Abstract
The angiosperms diversity was studied in Doaba region of Punjab, India. A total of 464 species belonging to 337 genera and 99 families were recorded during this study. Of these, 88% are dicots and the remaining (12%) are monocots. The data contain wild, cultivated and ornamental species. Fabaceae is the most dominant family with 60 species followed by Asteraceae (33), Poaceae (29), Euphorbiaceae (20), Amaranthaceae (18), Cucurbitaceae and Solanaceae (17 each). Amongst all the recorded species, 255 were herbs, 65 shrubs, 85 trees and 59 climbers. Six species have been added to the flora of Punjab. Present investigation has indicated that, Doaba region of Punjab has rich angiosperm diversity and need of the hour is its documentation and conservation.
Highlights
MATERIALSAND METHODS Kaurettal.Indfai hasoneoffttherfcihesttlorasfinttheworldwftith Sttudyarea over2991generaofflowerfingplantst(Kartthfkieyan2009).PunjabStattet,spreadoveranareaoff50,362km2Outtoftfthese,49generaareendemfcittoIndfaitthattbelongs fsi sftituatetdfinttheNortth WesttoffIndfai.Ittconsftitutets tto22faf mflfieisand80tatxa(Irwfin&Narasfimhan2011). 1.54%offtthecountrty’sttotatlgeographfci area.TheareaEarlfeirresearchershavesttudfeidttheloraoffdfifefrentt selectetdffortthepresenttfinvesfgiafionfsi Doabaregfion regfionsoffPunjab(Afticthfsion1868;Bamber1916;Parker (8,915km2) offPunjab
The present investigation has been carried out from 2011 to 2014 and a total number of 464 species of angiosperms belonging to 337 genera and 99 families were recorded from the study area
Sharma (1990) while listing the flora of Punjab, reported 1843 species of Angiosperms belonging to 940 genera and 165 families
Summary
MATERIALSAND METHODS Kaurettal.Indfai hasoneoffttherfcihesttlorasfinttheworldwftith Sttudyarea over2991generaofflowerfingplantst(Kartthfkieyan2009).PunjabStattet,spreadoveranareaoff50,362km2Outtoftfthese,49generaareendemfcittoIndfaitthattbelongs fsi sftituatetdfinttheNortth WesttoffIndfai.Ittconsftitutets tto22faf mflfieisand80tatxa(Irwfin&Narasfimhan2011). 1.54%offtthecountrty’sttotatlgeographfci area.TheareaEarlfeirresearchershavesttudfeidttheloraoffdfifefrentt selectetdffortthepresenttfinvesfgiafionfsi Doabaregfion regfionsoffPunjab(Afticthfsion1868;Bamber1916;Parker (8,915km2) offPunjab. The present investigation has been carried out from 2011 to 2014 and a total number of 464 species of angiosperms belonging to 337 genera and 99 families were recorded from the study area. The species (464) recorded from the present study area comprised approximately 25% of the flora of Punjab State.
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