International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 6 4 2017 04 10 Structure, composition and biodiversity of tree species inside Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (GGV) Campus, Bilaspur, CG, India 32 39 EN M. Sreenivas 1 Department of Zoology, Kakatiya University, Warangal-506009, Telangana, India G. Shamitha 2 Department of Zoology, Kakatiya University, Warangal-506009, Telangana, India Nwanyanwu C.E. 1 Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 1526, Owerri, Nigeria Adieze I.E. 2 Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 1526, Owerri, Nigeria Nweke C.O. 3 Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 1526, Owerri, Nigeria Nzeh B.C. 4 Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 1526, Owerri, Nigeria B. Sasirekha 1 Department of Microbiology, Acharya Bangalore B School, Off Magadi road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India B.J. Vishal 2 Department of Biotechnology, Acharya Bangalore B School, Off Magadi road, Bangalore, Kaarnataka, India S. Umasuthan 1 Department of Bio-Science, Faculty of Applied Science,Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka A.E.S. Patrick 2 Department of Bio-Science, Faculty of Applied Science,Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka G. Naveendrakumar 3 Department of Bio-Science, Faculty of Applied Science,Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka S. Kuganathan 4 Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka Kumar Arvind 1 Department of Biotechnology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Bilaspur-495009, India and Department of Biochemistry, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur-222003, India Kumar Akshay 2 Department of Biotechnology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Bilaspur-495009, India > Research Paper 2017 3 2 2017 04 10 Increasing population and changing lifestyle lead extensive commercial exploitation of the natural resources and loss of biodiversity. Therefore, documentation of biodiversity is mandatory to develop the strategies of conservation and management. A tropical deciduous forest area of Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (GGV) campus was divided into eleven grids and studied by quadrat method. A total of 26 tree species were observed inside GGV campus. Of the 26 tree species, 21 were identified as Butea monosperma, Acacia nilotica, Eucalyptus, Ziziphus mauritiana, Millettia pinnata, Delonix regia, Azadirachta indica, Tectona grandis, Alkana tinctoria, Saraca asoca, Diospyros melanoxylon, Dalbergia sisso, Mangifera indica, Madhuca indica, Syzygium cumini, Cascabela thevetia, Dendrocalamus strictus, Ficus religiosa, Phyllanthus emblica, Cassia fistula, and Alangium salvifolium. These plant species belong to 14 different families. Among them Fabaceae was the most dominant family followed by Myrtaceae. Acacia nilotica, Butea monosperma, Eucalyptus, Delonix regia and Diospyros melanoxylon displayed higher frequency, density and abundance in the study site. On the basis of IVI values Butea monosperma, Acacia nilotica, Delonix regia, Eucalyptus, Diospyros melanoxylon and Cassia fistula were documented as predominant plant communities. Copyright@ International Science Community Association