Inventory of Trees Inhabiting Central University of Jammu Campus Area of Samba District of Jammu and Kashmir

Abstract

The present work involves the Inventory of Trees Inhabiting Central University of Jammu Campus Area using Quadrat method of the size of  10× 10 m² . The total number of tree species recorded from the campus were 24 belonging to  14 different  families. Out of which 23 species were angiosperms and 1 specie belongs to gymnosperms. The family Fabacaea  have maximum number  of 6 tree species. The genus Ficus and Acacia includes maximum number of tree species viz. F. religiosa , F. benghalensis , F. palmata and A.koa, A.catechu and A.nilotica. Migratory birds are attracted towards the  fruits and flowers of Bombax ceiba and Mallotus philippensis. Out of 24 species 19 were medicinal, 14 economically important, 8 religious, 7 used as forage and fodder, 7 tree species were used as food and for  ornamental purposes, respectively. Leucanea leucocephala have been found to be  invasive specie in the study area. Among the plants documented, higher percentage of trees having medicinal significance (30.64%),  followed by economic importance (22.58%), religious importance (12.90%), food (11.29%), forage and fodder (11.29%) and ornamental significance (11.29%). The present study reveals that study area of Campus region is endowed with a large number of medicinal trees. The inventory of tree wealth of the campus shall provide the ground work for further studies.