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Floral and Faunal Diversity of Kusmunda S.E.C.L.
District Korba, Chhattisgarh
Kusmunda opencast expansion project of SECL Kusmunda Area is situated
in Katghora Forest Division of Korba District of Chhattisgarh. The study on the floral
assessment for the proposed project activity is based on extensive field survey of the
area. Methodology of survey adopted was primary through observations/recording,
secondary method through Working Plan of Forest Division, Range Office and public
participation. Besides the collection of plant species, information was also collected
with vernacular names of plant species made by local inhabitants. In this process the
whole study area was divided into different sections to get the maximum diversity of
plant species. The sampling sites were selected based on land use pattern, topography
and floristic composition of the study area. The other relevant data on bio-diversity,
like economically important plant species and medicinal plant, rare and endangered
species in the study area was collected from secondary sources like forest and wild
life departments. The project area does not fall within 15 km of any ecologically
sensitive area/migratory corridor. Therefore, all data of this study were collected
around 10 km radius from the project site by the team of State Forest Research and
Training Institute, Raipur.
The assessment of fauna was done on the bases of primary survey,
secondary data collected from Working Plan, Forest Department, Wildlife Wing etc.
The presence of wildlife was also confirmed from the local inhabitants depending on
the animal sightings and the frequency of their visits in the project area.
Line transects method had been applied for the bird count and their habitat
survey. Line-transect distance sampling methods were also used to estimate the
abundance of many biological populations such as animals, birds and plant species
including nonliving things. In a line-transect survey method, an observer moves along
a transect line and note the location of all birds detected to the. The bird diversity has
been estimated in four major habitat types, i.e. human habitation, agriculture fields,
forest area and water-bodies. The observations were made based on direct sightings
and birdcalls. Detail list of floral and faunal species in the core and buffer zone are
given in the following tables.

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A. Status of Flora
Table 1 : List of Floral Species in the Core Zone

SN. Common Name Botanical Name Family

Trees
1 Jamun Syzygium cumini Myrtaceae
2 Peepal Ficus religiosa Moraceae
3 Teak Tectona grandis Verbenaceae
4 Banyan Ficus benghalensis Moraceae
5 Arjun Terminalia arjuna . Comretaceae.
6 Kathal Myrica esculenta. Myriaceae
7 Babul Vachilla indica Fabaceae
8 Curry leaf Murraya koenigi Rutaceae
9 Banaba Lagerstroemia speciosa Lythraceae
10 Lendia Lagerstroemia parviflora Lyhraceae
11 Sisham Dalbergia latifolia Leguminaceae
Shrubs
1 Siamese bush Chromolaena odorata Asteraceae
2 Bhat Clerodendrum unfortunatum Lamiaceae
3 Wild sage Lantana camera Verbenaceae
4 Phudhar Calotropis procera Asclepidiaceae .
Herbs
1 Smooth Bala Sida acuta Malvaceae
2 Mahul Bauhinia vahlii Fabaceae
3 Cocklebur Xanthium strumarium Asteraceae
4 Van tulasi Hyptis suaveolens Lamiaceae
5 Joy weed Alternanthera triandra Amaranthaceae
6 Catmint Anisomelos indica Lamiaceae
7 Aparajita Clitoria tematia. Papilionaceae .
8 Pathar chata Bryophylum pinnatum Crassulaceae
Grass
1 Deenanath Grass Pennisetum pedicellatum Poaceae
2 Barmuda Grass Cyanodondactylon Poaceae
3 Finger grass Dactylactenium aegyptiaeum Poaceae
Crops
1 Dhaan Oryza sativa L. Poaceae
2 Urad Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper Leguminosae

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3 Green gram Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek Leguminosae
4 Makka Zea mays L. Poaceae
Vegetables
1 Cucurbita maxima Duch ex
Kaddu Cucurbitaceae
Lam.
2 Lagenaria siceraria (Molina)
Laukee Cucurbitaceae
Standl
3 Baingan Solanum melongena L. Solanaceae
4 Parwal Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. Cucurbitaceae

