ANNEXURE I Annexure I Importance Value Index of Species of the study area Sl Botanical Name F D A RF RD RA IVI No 1 Schima wallichii Choisy 50 44.5 89 0.42 7.92 3.96 12.31 2 Ostodes paniculata Blume 42.86 15.36 35.83 0.36 2.73 1.6 4.69 3 Alnus nepalensis D.Don 57.14 12.61 22.06 0.48 2.24 0.98 3.71 Castanopsis hystrix Hook.f. & Thomson 4 ex A.DC. 71.43 11.61 16.25 0.6 2.07 0.72 3.39 Engelhardtia spicata var. integra (Kurz) 5 W.E.Manning ex Steenis 53.57 11.21 20.93 0.45 2 0.93 3.38 6 Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C. Presel 82.14 10.79 13.13 0.69 1.92 0.58 3.2 Symplocos lucida (Thunb.) Siebold & 7 Zucc. 39.29 8.07 20.55 0.33 1.44 0.91 2.68 Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) 8 R.M.King & H.Rob. 75 8.61 11.48 0.63 1.53 0.51 2.68 9 Dryopteris sikkimensis (Bedd.) Kuntze 64.29 8.29 12.89 0.54 1.47 0.57 2.59 10 Selaginella ciliaris (Retz.) Spring 64.29 7.89 12.28 0.54 1.41 0.55 2.49 Polygonum runcinatum Buch.-Ham. ex 11 D. Don 82.14 7.75 9.43 0.69 1.38 0.42 2.49 12 Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn 100 5.75 5.75 0.84 1.02 0.26 2.12 13 Elatostema obtusum Wedd. 64.29 6.18 9.61 0.54 1.1 0.43 2.07 14 Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn. 67.86 6.07 8.95 0.57 1.08 0.4 2.05 15 Polystichum lentum (D. Don) T. Moore 82.14 5.79 7.04 0.69 1.03 0.31 2.04 16 Helicia nilagirica Bedd. 21.43 4.32 20.17 0.18 0.77 0.9 1.85 Cryptomeria japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) 17 D.Don 21.43 4.25 19.83 0.18 0.76 0.88 1.82 18 Syzygium venosum DC. 25 4.46 17.86 0.21 0.79 0.79 1.8 19 Macaranga indica Wight 35.71 4.93 13.8 0.3 0.88 0.61 1.79 Rhododendron barbatum Wall. ex G. 20 Don 32.14 4.71 14.67 0.27 0.84 0.65 1.76 Acer campbellii Hook.f. & Thomson ex 21 Hiern 53.57 4.68 8.73 0.45 0.83 0.39 1.67 Viburnum mullaha Buch.-Ham.ex D. 22 Don 7.14 2 28 0.06 0.36 1.25 1.66 23 Mallotus roxburghianus Müll.-Arg. 17.86 3.54 19.8 0.15 0.63 0.88 1.66 24 Dichroa febrifuga Lour. 75 4.29 5.71 0.63 0.76 0.25 1.65 Viburnum cylindricum Buch.-Ham. ex 25 D. Don 14.29 3.11 21.75 0.12 0.55 0.97 1.64 26 Boehmeria platyphylla D.Don 67.86 4.39 6.47 0.57 0.78 0.29 1.64 27 Lithocarpus pachyphyllus (Kurz) Rehder 21.43 3.71 17.33 0.18 0.66 0.77 1.61 28 Eupatorium cannabinum L. 64.29 4.11 6.39 0.54 0.73 0.28 1.56 29 Mussaenda treutleri Stapf 67.86 3.96 5.84 0.57 0.71 0.26 1.54 30 Commelina paludosa Blume 67.86 3.86 5.68 0.57 0.69 0.25 1.51 31 Quercus lamellosa Sm. 46.43 4 8.62 0.39 0.71 0.38 1.49 32 Pandanus furcatus Roxb. 21.43 3.21 15 0.18 0.57 0.67 1.42 33 Setaria palmifolia (J.Koenig) Stapf 71.43 3.32 4.65 0.6 0.59 0.21 1.4 34 Rhododendron arboretum Sm. 21.43 3.14 14.67 0.18 0.56 0.65 1.39 35 Viburnum cotinifolium D.Don 42.86 3.61 8.42 0.36 0.64 0.37 1.38 Annexure I 153 Sl Botanical Name F D A RF RD RA IVI No 30 Commelina paludosa Blume 67.86 3.86 5.68 0.57 0.69 0.25 1.51 31 Quercus lamellosa Sm. 46.43 4 8.62 0.39 0.71 0.38 1.49 32 Pandanus furcatus Roxb. 21.43 3.21 15 0.18 0.57 0.67 1.42 33 Setaria palmifolia (J.Koenig) Stapf 71.43 3.32 4.65 0.6 0.59 0.21 1.4 34 Rhododendron arboretum Sm. 21.43 3.14 14.67 0.18 0.56 0.65 1.39 35 Viburnum cotinifolium D.Don 42.86 3.61 8.42 0.36 0.64 0.37 1.38 Magnolia hodgsonii (Hook.f.