Incredible India

Sights to See

Flora
Palamau Tiger Reserve is home to a wide variety of flora including stately Sal in the valleys and lower slopes and with dry deciduous forests on the upper slopes and on the mound caps in the northern part. Copious bamboo and scattered open grassy patches are common. Almost pure patches of Bel (Aegle marmelos) are unique vegetation types mostly found in the northern part of the reserve.

Shorea robusta, Acacia catechu, Butea monosperma, Madhuca indica, Terminalia tomentosa, Pterocarpus marsupium, Adina cardifolia, Anogeisus latifolia, Indigofera pulchela, Moghania spp, Mallotus phillipinensis, Holarrhena antidysentrica, Bothriochloa montana, Apluda mutica, Chrtsopogan montanus,, Themeda spp., Chloris spp, Heteropogon contortus, Albizzia lebbek, Bauhinia spp., Chloroxylon swietnia, Lagerstroemia parviflora, Diospyros melanoxylon, Buchhanania lanzan, Bridelia retusa, Bombax ceiba, Mitragyna parviflora, Lannea coromandlica, Holoptelia integrifolia, Imperata arudinacea, Dendrocalamus strictus are the main floral species found in the reserve.

Fauna
Mammals
Tiger is the signature animal of Palamau Sanctuary.You can also spot in Palamau Tiger Reserve a good variety of species including Tiger, Leopard, Cheetal, Sambar, Barking Deer, Wolf, Wild Dog, Elephant, Mouse Deer, Pangolin, Four horned Antelope and Indian Ratel.

Birds
Some 140 species of avian population have been have been spotted. Important ones are peafowl, red jungle fowl and partridges.

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