HERBAL GARDEN
PDEA’s
College of Ayurved& Research Centre, Nigdi, Pune – 411044
DEPARTMENT OF DRAVYAGUNA
HERBAL GARDEN – AT A GLANCE
- Total Area - 3.18 ACRES i.e. 138520.8 sq. ft.
SN |
Particulars |
Available |
1 |
Area |
3.18 Acres 138520.8 sq. ft. |
2 |
Total no. of medicinal plants |
2253 |
3 |
Total no. of species |
502 |
4 |
Irrigation facility |
Available |
5 |
Demonstration Room Area |
30 sq. mtr. |
PLANTS |
Total Species |
Total Plants |
Trees |
176 |
590 |
Herbs |
129 |
727 |
Shrubs |
62 |
307 |
Climbers |
56 |
301 |
Grasses |
11 |
55 |
Epiphytes |
02 |
06 |
Orchids |
01 |
01 |
Total |
437 |
1987 |
STAFF FOR HERBAL GARDEN
SN |
Staff |
No. of Existing staff |
1 |
Dravyaguna Specialist |
04 |
2 |
Botanist |
01 |
3 |
Gardener |
02 |
4 |
Multi-purpose worker |
02 |
- STAFF FOR GARDEN -
SN |
Staff Name |
Designation |
1 |
Ms Meghana Turekar |
Expert Taxonomist |
2. |
Dr Lad M.D. |
H.O.D |
3. |
Dr Bhor I.S. |
Botanist-Ayurvedic |
4. |
Mr Padale Gyaneshwar |
Gardner |
5. |
Mr. Adip Botre |
Gardner |
6. | Mrs Khollam Malan | Helper-Garden |
IRRIGATION FACILITY-
Available in three ways-
- Water Pipe
- Sprinklers-deep irrigation
- Bore well
Development of Herbal Garden-
|
Up to Dec 2018 |
Up to Dec 2019 |
Up to Dec 2020 |
Up to Dec 2021 |
Upto Dec 2022 |
Upto Dec 2023 |
Upto Dec 2024 |
Total no. of species |
411 |
424 |
430 |
437 |
450 |
488 |
502 |
Total no. of plants addition and replaced |
1855 |
1871 |
1914 |
1987 |
2032 |
2158 |
2253 |
Rare & Endangered Species cultivated in Garden-69
Total No. of RET Plants - 120
The students will know every detail of more than 400 medicinal plants from their identification up to the products available in market. Medicinal plant Garden & Herbal Museum of Dravyaguna Department is worth to mention. Especially different area-wise plant specimens are arranged in the Departmental Museum for eg. Flora of Rare Himalayan Plants, Flora of Western Ghats, Flora of Kerala etc.