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[[File:Pachmarhi valley Madhya Pradesh INDIA.jpg|thumb|Pachmarhi Valley, in Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve.]]<br />
The '''Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve''' is a non-use conservation area and [[biosphere reserve]] in the [[Satpura Range]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] [[states and territories of India|state]] in central [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/asia-and-the-pacific/india/pachmarhi/|title=Panchmarhi - United Nations Educations}}</ref><br />
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The conservation area was created in 1999 by the Indian government. It also contains animals from the himalayan peaks and from the lower western ghats. [[UNESCO]] designated it a [[biosphere reserve]] in 2009.<br />
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Almost every year scouts and guides people visit this place as a ‘pachmarhi camp’<br />
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==Geography==<br />
The Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve is located within areas of [[Hoshangabad District|Hoshangabad]], [[Betul District|Betul]], and [[Chhindwara District|Chhindwara]] Districts in [[Madhya Pradesh]] state in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.transindiatravels.com/madhya-pradesh/pachmarhi-biosphere-reserve/|title= Complete Guide to Panchamarhi Biosphere Reserve}}</ref><br />
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The biosphere reserve's total area is {{convert|4926.28|km2|acres}}. It includes three wildlife conservation units:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-Pachmarhi-Biosphere-Reserve-consist-ofhttps://www.quora.com/What-does-the-Pachmarhi-Biosphere-Reserve-consist-of|title=What does Panchamarhi Reserve consists of - Quora}}</ref> <br />
*[[Bori Sanctuary]] (518.00&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
*[[Pachmarhi|Pachmarhi Sanctuary]] (461.37&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>).<br />
*[[Satpura National Park]] (524.37&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
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Satpura National Park is designated as the core zone and the remaining area of 4401.91&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, including the Bori and Pachmarhi sanctuaries, serves as the buffer zone.<br />
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[[File:B Fall, Pachmarhi.JPG|thumb|Waterfall in Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve]]<br />
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==Ecology==<br />
The reserve is composed primarily of [[forest]] habitats, and is an important transition zone between the forest species of western and eastern India.<br />
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=== Flora ===<br />
[[File:Flowering in Chironji plant at Pachmarchi hill.jpg|thumb|Flowering twigs of Chironji (''Buchanania lanzan'') growing at Pachmarchi hill]]<br />
The forests are dominated by [[Teak|Teak(''Tectona grandis'')]]. They include the westernmost groves of [[Shorea robusta|sal (''Shorea robusta'')]], which is the dominant tree of eastern India's forests. Other endemic vegetation includes [[wild mango]], [[silver fern]], [[jamun]] and ''[[Terminalia arjuna|arjun]]''.<ref>[[National Council of Educational Research and Training]]. "Science: Textbook for Class VIII". Publication Department, 2010, p.80.</ref> The [[:File:Flowering in Chironji plant at Pachmarchi hill.jpg|Cuddapah almond (Chironji)]] trees are abundantly found over the hills of Pachmarchi.<br />
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====Ethnobotany====<br />
Fourteen [[Ethnobotany|ethno-botanical]] plant species occur in PBR have been studied, which are traded from the selected villages of the buffer zone area of PBR. Different plant parts of these important species are collected by the local people for their own consumption and trade. A part of the reserve vegetation has been studied by Prof. [[Chandra Prakash Kala]], especially with respect to the indigenous uses of the plants.<br />
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===Fauna===<br />
Large mammal species include [[tiger]]s, [[leopard]], [[wild bear]], [[gaur|gaur (''Bos gaurus'')]], [[chital deer|chital deer (''Axis axis'')]], [[muntjac deer]], [[sambar deer|sambar deer (''Cervus multicolour'')]], and [[rhesus macaque]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.toppr.com/bytes/pachmarhi-biosphere-reserve-madhya-pradesh/|title=Panchamaarhi Biosphere Reserve Madhya Pradesh - Toppr}}</ref><br />
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The endemic fauna includes [[chinkara]], [[nilgai]], [[Asian wild dog]]s, the [[Indian wolf]], [[bison]], [[Indian giant squirrel]]s, and [[flying squirrels]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Biosphere reserves of India]]<br />
*[[:Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh|Wildlife sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
* [[Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve}}<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927183513/http://envfor.nic.in/news/may99/pachmar.html "Pachmarhi - New Biosphere Reserve"]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070128002515/http://cpreec.org/04_phamplets/21_biosphere%20reserves/biosphere%20reserve.htm Biosphere Reserves of India]<br />
*[https://archive.today/20130108083254/http://picasaweb.google.co.in/dineshnema/Anhoni%235342994372020799474 Enviro News, May 1999]<br />
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[[Category:Biosphere reserves of India]]<br />
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Betul district]]<br />
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