Enumeration of tree species in Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya Campus, KoniBilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Present study is focused on the tree species found in the Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya campus in Koni-Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. With the purpose of documenting the tree species, a site visit was conducted in the month of January 2022 to June 2023. This survey was restricted over the nearby regions of Department of Botany, School of Life Science and partially over the entire campus area. The flowering and fruiting season of random visible trees were recorded and identified by using standard flora and Plants of the World Online (POWO). The aim was to identify and document the tree species for further investigation the diversity in Vishwavidyalaya campus, which was managed by various departments i.e., Botany, Forestry, RuralTechnology, Administrative department etc. A total of 34 tree species of belonging to 32 genera and 15 families were recorded. Fabaceae was noted as most dominant family in the campus. Two species, viz. Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze and Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. ex DC. were most widely spread across the campus.