Study of species diversity on the family Asteraceae of Ranchi District

S. K. Gupta^a* & M. Kerketta^b
aDepartment of Biology, JVM, Shyamali (MECON Colony), Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
^bDepartment of Botany, Ranchi College (Ranchi University)  Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.

Received 12th November, 2011; Revised 9th February, 2012

Abstract : Study of species diversity on the Family Asteraceae of Ranchi District, growing throughout the district, was carried out by the authors. A total of 67 species belonging to 45 genera of family Asteraceae were collected and identified.