BIO DIVERSITY IMPACT ASSESMENT REPORT FLORAL DIVERSITY Core Zone (Mine Lease Area) This zone is mainly dominated by plantation of various species. Presently core zone encompasses well grown trees with 25 species which included common tees as well as fruiting trees. Details of the floral species reported from the core zone are as follows:- Flora Reported from Core Zone of the Study Area S. No. Species Name Common Name 1 Mangifera indica Mango 2 Psidium guajava Guava 3 Azadirachta indica Neem 4 Dalbergia sissoo Sissoo 5 Syzygium cumini Jamun 6 Citrus limon Leamon 7 Eucalyptus globulus Sapheda 8 Ficus racemosa Gular 9 Acacia tortilis Babool 10 Senna siamea Seemia 11 Neolamarckia cadamba Kadam 12 Artocarpus heterophyllus Kathal 13 Phyllanthus emblica Amla 14 Morus macroura Sahtoot 15 Cassia fistula Amaltash 16 Ficus religiosa Peepal 17 Citrus sinensis Orange 18 Manilkara zapota Chikoo 19 Pongamia pinnata karanj 20 Bauhinia variegata Kachnar 21 Tectona grandis Sagwan 22 Aegle marmelos Bel 23 Moringa oleifera Sahjan 24 Tamarindus indica Imali 25 Parkinsonia aculeata Vilayati Babul, Vilayati kikar Apart from the above said trees species other common herbs and shrubs species were also reported from the core zone. Buffer Zone Buffer zone of the study area supports 203 floral species which are enlisted below along with their life forms habit and family. Flora Reported from Buffer Zone of the Study Area Family No. Species No. Scientific Name Habit 1 Acanthaceae 1 Adhatoda vasica (L.) Nees. US 2 Adhatoda zeylanica US 3 Hygrophila auriculata (Schum.) Heine US 4 Indoneesiella echioides (L.) Sreem. H 5 Justicia simplex Don H 2 Agavaceae 6 Agave americana L. S 3 Alangiaceae 7 Alangium salvifolium (L. f.) Wang. T 4 Amaranthaceae 8 Achyranthes aspera L. var. argentea Hook. f. H 9 Aerva persica (Burm.f.) Merrill H 10 Amaranthus spinosus L. H 11 Amaranthus viridis L. H 12 Gomphrena celosioides Mart H 13 Gomphrena globosa L. US 14 Pupalia lappacea (L.) Juss. US 5 Anacardiaceae 15 Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Hrrrill T 16 Mangifera indica L. T 6 Annonaceae 17 Annona squamosa L. ST 7 Apocynaceae 18 Carissa congesta Wt. S Holarrhena antidysenterica (Heyne ex Roth) 19 Wall. T 20 Wrightia tinctoria R. Br. T 21 Wrightia tomentosa R. & S. T 8 Arecaceae 22 Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb. T 9 Asclepiadaceae 23 Calotropis gigantia (L.) R. Br. US 24 Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br. S 25 Pentatropis spiralis (Forsk.) Decne TW 10 Asteraceae 26 Acanthospermum hispidum DC. H 27 Ageratum conyzoides L. H 28 Blumea eriantha DC. H 29 Dicoma tomentosa Cass. H 30 Echinops echinatus Roxb. US 31 Eclipta alba. L H Gnaphalium luteo-album L. subsp. affine (D. 32 Don) Koster H 33 Parthenium hysterophorus L. H 34 Sonchus asper (L.) Hill. H 35 Sphaeranthus indicus L. H 36 Tridax procumbens L. H 37 Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less. H 38 Xanthium strumarium L. H 11 Balanitaceae 39 Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del. ST 12 Bignoniaceae 40 Tecomella undulata (Sw.) Seem. ST 13 Bombacaceae 41 Bombax ceiba L. T 14 Boraginaceae 42 Coldenia procumbens L. H 15 Brassicaceae 43 Brassica juncea (L.) Coss. H 16 Burseraceae 44 Boswellia serrata Roxb. T 17 Caesalpiniaceae 45 Bauhinia purpurea L. T 46 Bauhinia racemosa Lam. T 47 Cassia auriculata L. S 48 Cassia fistula L. T 49 Cassia occidentalis L. H 50 Cassia tora L. H 51 Tamarindus indica L. T 18 Capparaceae 52 Capparis decidua (Forsk.) Edgew. US 53 Capparis sepiaria L. C 54 Cleome viscosa L. H 19 Celastreceae 55 Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) D. Hou T 20 Combretaceae 56 Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb.) Wall. ex Bedd. T 57 Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) W. & A. T 58 Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. T 21 Commelinaceae 59 Commelina diffusa Burm. f. H 22 Convolvulaceae 60 Convolvulus arvensis L. H 61 Convolvulus microphyllus (Roth) Sieb. ex Spr. H 62 Ipomoea aquatica H 63 Ipomoea eriocarpa R. Br. TH 64 Ipomoea fistulosa Mart. STS 65 Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth TW 66 Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker- Gawl TW 67 Ipomoea pes-tigridis L. H 68 Rivea hypocrateriformis Choisy C 69 Ipomoea aquatica H 23 Cucurbitaceae 70 Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. C 71 Cucumis sativus L. C 72 Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C. C 73 Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M. Roem. C 24 Cuscutaceae 74 Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. P 25 Cyperaceae 75 Cyperus compressus L. SE 76 Cyperus rotundus L. subsp. rotundus SE 26 Ebenaceae 77 Diospyros chloroxylon Roxb. T 78 Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb. T 27 Ehretiaceae 79 Cordia dichotoma Forst. ST 28 Euphorbiaceae 80 Acalypha ciliata Forsk. H 81 Acalypha indica L. H 82 Bridelia retusa (L.) Spr. T 83 Emblica officinalis Gaertn. T 84 Euphorbia caducifolia Hains. S 85 Euphorbia hirta L. H 86 Euphorbia parviflora L. H 87 Jatropha curcas L. S 88 Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn. H 89 Phyllanthus fraternus Webst. H Securinega virosa (Roxb. Ex Willd.) Pax & 90 Hoffm. S 29 Fabaceae 91 Abrus precatorius L. C 92 Alysicarpus monilifer (L.) DC. var. monilifer H 93 Alysicarpus procumbens (Roxb.) Schindl. H 94 Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. T 95 Cassia pumila Lam. H 96 Clitora ternatea L. TW 97 Crotalaria burhia Buch-Ham. ex Bth US 98 Derris indica (Lam.) Bennet T 99 Indigofera cordifolia Heyne ex Willd. H 100 Indigofera tinctoria L. S 111 Indigofera linifolia H 112 Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC. var. minima TW 113 Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. H 114 Tephrosia villosa (L.) Pers. H 115 Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek var. radiata H 116 Vigna trilobata (L.) Verdcourt H 30 Flacourtiaceae 117 Flacourtia indica (Burm. F.) Merr. ST 31 Lamiaceae 118 Leucas aspera (Willd.) Spr. H 119 Ocimum basillicum L. H 120 Ocimum sanctum L. H 32 Liliaceae Asparagus racemosus Willd. var. javanicus 121 (Kunth) Baker C 122 Chlorophytum tuberosum (Roxb.) Baker H 123 Dipcadi erythraeum Webb. & Berth. H 33 Loranthaceae 124 Dendrophthoe falcata (L. f.) Etting var. falcata P Malvaceae 125 Abutilon indicum (L.) Sw. subsp. indicum US 126 Sida cordifolia L. US 127 Hibiscus ovalifolius US 35 Martiniaceae 128 Martyinia annua L. US 36 Meliaceae 129 Azadirachta indica T 37 Menispermaceae 130 Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Diels C 38 Mimosaceae 131 Acacia catechu (L. f.) Willd. T Acacia nilotica (L.) Del. subsp. indica(Bth.) 132 Brenan T 133 Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. T 134 Acacia tortalis (Forsk.) Hayne. T 135 Albizia lebbeck (L.) Bth. T 136 Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) W.