A Study Visit To Botanical Garden Mulpani, Salyan Submitted To: Tribhuvan University, Gyan Deep College, Tulsipur, Dang, Nepal For the partial fulfillment of Bachelor's degree of Science in Botany Submitted By: Aatiyeko Baigyanik Batch No. : 071/072 1Tribhuvan University Gyan Deep College Tulsipur -06, Dang LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE This dissertation paper entitled “A Study Visit To Botanical Garden” at Dhanbang-02, Mulpani Salyan submitted at the Central Department of Biology, Gyan Deep College, Tulsipur by Aatiyeko Baigyanik, has been accepted for the partial fulfillment of requirements for Bachelor's degree of Science in Botany. Evaluation committeeSurendra G.C Head of department Principal Examiners: Internal External: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | receive much help and encouragement from many people in completing this work. Although, it is not possible to mention all by names, | would like to extend my sincere and special gratitude to the following individuals. | am greatly indebted to Mr. Roshan Cenchuri, lecturer (Botany) Biology Education Department, Gyan Deep College Tulsipur, who guided me in every step with constructive suggestions, techniques and mechanics of field visit, and also for his valuable suggestions that catered me the necessary energy and confidence to make this report possible. My sincere thank goes to Mr. Sunil Gaire lecturer (Botany) Biology Education Department, Gyan Deep College Tulsipur for his kind and gentle support in preparation of this report. | owe my deep gratitude to Mr. Robin Rana lecturer (Zoology) and co-coordinator of science at Gyan Deep College Tulsipur, for providingus with great opportunity to visit this panoramic garden and also for his valuable suggestions and encouragements during field work for data collection. | am extremely by grateful to Mr. Surendra G.C, Principal and lecturer of Gyan Deep College Tulsipur, for his administrative and moral support. | would also like to thank him for facilitating us with the necessary requirements for the educational field visit. Special thanks to my friends; Jnak Bahadur Basnet, Pravin Chaudhary, and Sushil Giri for their assistance during field works. | would also like to thank all of my friends who assisted me directly or indirectly in my work. At last deep appreciation goes to whole unit of Mulpani Botanical Garden who provided us the platform for study and also for the guidance in our field workCONTENTS TITLE PAGE 1 LETTER OF APPROVAL 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3 CONTENTS 4 CHAPTER ONE 1 Introduction 5 2 Objectives of the field trip 5 CHAPTER TWO 3 Description of garden (6-11) 3.1 Introduction 5-6 3.2 Objectives of the garden 6-7 3.3 Plants and trees in the garden 7-11 CHAPTER THREE 4 Orchid (11-14) 4.1 Orchid House11-12 4.2 Use of medicinal orchids in Nepal CHAPTER FOUR 5 Plant species available in the garden Medically accepted plants Other available varieties 5 Summary and Recommendations 6 Recommendations 18 T Reference 18-19 1. Introduction 12-14 (14-17) 14-16 7 18 Trip participants gathered at, Gyan Deep College Tulsipur on 30" May, 2015 and left at about 7:40 A.M from the main gate of College. There was very difficult and long way so this took us about two hours derived at 10:00 A.M to reach our destination (Mulpani Botanic Garden) in Salyan district, at a distance of greater than 20 km. After reaching the beautiful botanic garden in the hills of Salyan, with the help of our teachers and guide available there we began our study on different varieties of plants species found there.2. Objectives of the field trip 3. Broaden student's horizons and knowledge through the introduction of tropical plant diversity, especially seed plant. Apply knowledge and skills acquired in the lecture and laboratory. As a training tool for the planning and implementation of direct observation of specimens in their habitat. Explore the possibility of a chance to do research (or collaboration). Strengthen the friendship among students, and between students and lecturers: Description of garden 3.1 INTRODUCTION The Mulpani Botanical Garden is a botanic garden located at Dhanbang VDC-02, Mulpani, Salyan.Photo: Map of Mulpani Botanical garden The garden which was established in the year 2056 is located in the hills of Salyan and adjoins the beautiful forest. The garden covers about 5.7 hectors with beautifully trees, plants, flowers, and ponds. Mulpani Botanic Garden is potential to be recognized and empowered by biology students, in particular, in the fields of education, research, and conservation. It is also center for study on Agriculture, Systematic and Taxonomy, Horticulture, Ethno botany, Ecology, Ecosystem biology, Floristic, and Forest Management Systems. Mulpani Botanic Garden is housing a number of collections of tropical plants not only from Nepal but also from other countries of the world such as China, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Mulpani Botanic Garden is a center of botanical gardens in western Nepal. 