Diversity of Forest Herbs during Winters in the Reserve Forest of Bhupdeopur of District Raigarh Chhattisgarh

Vijay Laxmi Naidu

Abstract: The present work is concerned with the study of herb layer vegetation during winter season in Bhupdeopur reserve forest of Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh as the exclusive studies on herb layer vegetation in different seasons in forest ecosystems are the need of present ecological time. An extensive survey has been conducted to find out the various steps of forest flora. 60 herb species belonging to 22 families, their local names and various uses by the local inhabitants including medicinal values were recorded during survey, took place in winter season. The parameters such as frequency, density and abundance were also undertaken.

Keywords: Bhupdeopur reserve forest, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, Frequency, Density, Abundance, Forest herbs