heartfelt gratitude to Er. Anant Kumar Soni, Pro-Chancellor & Chairman, Prof. B.A. Chopade, Vice-Chancellor of A.K.S. University, Satna (M.P.) and Dr. N.P. Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda (U.P.) for the facilities.
Location Bundelkhand is a geographical and cultural region and also a mountain range in central & North India. The hilly region is now divided between the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh with the larger portion lying in the latter state. Bundelkhand region is situated between Vindhya range in south and Indo-Gangetic plain in north and lies between 23º10’ and 26º27’ N Latitude and 78º4’ and 81º34’ E Longitude, covering an area of 70,747 sq km. It spread over two states viz. Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and comprises of 14 districts. It is spreading over of seven districts of Uttar Pradesh viz. Jhansi, Lalitpur, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Banda and Chitrakoot and similarly seven districts of Madhya Pradesh viz. Sagar, Panna, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Damoh, Datia and recently formulated Niwari district (Fig. 1). The language spoken in Bundelkhand is Bundelkhandi and Hindi. The total population of Bundelkhand as 2011 census is 1,83,35,044.
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