Floristic assessment of different habitats of Parvati Aranga wildlife sanctuary and adjacent Tikri forest area, Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, India

The Parvati Aranga wildlife sanctuary and adjoining Tikri reserve forest in northeastern Terai region of Uttar Pradesh with its varied ecological habitats and occurrence of patchy wetlands in form of ‘River’ and ‘Tals’ sustains a variety of plant communities. The area also harbours a rich diversity of economical and medicinal plant species, mainly confined to the peripheral region of the forest. A large component of the forest is occupied by diverse forest stands and a number of special habitats portray remarkable vegetational diversity. The present communication reveals that the plant community with special habitat especially in protected and reserve forest area may plays a vital role in the future sustenance of the forest vegetation. Rarity and regeneration pattern of the flora is also discussed.