Table 2 : List of Floral Species in the Buffer Zone

SN. Common Name Botanical Name Family
Trees
1 Char Buchanania lanzan Anacardiaceae
2 Mahua Madhuca longifolia Sapotaceae
3 Teak Tectona grandis Verbenaceae
4 Dhawada Anogeissus latifolia Combretaceae
5 Arjun Terminalia arjuna . Comretaceae.
6 Kathal Myrica esculenta. Myriaceae
7 Karanj Pongamia pinnata Leguminosae.
8 Khair Acacia catechu Leguminosae.
9 Harra Terminalia chebula. Combretaceae .
10 Aam Mangifera indica . Anacardiaceae.
11 Kusum Schleichera oleosa Sapindaceae
12 Lendia Lagerstroemia parviflora Lyhraceae
13 Aonla Emblica officinalis Anacardiaceae
14 Tendu Diospyros melanoxylon Ebnaceae
15 Bhirra Chloroxylon swietenia Caesalpiniaceae
16 Kalam Mitragyna parviflora Rubiaceae
17 Sal Shorea robusta Dipterocarpaceae
18 Rohan Soymida febrifuga Meliaceae
19 Senha Lagerstroemia parviflora Lythraceae
20 Salai Boswellia serrata Burserraceae
21 Semal Bombax ceiba Bombacaceae
22 Beheda Terminalia belliric Combreataceae
23 Sisham Dalbergia latifolia Leguminaceae
24 Bel Aegle marmelos Rutaceae

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25 Amaltas Cassia fistula Cesalpiniaceae
26 Moyen Lannea grandis Anacardiaceae
27 Bartondi Morinda tinctoria Rubiaceae
28 Saja Terminalia elliptica Combretaceae
29 Dudhi Wrightia tinctoria Apocynaceae
30 Ghoti Zizyphus xylocarpa Rhamnaceae
31 Palash Butea monosperma Leguninosae
32 Dhaman Grewia tiliaefolia Tiliaceae
33 Babul Vachilla indica Fabaceae
34 Siamese cassia Senna siamea Fabaceae
35 Subabul Leucaena leucocephala Fabaceae
36 Neem Azadirachta indica Meliaceae
37 Jamun Syzygium cumini Myrtaceae
38 Peepal Ficus religiosa Moraceae
Shrubs
1 Parijatak Nyctanthes arbortristis Oleaceae
2 Chirchita Achyranthus aspera Amaranthaceae.
3 Morogphali Helicteres isora Malvaceae
4 Dhayati Woodfordia fructicosa Lyhraceae
5 Raymuniya Lantana camara Verbenaceae
6 Bhurbhusi Eragrostis tenella Poaceae
7 Dub Cynodon dactylon Poaceae
8 Kaner Nerium indicum. Apocynaceae.
9 Phudhar Calotropis procera Asclepidiaceae .
10 Bans Bambusa bamboo Poaceae
11 Aak Calotropis gigantea Apocynaceae
Herbs
1 Palash lata Butea superb Papilionaceae
2 Mahul Bauhinia vahlii Caesalpiniaceae
3 Pivervel Combretum ovalifolium Combretaceae
4 Chilati Acacia pinnata Leguninosae
5 Aswagandha Withania somnifera Solanaceae
6 Kachnar Bauhinia variegata Leguminosae.
7 Giloy Tinospora cordifolia Menispermaceae.
8 Gokhru Tribulus terrestris. Zygophyllaceae .
9 Nirgundi Vitex negundu Verbenaceae .
10 Punarnava Boerhavia diffusa Nyctaginaceae.

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11 Buineem Andrographis paniculata. Acanthaceae
12 Mustak Cyperus rotundus Cyperaceae .
13 Gudmaar Gymnema sylvestre Asclepiadaceae .
14 Bach Acorus calamus. Araceae.
15 Adusa Adhatoda vasica. Acanthaceae .
16 Satavari Asparagus recemosus Liliacaceae
17 Sarpunkha Tephrosia purourea. Papilionatae.
18 Saariva Hemidesmus indicus. Asclepiadaceae .
19 Kantkari Solanum xanthocarpum. Solanaceae .
20 Ban bhindi Abelmoschus crinitus Malvaceae
21 Bhringraj Anacyclus pyrethrum. Compositae .
22 Akol Alangium salvifolium Alangiaceae.
23 Ban ajvain Carum roxburghinum. Umbelliferae .
24 Dhanbahar Cassia fistula. Leguminosae
25 Hadjod Cissus quadrangularis Vitaceae.
26 Aparajita Clitoria tematia. Papilionaceae .
27 Bagdol Citrullus colocynthis. Solanaceae.
28 Urai Vetivera zizaniodis. Graminae.
29 Kali haldi Curcuma zedoaria. Zingberaceae.
30 Kesrayya phul Barleria prionitis. Acanthaceae.
31 Pathar chata Bryophylum pinnatum Crassulaceae
32 Kali musali Curculigo orchioides Hypoxidaceae
33 Elephant foot Elephantopus scaber Asteraceae
34 Van tulasi Hyptis suaveolens Lamiaceae
35 Lajwanti Mimosa pudica Fabaceae
Grass
1 Barmuda Grass Cyanodondactylon Poaceae
2 Finger grass Dactylactenium aegyptiaeum Poaceae
3 Love grass Eragrostis japonica Poaceae
4 Dry broom grass Aristida setacea Poaceae
5 Congo grass Apludamutica Poaceae
6 Spear grass Heteropogon contortus Poaceae
7 Wild lemon grass Cymbopogon coloratus Poaceae

