Arboreal Flora of Durga Devi Hill Park of Pimpri Chinchwad

Pimpri-Chinchwad is part of Pune Metropolitan City in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the urban agglomeration of Pune. It is located to the north-west and is connected to the centre of Pune city via the Old Pune-Mumbai Highway. It is widely famous as Industrial Township, it is also recognized as Detroit of the East with the presence of many National and multinational automobile companies. Blessed with rich cultural heritage and history, PCMC is among the best developed city of India, The city is spread over 177.3 sq. Km. of area having more than 2,40,000 residential properties comprised of 17 lakh of population. It covers 164 gardens covering an area of about 405 acre, 4 lakes and one amusement park along with some private and government nurseries. Durga Devi Hill is, a forest developed by Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation located at Nigdi.  The arboreal flora of Durga Devi Hill comprises of cultivated tree species and a very few number belongs from wild tree species. The present study reveals the tree species planted in on Durga Devi Hill. In all 156 tree species belongs from 46 Families were reported during the present survey. Out of which 146 species are from dicotyledonae and 10 species from monocotyledonae. In the present paper the checklist of tree species along with the flower colour and period of flowering are provided.