‘Green Teen’ participants learn in tree identification programme

Date :26-May-2019

Staff Reporter;

Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal organized “Tree Identification” programme on Saturday from early morning 6 in the museum premises under Summer Nature Study Programme (Green Teen). Dr Sudesh Waghmare, Former Deputy Conservator of Forest, Forest Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh was the subject expert of this programme.

Dr Waghmare detailed about tree size, canopy, shape and type of leaves, types of bark, structure of flower, fruit etc. as tools for the identification of trees to the participants. He also informed about the importance of trees in ecosystem and reasons for their conservation. Champa, Subabool, Margosa, Ber, Indian Elm, Indian Beach, Indian Walnut, Copper pod tree, Rose Wood, Siamea, Jamun, Jatropa, Guava, Peepal, Banyan, Ficus benzamina, Kachnar, Drum stick tree, White shirish, Semal, Arjun, Indian Gooseberry, False Ashok, Kath Goolar, Canon Ball Tree, Yellow Oleander, Custard Apple Tree, Chakot Shirish, Jungle Jalebi, Goolar, Flame of the Forest, Pride of India, Bakain etc. were identified during the programme. During concluding session of the programme Scientist-B of the museum Manik Lal Gupta detailed that we should conserve the existing plant diversity and plant new trees to get sustainable benefit from these plants and to provide the ecological services of plant diversity to the animal diversity of the planet earth. Manik Lal Gupta, Scientist-B was the Coordinator of the programme.