Observation of Two Important Angiosperm Tree Species of Gujarat College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Authors

  • R. S. Patel  Biology Department, Maninagar Science College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
  • Priyanka Panchal  Biology Department, Maninagar Science College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
  • Devangi Vaghasiya  Biology Department, Maninagar Science College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
  • Vipra Patel  Biology Department, Maninagar Science College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Keywords:

Kamini, Mahogani, Gul Mahor, Rukhdo, Garmalo, Kadayo, Kanchnar, Gum Goaecum,Top Golo, Pali

Abstract

Gujarat college has 30 Acers of land with historical important from botanical view point, because it endows valuable herbarium which is approximately 125 years old with total 2862 species belonging to 1220 genera and 155 families. The green treasure mine of the college is around 100 species stretched within the span of five Botanical Gardens in the campus. The ornamental trees conserved here in are Saraca asoca (Ashok), Murraya paniculata (Kamini), Swietenia mahogany (Mahogani), Bauhinia purpurea (Kanchnar), Cassia fistula (Garmalo), Caryota urens (Shiv Jata), Delonix regia (Gul Mahor), Peltoforum roxburghii (Peltoforum) etc. Some of the rare and valuable species like Adansonia digitata (Rukhdo), Melaleuca leucadendron, Crescentia alata (Top Golo), Haplophragrama adenophylum (Pali), Guiacum officinale (Gum Goaecum), Sterculia urens (Kadayo), Ehretia laevis (Vadh Vareli), and Jacaranda mimosifolia in the campus. Valuable collection of herbaria at the Biology Department is a gold mine of plant specimen: a collection dating back to more than 100 years. A rich and diverse collection of 2862 species belonging to 1220 genera of 155 families attracts many biologists looking for specific variety. The collection reflects the dedicated efforts made by the renowned plant taxonomists like Shri Marten, Shri Garade, Shri Gammie, Shri Bhide, Shri Saxton, Shri Sedgwick, Shri B. N. Dastur, Shri R. N. Sutaria and Shri G. A. Kapadia. Botanical gardenof this college have two main rare species that have Melaleuca leucadendron L which belongs to Myrtaceae family, is widely distributed in northern parts of Western Australlia. The flowers are cream, white or greenish-white and are arranged in spikes. Each spike is up to 35 mm (1 in) in diameter, up to 80 mm (3 in) long and contains between 7 and 22 groups of flowers in threes. Fruits which are woody capsules, 3.9-4.9 mm long in loose clusters along the stems. Cajeput is a member of the melaleuca group of plants which includes eucalyptus, niaouli, and tea-tree. All have strong antiseptic properties. Cajeput is most commonly used in steam inhalation because of its strong support for the respiratory system, and decongestive effect. It has a strong, camphor-like, medicinal scent.

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R. S. Patel, Priyanka Panchal, Devangi Vaghasiya, Vipra Patel, " Observation of Two Important Angiosperm Tree Species of Gujarat College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 5, pp.610-616, March-April-2018.