Ditribution of Caryota urens L. in Western Ghats of Karnataka State, India

Abstract

Uday Veer Singh I.F.S (R)

Caryota urens called as fish tail palm based on the structure of its bipinnate leaflets; whose ancestral blueprints date back to the age of the dinosaurs, is a fascinating tree and cannot be ignored if walking through the moist deciduous forest of western ghats. It is a symbol of habitat of Hornbills. The species is a widely respected in gardens of South East Asian countries.

During the survey carried out in 2016-18, the Caryota urens was found in Forest divisions of Hassan, Koppa, Shimoga, Sagara, Sirsi, Mangalore Belgavi and Honnavara of Western Ghats in Karnataka. Not having its population in Chickamanglore ,Yellapur, Karwar, Madkeri, Kundapur and Virajpet is surprising. Due to surplus agriculture consumable foods and sugarcane its utility has been reduced in Karnataka.

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