Check List 10(2): 317-328, doi: 10.15560/10.2.317
A Contribution to the flora of Rajouri and Poonch districts in the Pir Panjal Himalaya (Jammu & Kashmir), India
Gh. Hassan Dar‡, Akhtar H. Malik§, Anzar A. Khuroo‡ Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, India§ University of Kashmir, India
Corresponding author: Gh. Dar ( profdar99@gmail.com ) © 2017 Gh. Dar, Akhtar Malik, Anzar Khuroo. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Citation:
Dar G, Malik A, Khuroo A (2014) A Contribution to the flora of Rajouri and Poonch districts in the Pir Panjal Himalaya (Jammu & Kashmir), India. Check List 10(2): 317-328. https://doi.org/10.15560/10.2.317 |  |
Abstract
The current paper provides a taxonomic inventory of the vascular plant species collected by the authors during the last two decades from the Rajouri and Poonch districts, located along the Pir Panjal range in the Indian Himalayan State of Jammu and Kashmir. The inventory records a total of 352 species, which belong to 270 genera in 83 families. Of the total taxa, the angiosperms are represented by 331 species in 253 genera and 77 families; gymnosperms by 12 species in 9 genera and 3 families; and pteridophytes by 9 species in 7 genera and 3 families. Asteraceae is the largest family, contributing 42 species; while Artemisia is the largest genus, with 5 species. The inventory is expected to provide baseline scientific data for further studies on plant diversity in these two border districts, and can be used to facilitate the long-term conservation and sustainable use of plant resources in this Himalayan region.
Keywords
vascular plants; flora; inventory; India; Jammu; Kashmir