Trees of Sahyadri, Second Edition 2022

Download or read book Trees of Sahyadri, Second Edition 2022 written by SHRIKANT INGALHALIKAR and published by Shrikant Ingalhalikar. This book was released on 2023-01-26 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an enhanced version of the ebook, Trees of Sahyadri published in September 2020 and updated in July 2021. The second edition contains better navigation, fresh images and a few additions. Sahyadri, the north western ghats of India is blessed with rich bio-diversity. Trees are the most important elements of our forest wealth. Prevailing identification system of trees based on flowers was devised by the famous biologist Carl Linnaeus. Trees are difficult to identify from flowers since flowering is sporadic and in remote canopies. The leaves are omnipresent and accessible. This leaf-based key provides a simple navigation for identification of almost all tree species of north western ghats of India. Pictorial glossary makes the key user friendly. Species are illustrated with close up images of leaves arranged in groups of dominant families. Key features and ecological data make this a handy field guide for Sahyadri trees. Mangrove trees and a few urban trees are also included. A chapter on tree-butterfly association is a novel addition. The tree identification will help in documentation and preservation of forest wealth of Sahyadri, the bio-diversity hotspot.