INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACY & LIFE SCIENCES (Int. J. of Pharm. Life Sci.) Diversity and distribution of climbing plants in Mangrove forest of North Andaman Islands, India

The present study examined the floristic diversity , dominance, abundance and IVI of climbers and lianas species in the tropical mangrove vegetation of North Andaman forest. A total of 188 climbing plants belonging to 27 species, 18 genera, and 15 families were identified. The most dominant family is Papilionaceae (25%). The forest is consisted of 18 liana and 9 herbaceous climber species. Hook climbing was the most predominant ( 40.74%) climbing mechanism. The dominant species recorded from this forest was Calamus palustris (IVI-29.78). Dalbergia junghuhnii shows the highest frequency (81.81%).

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