Flora of Buldhana District, Maharashtra State

The district of Buldhana is the western most district of the Vidharbha of the Maharashtra state, situated in the Tapi and Godavari river basins. The northern half of the district is broadly called "Payanghat’ and the southern half known as the ‘Balaghat’. The introductory chapter gives topography, special features of the district, general vegetation types, plants of medicinal, economical and horticultural importance. The systematic treatment deals with 567 species, 3 subspecies and 11 varieties, spread under 378 genera and 102 families, besides 3 species of Gymnosperms and Pteridophytes. Two interesting species constitute new records for Maharashtra state. A total of sixteen rare and endangered species with restricted distribution have been listed, besides two endemic species of Maharashtra state. All these specimens are housed in the regional herbarium of Western Circle, Botanical Survey of India at Pune (BSI).