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304 plant species and 87 different plant families present in IIT Roorkee campus: WII Report

Typhoniuminopinatum, an herbaceous plant belonging to the family Araceae (Arum) is among the finds and is the first record of such plant in the state of Uttarakhand.

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The 175-year old Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) campus spread on sprawling 365-acres is one of the most beautiful, vast and green campuses in India. So, its biodiversity is also interesting and large.

Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, in a biodiversity report released by IIT Roorkee captures the flora and fauna of the IIT Roorkee campus.

The report is based on a study sponsored by IIT Roorkee and is the first such documentation of the biodiversity of the campus. The five-month long floristic survey revealed a diverse assemblage of plants belonging to trees, shrubs, herbs as well as woody and herbaceous climbers. A total of 304 species belonging to 237 genera and 87 different plant families were recorded within the campus. Of these majority are represented by flowering plants or the angiosperms -291 species, while gymnosperms i.e. cone-bearing plants were represented by 9 species. Pteridophytes which include ferns and their kin were represented by mere 4 species. Amongst the floral types, trees were the most dominant with 140 species, followed by herbs – 91 species, shrubs – 45 species, and 28 species of climbing plants. Further, the floristic diversity on the campus is dominated by exotics and most of which are ornamental species.

The report release event was graced by the presence of Prof. Arun Kumar, Convener  Green Committee, IIT Roorkee, providing background of the study; Dr. R. Suresh Kumar, Team Leader for the research, Scientist, Wildlife Institute of India, who was involved in identifying nocturnal and burrowing animals and Prof. Avlokita Agrawal, Professor, IIT Roorkee.

The report follows a sequence from lower taxa (plants) to the higher taxa (vertebrates). Brief accounts of select species of each taxa group that were recorded on campus along with a checklist of the same are provided. Additionally, other than for plants, plates containing photographs of the different species recorded on campus are also provided. This document therefore can also be used by amateur naturalists and everyone else as a field guide.

Prof. Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, Director IIT Roorkee, highlighted, “Human influence is accelerating climate change, thus raising serious environmental concerns globally. Thus, it was time to look back to nature to adopt more sustainable ways of living, keeping in mind the future of our planet. It all starts with one’s immediate surroundings and fortunately for us our IIT Roorkee campus is blessed with large green areas that rightly qualifies our campus as an “Urban Greenspace”. And to further our continuous efforts to protect the environment, a collaborative study with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun was initiated and the result is an inventory of the floral and faunal wealth of the campus. Through this document, I am sure many of our faculty, students and staff, and others within the campus, and elsewhere, will be further inspired by Nature.”

 

 

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