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<p>The study presents the current status of trees in urban landscapes of the Nilgiris district. In this study, 171 species belonging to 127 genera and 59 families were identified. The angiosperms were represented by 156 species and the gymnosperms by 15 species, identified as potential urban trees, including both wild and ornamental tree species. Among the 171 species, the Fabaceae were the dominant family (19 species), followed by the Myrtaceae (13 species) and Cupressaceae (6 species). Ornamentals accounted for 24% of all the species. A complete list of the recorded urban trees is provided, supplemented with their potential economic value.</p>
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The study presents the current status of trees in urban landscapes of the Nilgiris district. In this study, 171 species belonging to 127 genera and 59 families were identified. The angiosperms were represented by 156 species and the gymnosperms by 15 species, identified as potential urban trees, including both wild and ornamental tree species. Among the 171 species, the Fabaceae were the dominant family (19 species), followed by the Myrtaceae (13 species) and Cupressaceae (6 species). Ornamentals accounted for 24% of all the species. A complete list of the recorded urban trees is provided, supplemented with their potential economic value.

Urban trees of the Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India

Biodiversity Research and Conservation

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The study presents the current status of trees in urban landscapes of the Nilgiris district. In this study, 171 species belonging to 127 genera and 59 families...

Urban trees of the Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India

Publicado en línea: 02 abr 2024

Páginas: 1 - 12

Recibido: 01 feb 2023

Aceptado: 31 mar 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/biorc.2023.69.2

Palabras clave
urban trees, wild trees, ornamental trees, economic value, urban forestry, urbanization

© 2023 Selvaraj Jeevith et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Urban trees of the Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India

Publicado en línea: 02 abr 2024

Páginas: 1 - 12

Recibido: 01 feb 2023

Aceptado: 31 mar 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/biorc.2023.69.2

Palabras claveurban trees, wild trees, ornamental trees, economic value, urban forestry, urbanization

© 2023 Selvaraj Jeevith et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
urban trees, wild trees, ornamental trees, economic value, urban forestry, urbanization