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8 Poaceae
Torpedo Grass Panicum repens
9 Bristle grass Oplismenus compositus Poaceae
Crops
1 Tur dal Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp Leguminosae
2 Chana dal Cicer arietinum Leguminosae
3 Dhaan Oryza sativa L. Poaceae
4 Jawar Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Poaceae
5 Urad Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper Leguminosae
6 Green gram Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek Leguminosae
7 Makka Zea mays L. Poaceae
Vegetables
1 Band gobhi Brassica oleracea L. Brassicaceae
2 Cucurbita maxima Duch
Kaddoo Cucurbitaceae
ex Lam.
3 Shakarakand Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Convolvulaceae
4 Lagenaria siceraria (Molina)
Laukee Cucurbitaceae
Standl
5 Spanjlaukee Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem. Cucurbitaceae
6 Tamatar Lycopersicum esculentum L. Solanaceae
7 Moolee Rhapanus sativus L. Brassicaceae
8 Baingan Solanum melongena L. Solanaceae
9 Parwal Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. Cucurbitaceae
Aquatic Flora
1 flatsedge Cyperus articulatus Linn Cyperaceae
2 Nagar motha Cyperus corymbosus Rottb Cyperaceae
3 Hygrophila
Kokilaksha Acanthaceae
auriculata (Schumach) Heine
4 Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br.
Talimkhana Acanthaceae
ex Spreng.
5 Nali Ipomoea aquatic Forssk. Convolvulaceae
6 Monochoria vaginalis
Panpatta Pontedraceae
(Burm.f.) C.Presl
7 Neelkamal Nymphaea nouchali Burm f Nymphaeaceae
8 Bukkan Phyla nodiflora (L.) Grene Verbenaceae
9 Patera Typha angustifolia L Typhaceae

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B. Status of Fauna
Table 3 : List of Fauna in the Core Zone

SN Common name Scientific name Scheduled Status

(WPA, 2022)
Mammals
1 Bandicoot Rat Bandicota bengalensis -
2 Jungle Palm squirrel Funambulus tristriatus II
3 Indian Field Mouse Mus booduga -
4 Common House Rat Rattus rattus -
5 Indian Fulvous-Bat Rousettus leschenaulti -
6 Common mongoose Urva edwardsii I
Reptiles
1 Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor -
2 Russell viper Daboia Russlii I
3 Smooth water snake Enhydris enhydris -
4 House lizard Hemidactylus sp. -
5 Cobra Naja Naja I
6 Rat snake Ptyasmucosus I
7 Indian Monitor lizard Varanus benghalensis I
Amphibians
1 Asian Common toad Bufo melanostictus -
2 Indian green frog Euphlyctishexadactyla -
3 Green pond frog Rana hexadactyla -
4 Common green frog Hylarana erythraea -
5 Indian bull frog Rana tigrine -
Insects
1 Aphids Rhopalosiphum maidis -
2 Common stick Insect Swarming caterpillaar -
3 Defoliators Hepalia mauritia -
4 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator -
5 Hair Dragonfly Brachytron pratense -
6 Paddy jassids Nephotett -

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Butterflies
1 Tawny Coster Acraea violae -
2 One-spot Grass Eurema andersoni
Yellow II
3 small grass yellow Eurema brigitta -
4 Tree Yellow, Gandeca harina -
5 Common Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina -
Birds
1 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis II
2 Indian House Swift Apus affinis II
3 Little Egret Ardea alba II
4 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis II
5 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis II
6 House Crow Corvus splendens II
7 Little Egret Egretta garzetta II
8 Koyal Eudynamys scolopacea -
9 House sparrow Passer domesticus II
10 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis II

Table 4 : List of Fauna in the Buffer Zone

SN Common name Scientific name Scheduled Status

(WPA, 2022)
Mammals
1 Jungle Cat Felis chaus II
2 Hyaena Hyaena hyaena III
3 Wild Boar Sus scrofa III
4 Bandicoot Rat Bandicota bengalensis -
5 Jackal Canis aureus I
6 Jungle Palm squirrel Funambulus tristriatus II
7 Indian Hare Lepus nigricollis II
8 Indian Field Mouse Mus booduga -
9 Common House Rat Rattus rattus -
10 Indian Fulvous-Bat Rousettus leschenaulti -
11 Hanuman Langur Semnopithecus entellus II

