Flora in Panna National Park
The Panna National Park features expansive plateaus and gorges, with its geography broadly divided into the upper Talgaon Plateau, the middle Hinauta Plateau, and the Ken Valley. Additionally, undulating hills flank the Ken River valley throughout the national park.
Characterized by a dry and hot climate and shallow Vindhyan soils, the area hosts dry Teak and dry mixed forests.
• The primary vegetation comprises Miscellaneous Dry Deciduous forest with interspersed grasslands, alongside riverine areas, open grasslands, open woodlands with tall grasses, and thorny woodlands.
• Notable floral species include Tectona grandis, Diospyros melanoxylon, Madhuca indica, Buchanania latifolia, Anogeissus latifolia, Anogeissus pendula, Lannea coromandelica, Boswelia serrata, among others.
• Major shrub species encompass Lantana camara, Grewia species, Nyctanthusarbortristis, Ixora species, Ziziphus mauritiana, and Ziziphus Oenoplia.
• Dominant grass species like Apluda mutica, Themeda quadrivalvis, heteropogon contortus, and Aristida species are present at Panna National Park
