“ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDIES OF SALHER AND MULHER

FOREST FROM NASHIK DISTRICT (MAHARASHTRA)”

SUBMITTED TO

SAVITIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY, PUNE

FOR THE DEGREE OF

MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY
IN
BOTANY
BY

MR. ATUL NAMDEO WAGH

P.G. DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY AND RESEARCH CENTRE,

M.V.P. SAMAJ’S K.T.H.M. COLLEGE, NASHIK

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF

DR. SMT. M. D. SONAWANE

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & HEAD DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

M.Sc. B. Ed, Ph. D

P.G. DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY AND RESEARCH CENTRE,

M.V.P. SAMAJ’S, K.T.H.M. COLLEGE, NASHIK

JUNE - 2019
DEDICATED
TO
MY
PARENTS

DECLARATION
 I hereby declare that, the present work in the form of thesis entitled “Ethnobotanical
Studies of Salher and Mulher Forest from Nashik District (Maharashtra)” is an original
research work carried out by me, under the guidance of Dr. Smt. M.D. Sonawane, for the award
of M.Phil. degree in Botany.

This work has not been submitted / published anywhere in the form of thesis or
dissertation.

Date –

Place – Nashik

Mr. Atul N. Wagh

Research Student
 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Mr. Atul Namdeo Wagh has been registered for M.
Phil degree at the P.G. Department of Botany and Research Centre, K.T.H.M. College, Nashik.
He has completed his work under my supervision. I further certify that the work embodied in this
thesis “Ethnobotanical Studies of Salher and Mulher Forest from Nashik District
(Maharashtra)” is his own work and this work has not been submitted to any other university/
Institute for the M.Phil degree.

Registration Number –

Place - Nashik

Dr. Smt. M.D. Sonawane

Reseach Guide
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The success and the final outcome of this research required a lot of guidance and
assistance from many people and I am extremely fortunate to have got this all along the
completion of my research work. Whatever I have done is only due to such guidance and
assistance and I would not forget to thanks them. First and foremost, praises and thanks to the
GOD, the almighty for his showers of blessing through my research work to complete the
research successfully.

At the outset I would like to express my deep sense of gratitude and indebtedness to
my guide Dr. Smt. M. D. Sonawane, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Botany,
K.T.H.M. College, Nashik for her valuable guidance, constant encouragement and constructive
criticism throughout the course of this investigation. I would be failing my duties, if I don’t
express my sense of gratitude to Dr. V.B. Gaikwad, Principal K.T.H.M. College, Nashik for
providing all resources and encouragement.

I also avail this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to Prof. Bhoknal, Dr. K.N.
Gaikwad, Dr. V.B. Kadam, Dr. Khandbahale, Mrs. Sonali Deore, Dr. Jadhav, Dr. Manjushree
Bhagwat, Mrs. Sucheta Bidve, Mrs. Nisha Rayate, for their co-operation and encouragement
during the texture of this work. I would also like to thank Dr. M.Y. Bachulkar, Retired Principal
Vijayasinha yadav College, Kolhapur, Dr. M.T. Patil and and Mr. Rahul Gayake who deserves
more than a word of thanks for extending their help at different stages.

I feel great pleasure in acknowledging the encouragement and whole hearted support
to my teachers Dr. Y.D. Sonawane, Dr. Y.C. Shastri, Dr. D.U. Ahire, Dr. J.T. Jadhav, Dr. P.S.
Patil and my colleagues Dr. Sudin Dalave, Mr. Swapnil Wagh, Mr. Mayur Patil, Mr. Yogesh
Gidge, and Miss. Kanchan Thorat who always boosted my morals. My friends Sachin Pawar,
Abhijit Wagh, Devendra Khairnar, Vishal Jadhav, Rupesh Kakulate, Shravan Shelar, Ganesh
Ahire and all friends deserves special words of thanks and appreciation for offering help from
time to time. I also take this opportunity to extend my thanks to non teaching staff Mr. V. A.
Kushare, Mr. R.G. Aher and S.K. Jamdade, Mr. Dagu Thakare for helping me in different ways.

This acknowledgement would not be complete without thanking my family for their
constant support and care. I shall remain intended for their constant support and care. I shall
remain intended to my father Mr. Namdeo Narayan Wagh, My mother Mrs. Latabai N. Wagh,
my uncle Mothabhau, Aaba, my brother Mahendra, Amol and my sisters Jayshree, Prafullata,
Shital. They are in incessant of inspiration and support to me in circumstances of stress and
worries. Today, I feel that my parent’s hard work and dreams have been blossomed. I also wish
to extend my thanks to my Grandmother Vachhalabai (May) for her love and affection.
 My heartfelt special thanks to my cousins Umesh and Anil who are in armed forces
serving our motherland and to Laxman Sayaji Pawar and Ashok Shinde of the study area to
provide me all the useful information on plant uses.

I am also thankful to all those for extending their support directly or indirectly during
investigation of this work.

Mr. A.N. Wagh

Research Student
 INDEX

Sr. No. Name of the Topic Page No.

1. Introduction
2. Review of Literature
3. Methodology
Topography
4.1 Soil
4. 4.2 Rainfall

4.3 Temperature

5. Vegetation
Tribes
6.1 Bhilla
6.
6.2 Kokani
6.3 Mahadeo Koli
Enumeration of Ethnobotanical Plants
7. 7.1 Photoplates
Result and Discussion
8. 8.1 Tables
8.2 Figures (Graphs)
9. Conclusion
10. Summary
11. References
 LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Sr. No. Title Page No.

1 Month wise rainfall 2017

2 Month wise temperature 2017

3 Ethnobotanical important plant group

4 Families along with number of genera and species

5 Dominant families along with number of genera and

species
6 Habitat wise breakup of plant species

7 Plant part wise breakup of medicinal plant

8 Prescriptions of plants

9 Plant used for making musical instrument

 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

Symbol Description

0C Degree Celsius

etc. Excetra

Fig. Figure

i.e. That is

cm. Centimeter

Pp Pages

et. al and others

Km Kilometer