Flora of Bandhavgarh National Park

Bandhavgarh National Park is sprawled over an area of 446 sq km. Moreover, the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department has considered it being a very vegetative part of the Umaria district. Its foliage is mainly of dry deciduous type and is the only place which is very rich in flora and fauna. It has a moderate climate and of course, the favourable topography is uniquely able to support the growth of a rich and varied flora in the park. The vegetation in the forest consists of Sal forest in the valleys along with Bamboo stretches on the lower slopes of the region. It also consists of mixed species trees all over the hills which also consist of high grasslands, a specialty of Bandhavgarh Park. 

The flora in Bandhavgarh Park is varied and consists of grasslands to the densely forested slopes. Bandhavgarh Park has more than 600 species of flowering plants, 18 species of rare plants as well as 50 species of aquatic plants. It is also abundant in a variety of trees which you will be able to come across during your visit. Stretches of grasslands and bamboo extend to the north. You will still be able to do the main wildlife viewing in the core of the park with its 32 picturesque, wooded hills. Bandhavgarh National park was at a point of time a hunting reserve of the royal family. Bandhavgarh was declared a park in 1968. It is a park which has been technically referred to as the Sal forest, the other common flora in Bandhavgarh National Park includes tree species like:

• Saj (Terminalia tomentosa)
• Dhaora (Anogeissus latifolia)
• Tendu, Arjun (Terminalia arjuna)
• Amla (Emblica officinalis)
• Palas (Butea monosperma)
• Salai (Boswellia serrata)
• Mango (Mangifera indica)
• Jamun (Blackberry) (Syzygium Cumini)
• Babul (Accasia nilotica)
• Banyan (F icus benghalensis)
• Ber (Zizyphus mauritania)
• Dhak or Chila (flame of the forest){Butea monosperma}
• Dhok (Anogeossis pendula)
• Jamun (Syzygium cumini)
• Kadam (Authocephalus cadamba)
• Khajur (Phoenix sylvestris)
• Khair (Accacia catechu)
• Bamboo
• Lagerstroemia
• Boswelia
• Pterocarpus
• Madhuca

Along with that, Bandhavgarh forest is also being filled with lots of contrasting vegetation including:

• Karel (Capparis decidua)
• Mohua (Madhuca indica)
• Khejda (Prosopis specigera)
• Kakera (Flacourtia indica)
• Neem (Azadirachta indica)