• Dr. Sachin K. Tippat

Present investigation is an entive investigation on climbing plants and their adaptive behavour with respect to urban environmental circumstances. The study also focused on the ecological status of climbing plant species, along with their climbing modes. The investigation was carried out in most of the diversified segments of Amravati city urban as well as suburban area and observed the climbing species with respect to their biomechanical adaptations. In the present study 42 climbing species belonging to 17 angiospermic families were enumerated with respect to their climbing modes. The most dominant families having climber’s richness are Convolvulaceae and Cucurbitaceae. The dominant liana species recorded from the investigated area were Cryptostagia grandiflora, Antigonon leptopus and Ipomoea carica. Whereas Dregia volubilis, and Pergularia daemia invasing some habitats. The rich floristic of the Amravati urban area also shows diversity with respect to biomechanics of the climbers. About 23 climbers from the investigated area are twiners, where the plant develop long searching shoot and twines along possibly available host. Urban infrastructure like electric poles, hoardings and waste household tools act as a possible host for them. Besides, roadside trees and bushes becomes the long lasting host where the twiners survive satisfactorily. As far as climbing mode is concern the area composed of dominancy of stem twiners (23/42) followed by tendril climbers (12/42). The study noted that, Vertical greening using climbing plants in urban areas not only expands urban garden space and increases the artistic beauty of urban architecture, but also increases urban green coverage.

Urban environment, biodiversity, climbers, biomechanics, ecology

"Adaptability Of Some Climbing Plant Species From Different Habitats Of Amravati Urban Area", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 8, page no.347-356, August-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1912289.pdf

"Adaptability Of Some Climbing Plant Species From Different Habitats Of Amravati Urban Area", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 8, page no. pp347-356, August-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1912289.pdf