Floristic Diversity of Family Malvaceae Found in Kankariya Zoo Campus, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Authors

  • Patel R. S.  K. K. Shah Jarodwala Maninagar Science College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
  • Kadia Riya  K. K. Shah Jarodwala Maninagar Science College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
  • Patel Neha   K. K. Shah Jarodwala Maninagar Science College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Keywords:

Malvaceae, Zoo, Floristic

Abstract

Ahmedabad city is located in the centre of Gujarat. It is located at 23.030 north and 12.580 east spanning on area of 205km2. The Kamala Nehru zoological garden is situated near the nocturnal zoological garden at Kankaria in Ahmedabad. In Kamala Nehru zoological garden there are many type of the species like plants, trees and shrubs in zoological garden. They maintain best temperature and oxygen level to animals. Kankariya Kamala Nehru zoological garden was established by Ruben Devi in 1915 which is spreaded over 21 acres. There are many type of species like Malvaceae, Moraceae, Araceae, Aspargaceae, Convolvulaceae, Oleaceae in this zoological garden. Plant species like Abution indicum (Link) sweet (KHAPAT DABALTGAR), Abelmoschus esculentus L. (BHINDO ), Althea rosea (L.)Cav ( GULKHER ) ,Gossypium herbaceum L. var. aceritolium (KHAPAS) , Hibiscus rosa sinensis L. ( JASOD ) , Hibiscus schizopethalus (Dyer) Hook f.(CHIKNT BHINDI) , Malvaviscus pendulifloras DC.(SLEEPING HJBISCUS), Sida alba L. (KANTALOBALA) , Sida cordata Burm f.(BHOYABALA) , Sida cordifolila (MAHABALA) , Sida ovate Forsk (BHOYBALA) , Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland (PARAS PIPALO) are described in the present paper.

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Patel R. S., Kadia Riya, Patel Neha , " Floristic Diversity of Family Malvaceae Found in Kankariya Zoo Campus, 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.603-609, March-April-2018.