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Abstract
Abstract
The present paper provides the first systematic and comprehensive account of the flora
of Solapur district of Maharashtra (India). The flora of this region demonstrates
a wide range of species diversity and growth forms. The vegetation of the district
mainly represents tropical dry deciduous forests, thorny open scrub and vast grasslands.
During the present work, a total of 1441 taxa belonging to 699 genera and 125 families
of flowering plants were recorded. A new species
Crinum
solapurense
Gaikwad et al. is described.
Fabaceae
is the dominant family with 210 taxa, followed by
Poaceae
(157 taxa),
Asteraceae
(85 taxa),
Malvaceae
(68 taxa) and
Euphorbiaceae
(48 taxa).
Acacia
is the largest genus with 25 taxa, followed by
Euphorbia
(23),
Cyperus
(22),
Crotalaria
(19) and
Ipomoea
(19). The herbaceous flora of the district is notable as it amounts to 56.21% of the
whole of flora. The ratio of indigenous woody to herbaceous components is 1:1.28.
The proportion of indigenous taxa (978) to the cultivated ones (460) is 1.35: 0.5
in the district.