Date of Publication :15th October 2020
Abstract: Oinampat is semi-terrestrial shallow water lake located at Oinam, Bishnupur district, Manipur at a distance of 22 km due south –west of Imphal. It lies at an intersection of 93º45’ to 93º55’ E longitude and 24º25’ to 24º40’ N latitude at an altitude of 782 m above mean sea level. In the present study, an attempt has been made to analyse the floristic composition, the life form, classification and the biological spectrum of the macrophytes of the Oinampat lake, Manipur. A total of 44 macrophytic species have been recorded during the present investigation. Five life form categories have been recorded viz. 1.Chaemaephytes(1 species)-2.3%, 2.Errant Vascular hydrophytes(11 species)-25%, 3.Hemicrptophytes(8 species)-18.2% and Therophytes(11 species)-25%. The biological spectrum of the lake revealed “Geo-Thero Errant Vascular Hydrophytic type of Phytoclimateâ€.
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