& 36 Thomson) H.Keng 10.71 2.11 19.67 0.09 0.38 0.88 1.34 37 Brachiaria distachya (L.) Stapf 57.14 3.32 5.81 0.48 0.59 0.26 1.33 38 Viburnum erubescens Wall. 42.86 3.36 7.83 0.36 0.6 0.35 1.31 39 Osbeckia crinite Benth. ex C.B. Clarke 64.29 3 4.67 0.54 0.53 0.21 1.28 40 Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. 60.71 3 4.94 0.51 0.53 0.22 1.27 Lecanthus peduncularis (Wall. ex Royle) 41 Wedd. 67.86 2.86 4.21 0.57 0.51 0.19 1.27 42 Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler 60.71 2.96 4.88 0.51 0.53 0.22 1.26 43 Cyperus tenuiculmis Boeck. 25 2.93 11.71 0.21 0.52 0.52 1.25 44 Tectaria gemmifera (Fée) Alston 71.43 2.57 3.6 0.6 0.46 0.16 1.22 45 Albizia chinensis (Osbeck) Merr. 35.71 3 8.4 0.3 0.53 0.37 1.21 46 Castanopsis tribuloides (Sm.) A.DC. 50 2.96 5.93 0.42 0.53 0.26 1.21 47 Eurya japonica Thunb. 64.29 2.64 4.11 0.54 0.47 0.18 1.2 Terminalia myriocarpa Van Heurck & 48 Müll.-Arg. 35.71 2.82 7.9 0.3 0.5 0.35 1.16 Tetrastigma rumicispermum 49 (M.A.Lawson) Planch. 67.86 2.39 3.53 0.57 0.43 0.16 1.16 50 Cupressus torulosa D.Don 3.57 0.79 22 0.03 0.14 0.98 1.15 51 Pteris biaurita L. 46.43 2.71 5.85 0.39 0.48 0.26 1.14 52 Machilus kurzii King ex Hook.f. 21.43 2.46 11.5 0.18 0.44 0.51 1.13 53 Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don 67.86 2.18 3.21 0.57 0.39 0.14 1.1 54 Ficus hirta Vahl 60.71 2.29 3.76 0.51 0.41 0.17 1.09 55 Rubus ellipticus Sm. 64.29 2.18 3.39 0.54 0.39 0.15 1.08 56 Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers. 35.71 2.43 6.8 0.3 0.43 0.3 1.04 Persicaria capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex 57 D.Don) H.Gross 46.43 2.29 4.92 0.39 0.41 0.22 1.02 58 Edgeworthia gardneri (Wall.) Meisn. 50 2.25 4.5 0.42 0.4 0.2 1.02 59 Machilus edulis King ex Hook.f. 32.14 2.32 7.22 0.27 0.41 0.32 1.01 60 Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Schult. 53.57 2.07 3.87 0.45 0.37 0.17 0.99 61 Populus gamblei Dode 21.43 2.07 9.67 0.18 0.37 0.43 0.98 62 Achyranthes aspera L. 50 2.11 4.21 0.42 0.38 0.19 0.98 63 Piper betleoides C.DC. 53.57 1.96 3.67 0.45 0.35 0.16 0.97 64 Rhus succedanea L. 25 2.11 8.43 0.21 0.38 0.38 0.96 65 Isachne globosa (Thunb.) Kuntze 21.43 2 9.33 0.18 0.36 0.42 0.95 66 Quercus lineata Blume 39.29 2.11 5.36 0.33 0.38 0.24 0.95 67 Isachne himalaica Hook.f 35.71 2.04 5.7 0.3 0.36 0.25 0.92 Annexure I 154 Sl Botanical Name F D A RF RD RA IVI No 66 Quercus lineata Blume 39.29 2.11 5.36 0.33 0.38 0.24 0.95 67 Isachne himalaica Hook.f 35.71 2.04 5.7 0.3 0.36 0.25 0.92 68 Rubia manjith Roxb. ex Fleming 46.43 1.89 4.08 0.39 0.34 0.18 0.91 69 Rhododendron thomsonii Hook.f. 14.29 1.54 10.75 0.12 0.27 0.48 0.87 70 Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms 53.57 1.61 3 0.45 0.29 0.13 0.87 71 Lyonia ovalifolia (Wall.) Drude 46.43 1.68 3.62 0.39 0.3 0.16 0.85 72 Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch 46.43 1.68 3.62 0.39 0.3 0.16 0.85 73 Daphne papyracea Wall. ex G.Don 50 1.61 3.21 0.42 0.29 0.14 0.85 74 Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don 50 1.61 3.21 0.42 0.29 0.14 0.85 75 Cyperus cyperoides (Retz.) Kuntze 28.57 1.79 6.25 0.24 0.32 0.28 0.84 76 Cyperus distans L.