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CITY, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA Archana More

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and Mujaffar Shaikh

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Department of Botany, S.N. P.G. College Khandwa– 450001, Madhya Pradesh, India

2

Department of Botany, MLC Govt. Girls P.G. College, Khandwa-450001, Madhya Pradesh, India

Abstract - The paper documents the knowledge of some important ornamental flowering plants of Khandwa City, Madhya Pradesh. In the present investigation, seasonal trips were made to collect the plants from different sites of City of Khandwa. The ornamental flowering plants were observed and some of the species with medicinal as well as ornamental importance were selected. Proper field note of each specimen was recorded and their identification was done by given botanical name, habit information, common name, locality, habitat and medicinal uses. 40 species belonging to 30 genera and 21 families were studies.

Keywords: Ornamental flowering plants, Khandwa City, Madhya Pradesh.

1 INTRODUCTION

Ornamental flowers, of all Nature's creative’s are likely man's closest friends. Flowers for the use in daily life are produced for the decorations in festivals of both rooms and guest for important ceremonial presentation for needs of personal cleanliness, for the decoration of toms and finally for religious sacrifices and funerals. The ornamental plants also plays an equally important part in cleansing urban air, cooling the atmosphere around us and assisting with use and recycling of vital essential elements in the soil, providing nutrition to bacteria, fungi and micro-organism living in the soils (Singh et al., 2021). These plants also play crucial role in cooling the atmosphere through the evapo-transpiration process on their leaves and other parts thereby preventing health hazards (Omokhua, et al., 2002). Reported that in many societies some flowers are associated with specific events (Acquaach, G. 2002).

The wide biodiversity in flowers

viz.

shape, size, type, colours and divine fragrances help us combat stress, sooth the pain, help us forget for moments all the bad and scary things this world presents us with on a daily basis. In this paper a comprehensive account of trees, shrubs, herbs, climbers, creepers and taxonomic groups that share characteristics such as bulbous plants, cacti, succulents, and their allies, bamboos, grasses, sedges as well as ornamental water garden plants are given Table 1.

2 MATERIAL AND METHODS

The study of ornamental plants of Khandwa City has done in this way.

Study site: The study was undertaken at different sites located in Khandwa City, Madhya Pradesh. is located at

21.8314° N, 76.3498° E

and has a geographical area

2,396 sq.km.

The climate of the area is generally temperate, semi- humid characterized by cold winter with mild summer and moderate rainfall.

Survey: Different sites and localities of Khandwa City were visited during the course of investigation. 40 ornamental plants of economic importance were surveyed from different sites. This site are Smt. Anima Obeja House, Dr. Suche Gupta House, Shree Malviya House, Dr. Obeja Prakash Hospital, Shree Alok Sethi House, Vipul Computers House, Shree Chetan Soni Hariganj, Dr Sharad Harne, CMO house and Dr. Sandhya Gandhe House. The photography of all flowering plants was done Figure 1.

Acknowledgement: Author is thankful to the Principal, S.N. Govt. P.G. College, Khandwa for provided necessary laboratory facilities and thanks also to those who allowed us to visit their garden.

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Table 1 List of ornamental plants in Khnadwa City, Madhya Pradesh

S.N. Botanical Name Family Habit Local name Localiy Habitat & Medicinal Uses 1 Araucaria heterophylla

(Salisbury) Franco Araucariaceae Tree Norfolk Island

Pine Dr. Smt. Anima

Obeja House Good shelter for Chudia to live in 2 Adenium obesum

(Forssk.) Roem. & Schult. Apocynaceae Shrub Desert rose or

Adenium Smt. Anima Obeja,

Shree Malvia. Pink, red, white, yellow, and a variety of shades of these colours and In a few years, bonsai

occurs 3 Bambusa venticosa

McClure Poaceae Shrub Buddha

bamboo Dr. Smt. Anima

Obeja House used for a variety of purposes 4 Bambusa vulgaris

Schrader ex J. C. Poaceae Shrubs Common

bamboo Smt. Anima Obeja

house Used for a variety of purposes 5 Beaucarnea recurvata

Lem. Asparagaceae Shrub

or Tree Elephant foot

tree Dr. Sharad Hharne

House Grown as a houseplant or an outdoor plant 6 Bigonia corymbosa

(Vent.) L.G. Lohmann Bignoniaceae Climber Pink Trumpet

Vine Dr. Smt. Anima

Obeja House Crawling on the walls 7 Bougainvillea glabra

Choisy in DC., Nyctanginaceae Shrub

vine Bouganvillea

bel Every where

common Best garden border 8 Bouganvillea spectibilis

Willdenow Nyctanginaceae Shrub

vine Bouganvillea

bel Every where

common Best garden border

9 Canna glauca Linn. Cannaceae Herb Indian shot Common Living face

10 Canna indica Linn. Cannaceae Herbs Indian shot Common Living face

11 Caryota urens Linn. Areceae Tree Fishtail Palm Dr. Smt. Anima

Obeja House It is also used as an interior and houseplant

when smaller.

