Research article

FLORISTIC DIVERSITY OF COASTAL VILLAGE ECO-COMPLEX - A CASE STUDY ON GOKHARKUDA VILLAGE OF GANJAM DISTRICT, ODISHA, INDIA

RajKumar Baitharu 1*, Nihar Ranjan Rout 2, Hara Prasad Sahoo.3 and C. Bhim Sen Baitharu4

Online First: November 15, 2022


The coastal floristic vegetation are natural barriers guard the coastal environment from wind, tide and wave from different parts of coastal village ecosystem throughout the world by playing a vital role in conserving of coastal soil erosion and flood situation. Approximately a total no. of 143 numbers of species belonging to 63 families was recorded to floristic diversity of coastal village are available in and around the Gokharkuda village of coastal Ganjam district of Odisha is studied and analyzed. Out of 143 species, 12 dominant families were represented by 70 species (49 % of the total species). Fabaceae (11 species) is the most dominant family followed by Poaceae and Euphorbiaceae (8 species) and Malvaceae (7 species). The plants of the coastal village Gokharkuda are efficiently and ecologically very important. Survivability of the coastal village eco-complex is totally dependent on these small patches of floristic biodiversity. Appropriate planned management needs for coastal village ecosystem conservation for futures’ balance of human existence. The recent study gives an idea on the plant species of particular coastal marine village eco-complex of Ganjam district in Odisha of India.

Keywords

Floral biodiversity, Coastal Ecosystem, Gokharkuda, Village Eco-complex