3.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE GARDEN ¢ To provide information for visitors about plants, gardening and ecology through display, education and conversation. ¢ To design a landscape garden of trees, shrubs and perennials that complement the existing land and enhances the sites topography to create a setting that is beautiful and attractive to all the senses.¢ To preserve and enhance the existing features of the site while designing and planting garden that complements the natural character of the park. ¢ To conserve botanical sources in in-situ and ex-situ conservation through their identification. ¢ — To provide training of medicinal herbs farming technology. 3.3 MAJOR PLANTS AND TREES AVAILABLE IN THE GARDEN. The garden is very well maintained and managed where related species of plants are found together. It is a pleasure to be able to walk, observe and learn among such mature trees which are marked with the scientific name. In the botanic garden there are many kind of plant species categorized and named in both Nepali as well as scientific names. This makes the park really amazing, like being in a botany encyclopedia for research purpose and to enable the visitors to follow accordingly.Photo: Sample plants in the botanic garden named in both common and scientific names. The park is beautiful and well maintained. It contains an impressive collection of various plants and incredible trees. In Mulpani Botanical Garden huge old trees are interesting and admirable indicating that the park has many years with proper protection. The botanic garden is really centre for research purpose in the field of agriculture, botany, taxonomy, ethno botany or medicine and also it is a pleasant place to recreate, wander and look at.Photo: Living huge trees in the botanic garden 4. Orchid Orchids are nature's most extravagant group of flowering plants distributed throughout the world from tropics to high alpine. They exhibit incredible range of diversity in size, shape and color of their flowers. Though orchids are grown primarily as Ornamentals, many are used as herbal medicines, food, and other have cultural value by different cultures and tribes in different parts of the world. Orchids have been used in many parts of the world in traditional healing system as well as in the treatment of a number of diseases since the ancient time. Though Orchidaceae is regarded as a largest family of plant kingdom, few studies have been done regarding their medicinal properties. Linking of the indigenous knowledge of medicinal orchids to modern research activities provides a new reliableapproach, for the discovery of novel drugs much more effectively than with random collection. Many of these orchids face the extreme danger of extinction due to over-exploitation and habitat loss. Plant tissue culture could be one of the most suitable alternative tools to minimize the pressure on natural population of medicinal orchids and their sustainable utilization. 4.1__OrcHip House In addition there is Orchid Plantation House, another beautiful site for observation and research, inside the botanic gardenwits esa Set aero Ver recom lay Rou ; Feet eee aa ae i OS i scam Slr Pc Cem maa eee acca i description on Orchid 4.2 USES OF MEDICINAL ORCHIDS IN NEPAL. S/N Botanical name Habitat Part used Uses 1. Acampe papilliosa(Lind Epiphytic Root Used to treat 1) Lindl, rheumatism 2 Aerides Leaf paste multifloraRoxb, Epiphytic Leaves, Bulbs, appliedto treat Roots cuts and wounds Plant partspossess antibacterial properties 3 Aerides Leaf pasteis used odoratumLour. Epiphytic Leaves to treat cuts and wounds. Antibacterial properties 4. Anoecto chilusroxburg Terrestrial Whole plant Consumed to hii(QWall) Lindl treat tuberculosis 5 ‘Arundin agraminifolia( Terrestrial Root Rootis used to D.Don) Hochr. relieve body ache @ Brachy cortisobcordat Terrestrial Root Usedin (Lindl. dysentery. Taken ‘Summeth. with milk asa tonic, nutritious ce Bulbophyllum Fresh pulp of careyarum(Ho Epiphytic Leaves and pseudo bulb is 0k.) Sprengel pseudobulb used in bums, powder of leaves isused to cause abortion and recovery during childbirth a Bulbophyllum leopardirum( Epiphytic Whole plant Fresh pulp or Wall, Lindl juice is used in bums o Bulbophyllum Whole plant odor atissimu Epiphytic Used to treat m(Sm) Lindl. tuberculosis and fracture 10. Calanthe Rhizome Dry powder with plantagineatin Terrestrial milk is taken as di. tonicand alsoas an aphrodisiac Source: Medicinal orchids of Nepal, Pant and Raskoti, 2013 5. Plant species available in the garden: Mulpani Botanic Garden is famous for being rich in different species of 