12 Crassula ovata

(Miller) Druce Crassulaceae Shrub Jade plant or

lucky plant Shree Malviya

House It Improves Indoor Air Quality 13 Chrysanthemum

morifolium Linn. Asteraceae Herb Guldaudi Common Look for beauty and different colours 14 Dypsis lutescens (H.

Wendland) Beentje & J.

Dransfield

Arecaceae Tree Areca palm Vipul Computer

house Indoor 'plantscaping 15 Euphorbia cotinifolia

Linn. Euphorbiaceae Shrub Christmas

flower Dr. Sandhya

Gandhe House Planted because of its colorful and distinctive

foliage 16 Euphorbia pulcherrima

Willdenow ex Klotzsch Euphorbiaceae Herb Flame leaf

flower Common Planted in garden

17 Euphorbia milii Des. Euphorbiaceae Shrub Christ plant Common Planted in garden 18 Epipremnum morifolium

(Linden & André) G.S.Bu nting,

Araceae Climber Money plant Common Hanging Basket, Interiorscape / Indoor

Plant, Outdoor Plant 19 Furcraea foetida

(L.) Haw. Agavaceae Herb Giant False

Agave Dr. Smt. Anima

Obeja House As an ornamental plant for gardens 20 Hamelia patens Jacquin Rubiaceae Shrub Scarlet bush Common Hedges, borders 21 Impatiens walleriana

Hook.f. Balsaminaceae Herb Balsam Shree Ashok Sethi

House For decoration

22 Ipomoea purpurea

(Linnaeus) Voigt. Convolvulaceae Climber Morning Glory Dr. Smt. Anima

Obeja House Used medicinally in the treatment of various

mental disorders.

23 Ixora coccinea L. Rubiaceae Shrub Flame of the

wood Dr. Smt. Anima

Obeja House Grow ornamental 24 Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Poelln Crassulaceae Herb Widow’s thrill Common Planted because of its colorful and distinctive

flowers 25 Kalanchoe pinnata

(Llam.) Pers. Crassulaceae Herb Pattarchatta Common Used in stone 26 Kalanchoe delagoensis

Eckl. & Zeyh. Crassulaceae Herb Pattarchatta Common Grow ornamental

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Fig. 1. Some ornamental plants in their habitat : a. Pyrostegia venusta (Ker Gawl.) Miers.;

b. Epipremnum morifolium (Linden & André) G.S.Bunting.; c. Impatiens walleriana Hook.f.;

d. Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Poelln.

27 Kalanchoe gastonis- bonnieri Raym.-Hamet &

H. Perrier

Crassulaceae Herb Donkey ear plant

Common Grow ornamental

28 Lantana camera L. Verbenaceae Shrub Raimuniya Common Use in hadges and fruits are edible 29 Lantana indica Roxb. Verbenaceae Shrub Raimuniya Common Grow ornamental 30 Mussaenda erythrophylla

Schumach. & Thonn. Rubiaceae Shrub Red flag Common Grow ornamental 31 Michelia champaca (L.)

Figlar Magnoliaceae Shrub Champa Smt. Anima Obeja, Rare ornamental plant 32 Nerium indicum L. Apocynaceae Shrub

or small tree

Nerium Common Different colors and Grow ornamental 33 Osteospermum ecklonis

(De Candolle) Norlindh, Asteraceae Herb Cape merigold Shri Ashok Sethi

House Grow ornamental 35 Portulaca grandiflora

Hook. Portulacaceae Herb Moss rose

plant Common Grown ornamental and

look for beauty and different colors 36 Pyrostegia venusta (Ker

Gawl.) Miers Bignoniaceae Climber Garden vines Dr. Smt. Anima

Obeja House Rare, crawling on the walls 37 Roystonea oleraceae

(Jacq.) O.F.Cook Arecaceae Tree Royal palm Common widely used as an ornamental tree in

landscaping, 38 Coleus scutellarioides

(Linn.) Bentham Lamiaceae Herb Coleus Common Garden hedge plants

39 Tagetes erecta Linn. Asteraceae Herb Genda Common Grow in garden

40 Nymphaea nouchali

Burm.f. Nymphaeaceae Herb Water lili Common Ornamental