Identification and Enumeration of Trees Family and Species of Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalay, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Identification and enumeration of trees was carried out during year 2010-2011, in Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalay Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh situated at 220 07' 46.70' N, to 82008' 30.74' E, on elevation of 913 feet. 72 species of trees of 65 genera belonging to 36 families are identified through frequent field surveys. The campus includes mainly Acacia nilotica, Butea monosperma, Terminalia arjuna and species of Ficus, which are dominantly distributed around the campus. Numbers of planted species are higher than the naturally occurring species. Peltophorum ferruginium and Senna siamea are the most planted evergreen species.