17plants. It is a well managed garden where we can find many species of plant distributed all over the world. Beside these, some varieties of herbs, shrubs and trees with their medical importance are grouped as; S/N ‘species Name - Name- Modern Plant Part English Nepali Application 1 | Aguilaria - - Asthma, Cardiac | Bark, sinensis exudates 2 | Curcuma Mango ginger | Aamhaledo | swelling ofbody | Fruits ambada parts 3. | Tomarindus Tamarinda Imlee Halfhead-ache | Fruits, indica bark 4. | Amomum - - Stomachache | Seeds villosum 5 Begonia Begonia Heat or Sunstroke | Leaves finbristipula 6. Punica Pomegranate ‘Aanaar ‘Anemia, Heart | Fruit, root grannatum diseases, Chest | and bark and Stomach pain 7. | Mangifera Mango ‘Aaap Bacillary Inner part indica dysentery of the bark, 8 | Cartharentus - - ‘Anti-tumor Allparts roseus 9. | Phyllanthus Indian ‘Aamala Cough, Gastric Fruit emblica goosebery Anemia, also increases semen 10| Lemongrass | Lemongrass | Kagatighass | Bodypain&also | Stem can be usedin tea 11] Chrysantheum | Chrysanthemum - Cold, Influenza | Flower morifolium12| Citrus Lemon Kagati Halfheadache, | Fruit aurantifolia reduces poisoning 13] Eriobotrya Loquat - pulmonary Fruit Japonica disorders, @ = - Kafal Body pain, Bark epistaxis 15] Lonicera Honeysuckle fever, cold Flower, Japonica vine 16. = - ‘Ragni kath Stone Leaves, stem, bark 17| Cannabis sativa | Marijuana Ganja __| Diarrhea, vomiting | Leaves 18) Cephalotaxus - leukemia lymph | whole . plant haenensis node, tumors. 19] Aloe vera Indian aloe | Ghiukumara | Burnt, stomach | Branches ache and stem 20) Zanthoxylum - Timur | Asthma, diarrhea, | Fruit, stem armatum voriting and dental problems 21] Morus alba White - diuretic, Leaves Mulberry pulmonary 22| Calamus Cane Bait Jaundice fever, | Root constipation 23] ‘Terminalia | Chebolicmyrob Harro Cough Fruit chebula olan 24 Trichosanthes = Teduce infection | Fruits, Kiritowti seeds 25) — Sapinclus Kebaulagat Rittha Asthma, cough& | Fruit muhorossi also for preventing the poisoning of ophimeSource: Mulpani Botanic Garden5.2 OTHER AVAILABLE VARIETIES: * —— Ginkobilobat . Choerospondias aillaries * Juniperus horizontalis, © Utrasum bead © Hibiscus VITACEAE mucabilis . Cycas pectinata © Pyracantha crenulata © Phyllanthus emblica * Eucalyptus citriodora © Rawvolfia serpentine © — Justiea abhatoda © Acorus calamus e Taxus baccata wit zo SN RG Sania: aI: Smaltanthus sonchifolius ord © Bochmeriarugulosa © Cymbopogan martini * Piper tongm 21sphaericus Metha piperita Cestrum noctumum Pandanus nepalensis Cinnamom untamala Pinus roxburghi Pyrus malus Ficus neriifolia Zanthoxylum aramatum Greuvia optiva Juniperus horizontatis Duranta repens Prunus cerasoides Nerium indicum Cuhea procumbens Poinsettia pulcherrina Pocarpus Santaium album Stevia rebaudiana Berheri_ saristata Agave cantula Greuvia optiva De te) Durantar epens EBENACEAE Prunus cerasoides ‘ Nerium indicum Cuphea Poinsettia B procumbens pulcherrina -22-© Pocarpus sphaericus © Santaium album © Steviarebaudiana © Ginko bitobal . Berberi_ saristata © Agave cantula 6. Summary and Recommendations Learning science from first-hand information through observation at the field is much important in making the subject unforgettable and long-life understanding. Such practical activity is used for relating the concepts with actual life of the students. Thus the trip for field study at Mulpani Botanical Garden played greater role for us to appreciate nature, learn more about phanerogamic plants. | learned from the trip about the management of plants, organization of plants in the garden, how botanical gardens play role for education purpose, and how to involve ourselves practically in field study. 7. Recommendations Mulpani Botanical Garden is the center for recreation, research and education purposes. The park is well organized and managed. However, people getting into the park for recreation and education purposes throw plastics and other waste materials everywhere into the forest area that greatly affect the natural beauty of the parks. Thus, Special care and control mechanisms for waste disposal should be needed for the park. Lecturers or any responsible person who visit the park should inform the park workers to give instructions for the visitors and take care of waste disposal in the park area. More time should be given for field visit and study practically on the different aspects (e.g. habit, distribution, adaptation, flower natures, etc.) 23plants in Mulpani Botanic Garden 8. Reference © — Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University © ~~ Medicinal orchids of Nepal, Pant and Raskoti, 2013 * — dpr-gov.np/gardens/mulpani_botanical_garden,_kapurkot_salyan ¢ = Google =~ Mulpani botanic garden Visit our blog: www.aatiyekobaigyanik. wordpress.com for the information about science and nature in nepalese context