& A. S 137 Mimosa hamata Willd. US 138 Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Bth. T 139 Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce T 140 Prosopis juliflora S 39 Molluginaceae 141 Gisekia pharnaceoides L. var. pharnaceoides H 142 Mollugo pentaphylla L. H 40 Moraceae 143 Ficus racemosa L. T 144 Ficus religiosa L. T 41 Moringaceae 145 Moringa oleifera Lam. T 42 Myrtaceae 146 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. T 147 Syzygium cumini (L.) Skells T 148 Syzygium rubicundum W. & A. T 43 Nympheaceae 149 Nymphaea pubescens Willd. H 44 Oxalidaceae 150 Oxalis corniculata L. H 45 Papaverceae 151 Argemone mexicana L. H 46 Passifloraceae 152 Passiflora edulis Sims C 47 Pedaliaceae 153 Sesamum indicum L. H 48 Periplocaceae 154 Hemidesmus indicus (L.) Schult. TW 49 Poaceae 155 Phragmites karka G 156 Aristida funiculata Trin. & Rupr. G 157 Bothriochloa glabra (Roxb.) A. G 158 Cenchrus ciliaris L. G Cenchrus pennisetiformis Hochst. & Steud. ex 159 Steud. G 160 Cenchrus setigerus Vahl G 161 Chloris barbata Sw. G 167 Cymbopogon martinii (Roxb.) Wats G 168 Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. G 169 Dactyloctenium aegypticum (L.) P. Beauv. G 170 Dendrocalamus strictus Nees S Eleusine compressa (Forsk.) Aschers. & 171 Schweinf. G 172 Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. G 173 Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br. var. ciliaris G 174 Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. G 50 Rhamnaceae 175 Zizyphus mauritiana Lam. ST 176 Zizyphus nummularia (Burm. F.) W. & A. US 177 Zizyphus xylopyra (Retz.) Willd. ST 178 Zizyphus truncata US 51 Rubiaceae 179 Ixora arborea Roxb. ST 180 Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth. T 52 Rutaceae 181 Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. T 53 Simaroubaceae 182 Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. T 54 Solanaceae 183 Solanum incanum L. US 184 Physalis longifolia H 55 Sterculiaceae 185 Sterculia urens Roxb. T 186 Guazuma ulmifolia ST 56 Tiliaceae 187 Grewia hirsuta Vahl. US 188 Grewia tenax (Forsk.) Fiori US 57 Ulmaceae 189 Holoptelea integrifolia (Roxb.) Planch. T 58 Verbenaceae 190 Clerodendrum multiflorum (Burm. f.) O. Ktez. ST Lantana camara auct. Non L. var. aculcata (L.) 191 Mold. US 192 Tectona grandis L.f. T 193 Vitex negundo L. ST 59 Vitaceae 194 Cayratia carnosa (Lam.) Gagnep. C 60 Zygophyllaceae 195 Tribulus terrestris L. H 61 Hydrocharitaceae 196 Hydrilla verticillata H 62 Salviniaceae 197 Salvinia auriculata Pteridophyte 198 Azolla pinnata Pteridophyte 63 Marsileaceae 199 Marsilea minuta Pteridophyte 64 Adiantaceae 200 Adiantum incisum Pteridophyte 65 Pteridaceae 201 Actiniopteris radiata Pteridophyte 66 Ophioglossaceae 202 Ophioglossum petiolatum Pteridophyte 67 Isoetaceae 203 Isoetes tuberculata Pteridophyte T: Tree, ST: Small Tree, S: Shrub, H: Herb, G: Grass, US: Under Shrub, C: Climber, TW: Twinner. FAUNAL DIVERSITY Herpetfauna Core Zone No any reptile or amphibian species were reported from the core zone of the study area. Buffer Zone Overall 14 species belonging to six different groups were reported from the buffer zone on the basis of direct and indirect evidences. One lizard species i.e. Varanus bengalensis and all four snake species have been included in the list on the basis secondary evidences (interviews of local peoples by showing colored pictures). Herpetofauna Recorded from Buffer zone of the Study Area with their Conservation Status (IWPA and IUCN) S. No. Family Taxa Common English IWPA 1972 - IUCN Name 1991 I. Amphibians 1 Bufonidae Bufo stomaticus Marbled Toad -- LR-nt 2 Ranidae Euphlyctis Skittering Frog Schedule IV LR-nt cyanophlyctis II. Geckos 3 Gekkonidae Hemidactylus brookii Spotted Indian House -- LR-lc Gecko 4 Hemidactylus Yellow Bellied House -- LR-lc flaviviridis Gecko 5 Hemidactylus Bark Gecko -- LR-lc leschenaultii III.