"Herbaceous Diversity OF K.A.H.M. Unity Women's College, Manjeri, Kerala, India"

Abstract

The study was conducted at the Korambayil Ahamed Haji Memorial Unity Women's College, which is situated in the Manjeri Municipality of Malappuram district, Kerala State. The present study was aimed at determining the herbaceous plant species richness of the K.A.H.M.Unity women's college. For this, the species richness data was obtained by both secondary sources and intensive surveys from 2019 - 2020. The data from the primary and secondary sources resulted in the documentation of 91 species of herbs belonging to 74 genera under 34 families.Out of 91 plants, 91 were Angiosperms. Among the angiosperms there were 64 dicots under 28 family and 27 monocots under 6 family. The contribution of dicotyledons was 70.32% and monocotyledons 29.67%. Poaceae was the most dominant family with 12 species and 10 genera.The dominance of plants from Poaceae family in the study site, supports the harsh environmental conditions especially the water stress, because these plants have made morphological, anatomical and a physiological modications to overcome the drought conditions. At present time, several of the important plant species are on verge of depletion, therefore such type of studies shall be paid serious attention for future prospects and to understand environmental conservation efforts. It also observed that successful strategies for management of useful species would be benecial for future prospects.