Abstract
Pittosporum eriocarpum Royle (Pittosporaceae) an endangered tree species is collected and reported for the first time from the Kangri, Dhamrol village of Bhoranj block which is quite near to Bhareri of Jahu road of district Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, North West Himalaya. This makes another locality record for an endangered tree species in the North West Himalaya. A detailed taxonomic description of the species along with colour photographs and specimens examined is presented in this paper to validate the new locality report and for easy identification of the species. Key words: Pittosporum eriocarpum Royle, locality record, endemic and endangered tree, Himachal Pradesh.
Highlights
Hamirpur (76o 18' to 76o 44' E and 31o 25' to 31o 52' N), is one of the smallest district of the Himachal Pradesh in terms of area but richest in terms of vegetation because it shares its boundary with district Kangra in the north, Bilaspur in the south, Mandi in the east and Una in the west
While enumerating the floristics diversity of the district, an endemic, endangered tree species that is Pittosporum eriocarpum Royle has been collected from Kangri, Dhamrol village of Bhoranj block growing near the agricultural field which is quite near the Bhareri to Jahu road (Figure 1)
As per the previous reports, P. eriocarpum Royle is an endemic tree species restricted to Uttarakhand Himalaya (Osmaston, 1927; Kanjilal, 1928)
Summary
Conservation Ecology Lab, Centre for Biodiversity Studies, BGSB University, Rajouri, J&K, India. Pittosporum eriocarpum Royle (Pittosporaceae) an endangered tree species is collected and reported for the first time from the Kangri, Dhamrol village of Bhoranj block which is quite near to Bhareri of. Jahu road of district Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, North West Himalaya. This makes another locality record for an endangered tree species in the North West Himalaya. A detailed taxonomic description of the species along with colour photographs and specimens examined is presented in this paper to validate the new locality report and for easy identification of the species
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