Abstract
Socio-Economic Utility of Coastal Flora Growing in and Around Mangrol Taluka (Junagadh) of Gujarat
Highlights
India has a coastline of about 7,516.6 km long with 2.02 million km 2 exclusive economic zone and 0.13 million km 2 continental shelf (Khoshoo 1996) and it covers nine states and two union territories
Mangrol taluka of Junagadh district is situated on the extreme coast of Gujarat having dense vegetation of coastal flora
The present work reflected a detailed and comprehensive database and descriptive survey of coastal flora which compiled the economic and ecological utility of the plant species observed for identifying the potential of the Mangrol coast
Summary
India has a coastline of about 7,516.6 km long with 2.02 million km 2 exclusive economic zone and 0.13 million km 2 continental shelf (Khoshoo 1996) and it covers nine states and two union territories. Coastal zone is an important biogeographically habitats of the Indian subcontinent (Rodgers & Panwar 1998). Though the fact that only a small group of higher plants can grow in the saline habitats was recognized many hundred years ago yet the name “halophyte” was assigned to such plants by Pallas in the early nineteenth century. The attention is being paid worldwide to accommodate the salt-tolerant species such as Cressa, Suaeda, Trianthema, Salvadora, to support animal life and providing useful pharmacological as well as economic aspects for human (Nikalje et al 2018)
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