Author(s): Dr. Prashantkumar and Dr. HC Shrishail

Abstract:
Plant species diversity of a particular habitat depends upon the environmental factors such as rainfall, temperature, sunlight, wind and moisture. Fruit bearing is the core sign of motherhood among flowering plants. The present paper deals with the Diversity of wild fruit plants in Maliabad hills of Raichur. A total 29 species and 28 genera belonging to different 17 families have been recorded. It is observed that more number of plants in the rainy season and less number in the summer season. Hill flora shows very poor representation of monocotyledons. It is interesting to note that the Fabaceae members are dominant followed by Euphorbiaceae and Cucurbitaceae.