Floristic study in region of Basukedar, Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand)

Authors

  • Pradeep Kumar Bhandari Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
  • Uniyal PL Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India

Keywords:

Temperate zone, khombherav, vascular plants, Asteraceae, growth habit

Abstract

Total of 348 plant species, 278 genera in 109 families of the vascular plants were recorded from Khombherav zone of Garhwal Himalaya. In dicot, Asteraceae was found the dominant family with 25 species, whereas in monocot, Orchidaceae was ascribed as a dominant family with 20 species. Ficus was found dominant genus with eight species. Total 38 species of Pteridophytes were also recorded from the area, while Gymnosperms were represented 5 species and 4 genera. The high level of similarity was found between (site 2) and (site 3) with 20% and 33% through Jaccard and Sorenson, respectively. Among various growth habit of vegetation, herbs were found with the highest value (199/56.9%), followed by trees (57/16.3%), shrubs (41/11.7%), climbers (29/8.3%), medium sized trees (16/4.6%), and small trees (6/1.7%).

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2019-12-30

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Pradeep Kumar Bhandari, & Uniyal PL. (2019). Floristic study in region of Basukedar, Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand). International Journal of Life Sciences, 7(4), 671–680. Retrieved from https://ijlsci.in/ls/index.php/home/article/view/311

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Vol. 7 No. 4 (2019): International Journal of Life Sciences

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