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12 Common mongoose Urva edwardsii I
Reptiles
1 Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor -
2
Russell 'viper Daboia Russlii
I
3 Smooth water snake Enhydrisenhydris -
4 House lizard Hemidactylus sp. -
5 Cobra Naja Naja I
6 Rat snake Ptyasmucosus I
7 Indian Monitor lizard Varanus benghalensis I
Amphibians
1 Asian Common toad Bufo melanostictus -
2 Indian green frog Euphlyctishexadactyla -
3 Green pond frog Rana hexadactyla -
4 Common green frog Hylarana erythraea -
5 Indian bull frog Rana tigrine -
Insects
1 Aphids Rhopalosiphum maidis -
2 Common stick Insect Swarming caterpillaar -
3 Defoliators Hepalia mauritia -
4 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator -
5 Hair Dragonfly Brachytron pratense -
6 Paddy jassids Nephotett -
Butterflies
1 Tawny Coster Acraea violae -
2 One-spot Grass Eurema andersoni
Yellow II
3 small grass yellow Eurema brigitta -
4 Tree Yellow, Gandeca harina -
5 Common Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina -
Birds
SN Name of Birds Scientific name Family
1 Ashy prinia Prinia socialis Cisticolidae
2 Asian Open Bill Stork Anastomus oscitans Cisticolidae

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3 Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra Sturnidae
4 Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus Sturnidae
5 Barn Owl Tyto alba Tytonidae
6 Common Swallow Hirundo rustica Hirundinidae
7 Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Dicruridae
8 Black kite Milvus migrans Accipitridae
9 Bramhiny Starling Sturnia pagodarum Sturnidae
10 Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis Ardeidae
11 Red Collored dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Columbidae
12 Common hoopoe Upupa epops Upupidae
13 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthisp Cisticolidae
14 Common myna Acridotheres tristis Sturnidae
15 Common Tailor Bird Orthotomus sutorius Cisticolidae
16 Crested Serpent-eagle Spilornis cheela Accipitridae
17 Eurasian Collared Streptopelia decaocto Columbidae
dove
18 Eurasian Golden Oriolus oriolus Oriolidae
Oriole
19 Large Egret Ardea alba Ardeidae
20 Greater coucal Centropus sinensis Cuculidae

21 Green bee- eater Merops orientalis Meropidae

22 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Phylloscopidae

23 House crow Corvus splendens Sturnidae
24 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Passeridae
25 Hawk Eagle Nisaetus cirrrhatus Accipitridae
26 Indian robin Saxicoloides fulicata Muscicapidae
27 Indian roller Coracias benghalensis Coraciidae
28 Indian silver bill Euodice malabarica Estrildidae
29 Indian Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis Columbidae

30 Indian Spotted eagle Clanga hastata Accipitridae

31 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata Lieothrichidae
32 Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum Strigidae
33 Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica Cistocolidae

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35
Laughing dove
Lesser
Kingfisher
Streptopelia senegalensis
Pied Ceryle rudis
Columbidae
Alcedinidae I
36 Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger Phalacrocoracidae
37 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Ardeidae
38 Little swift Ap us a/finis affinis Ap odidae
39 Common Indain Caprimulgus asiaticus Caprimulgidae
Nightiar
40 Oriental magpie robin Copsychus saularis Muscicapidae
41 Paddy Field Pipit Anthus rufulus Motacillidae
42 Plain Prinia Prinia inornata Cisticolidae
43 Plum headed parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala Psittacidae
44 Purple Sunbird Certhia asiaticus Nectariniidae
45 Red vented bulbul Pycnonotus ca/er Pycnonotidae
46 Rose ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri Psittaculidae
47 Scaly breasted munia Lonchura punctulata Estrildidae
48 Singing bush lark Mirafra cantillans Alaudidae
49 Alexandrine parakeet Psittacula eupatria Psittacidae
50 Spotted dove Streptopelia chinensis Columbidae
51 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Accipitridae
52 Sulfur bellied warbler Phylloscopus griseolus Phylloscopidae
53 Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata Muscicapidae
54 White Rumped Lonchura striata Estrildidae
Munia
55 White breasted Halcyon smyrnensis Alcedinida e
Kingfisher
56 Yellow wattled Vanellus malabaricus Charadriidae
lapwing
57 Pied Starling Gracupica contra Sturnidae
58 Small parakeet Loriculus vernalis Psittaculida e

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