DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2021.v09i08.004

Pages: 205-208

Sacred groves are tracts of virgin forest with rich biodiversity, as they have been protected for centuries by the local people for their cultural and religious beliefs and taboos. Sacred groves are representatives of climax vegetation and exhibit diversity of species such as trees, climbers and other shade loving herbs. In the present investigation, an attempt was made to study the tree diversity of a sacred grove of Borra, Visakhapatnam District, which comes under the Eastern Ghats of India. A total of 31 species, 28 genera and 20 families were reported in the sacred grove.