Research Article
Sanjeev Kumar Gupta
Abstract
Numerous known or unknown plants play an important role in the lives of people and in a way to the economy of a nation. An attempt is made to bring to light some fodder trees of the area. Majority of the Angiospermous trees concerning the study are found in wild state. However, some of the common fodder trees like Acacia nilotica, Acacia catechu, Bauhinia variegata, Dalbergia sissoo, Dendrocalamus strictus, Leucaena leucocephala, Robinia pseudo-acacia and Terminalia bellirica etc. are also cultivated both by villagers and Govt. agencies like social forestry. The names of species given in the study are complete in all respects and attempt is made to give the valid names along with author citation and also supplemented by English, Hindi and vernacular names. Each plant species is supported by a brief description along with the place of occurrence and present status wherever necessary.