Assessment of Floral Diversity of Rangbhang-Bhainsegaunda, Syangja district

Abstract Rangbhang- Bhaisegaunda located in the junction of Biruwa Rural Municipality and Putalibazar Metropolitan City–2, Syangja district of Gandaki province of Nepal is enriched with diverse biodiversity. The two different aspects of Rangbhang were studied from north to south covering the altitudinal range of the sub-tropical region at 1050m to 1591m from the sea level of Nepal. A total of 199 species of phanerogams and cryptogams (Pteridophytes and Bryophytes) plants categorized by 175 genera and 77 families were reported. Among this total, 185 species of phanerogams plants categorized under 161 genera from 69 families were reported in this study. Ficus with eight species was the dominant genera succeeded by Coelogyne andPteris each with three species. The richest family was found to be Orchidaceae with 16 species succeeded by Poaceae with 15 species. Herbaceous life form was dominant with 108 species succeeded by trees with 48 species, shrubs with 35 species and climbers with eight species. One species of gymnosperm has been recorded i.e. Pinus roxburghii Sarg. The species were also collected for making herbarium. The wide distribution of flora in this region was studied and identified by the primary and secondary data using books, various literature, expert supervision, and web portals for authentic verification the herbarium was checked with ASCOL herbarium. Anthropogenic disturbances and natural disturbances have some threatening issues for the biodiversity conservation of this habitat. It is important to take special priority for preserving the identical collection of this biodiversity richness in this place along with further continuous study of the flora of this biodiversity-rich place. The main objective of this research is to study plant species available between elevations of 1050-1591m. Furthermore, this study provides the present condition of flora in the study area.