Thanks Shantanu ji for the useful information on Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary. The photos also have come up very nicely. Regards, Mani.
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Shantanu Bhattacharya <shnt...@gmail.com>wrote: > Dear Rashida ji > Shegoon is the Bengali name of the Teak (Tectona grandis) tree :) > I have written the Bengali name by mistake.... > > HAPPY DEWALI > Shantanu :) > > On 11/4/10, Rashida Atthar <atthar.rash...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks Shantanu ji for sharing this wonderful flora and fauna info.and > > pictures of the forest. Your descriptions are always very interesting! > May > > I ask what are Shegoon trees ? Thanks. > > > > regards, > > Rashida. > > > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 8:22 PM, Shantanu Bhattacharya > > <shnt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> Hi friends.... > >> during my recent visit to the Jaldapara WLS in the Jalpaiguri dist. of > >> West bengal...I noticed that this forest is a treasuretrove of flora. > >> Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected park situated at the > >> foothills of Eastern Himalayas in Alipurduar Sub-Division of > >> Jalpaiguri District in West Bengal and on the bank of river Torsa and > >> have an area of 141 km² and altitude of 61 m. Jaldapara, the vast > >> grassland with patches of riverine forests was declared a sanctuary in > >> 1941 for protection of the great variety flora and fauna, particularly > >> the one-horned rhinoceros, an animal threatened with extinction. > >> > >> The forest is mainly savannah covered with tall grasses, but there are > >> also huge areas of mixed deciduous, wet monsoon type, tropical moist > >> deciduous type, tropical semi-evergreen type and riverine forests. > >> > >> The flora of Jaldapara includes 112 families with 584 species of > >> angiosperms. The main trees are Actinodaphne obovata, Alstonia > >> scholaris (B.Chhatim),Callicarpa arborea, Dillenia indica,Sapim > >> baccatum, Tetrameles nudiflora. There are few patches of Shorea > >> robusta (Sal) and Dalbergia sisso (Sisoo). There are also patchy > >> distributions of Shegoon trees. > >> The Tropical deciduos formation is represented by Careya arborea, > >> Dillenia pentagyna, Mailotus phillippensis, Toona ciliata (Toon),etc. > >> > >> the main species of grasses and fodder plants found in the vast > >> grassland are Arundo donax, Apluda mutica, Desmodium gangeticum, > >> Imperata cylindrica, Kyllinga brevifolia, Phragmites karka, Saccharum > >> spontaneum, Sachharum ravene, etc. > >> These plants are the main source of food for the herbivores of the > >> park like Rhinos, Bisons, Hog deer, Hispid hare, Sambars, Barking > >> deer, Cheetal deer, Elephants,etc. > >> > >> regards > >> Shantanu. > >> > >> Shantanu Bhattacharya. > >> M.Sc (Zoology) > >> University of Calcutta. > >> Teaching Faculty. > >> Dept. of Biology. > >> Vivekananda Mission School(ICSE). > >> Joka. Kolkata. > >> > > >
