International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 5 9 2016 09 10 Assessment of Aboveground Biomass Stockpile of Lianas in Three Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest Sites of Southern Coromandel Coast, Peninsular India 8 15 EN Subhadra Subhadarsini 1 P.G. Department of Botany, Utkal University, Vani vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Sandeep Kumar Nayak 2 P.G. Department of Botany, Utkal University, Vani vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Kunja Bihari Satapathy* 3 P.G. Department of Botany, Utkal University, Vani vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India M. Udayakumar 1 Department of Botany, Pachaiyappa’s College, Chennai – 600 030, Tamil Nadu, India T.* Sekar 2 Department of Botany, Pachaiyappa’s College, Chennai – 600 030, Tamil Nadu, India > Research Article 2016 6 13 2016 09 10 It has been recognised that lianas play many roles in forest ecosystem. This study was conducted in three tropical dry evergreen forest sites at southern Coromandel Coast, peninsular India. All lianas & Copyright@ International Science Community Association 8805;1 cm diameter at breast height (dbh) were inventoried. Recorded lianas were identified up to species level with regional floras. This study developed a forest-specific regression equation for liana biomass assessment in TDEFs. A total of 25 species belonged to 24 genera and 19 families were recorded from study area. Stand basal area ranged from 0.47 to 1.55 m2 ha-1. On an average each site stored 2145.3 kg of dry biomass in lianas. Species richness basal area and biomass storage of lianas estimated in present study are comparable with world’s tropical forests. Need for liana inventories and assessment of contribution of lianas to biomass storage of forests are emphasized.