Vegetatation Survey of the Panchpatmali Bauxite Mine Area, Koraput District, Orissa

The present study reports results vegetation survey of naturally occurring plant species found at Panchpatmali bauxite mine area at its undisturbed state and also after plantation without mining for bauxite and at rehabilitated sites of various ages after bauxite mining. Altogether 9, 12 and 23 shrub species and 43, 34 and 113 herb/lianas species were recorded during pre-monsoon period in virgin area, unmined area and rehabilitated over burden (OB) area, respectively. These figures were 9, 13 and 24 for shrubs, and 68, 51 and 163 for herb/lianas during post-monsoon period in virgin area, unmined area and rehabilitated over burden (OB) area, respectively. A total of 225 species belonging to 56 families were recorded from the study area.