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Issue: Vol. 379 No. 1: 27 November 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-11-27
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.379.1.1
Page range: 1–26
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 1

Floristic diversity in Valley of Flowers National Park, Indian Himalayas

Centre for Biodiversity Conservation and Management, G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Kosi - Katarmal, Almora - 263643, Uttarakhand, India
Centre for Biodiversity Conservation and Management, G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Kosi - Katarmal, Almora - 263643, Uttarakhand, India
Botanical Survey of India, Northern Regional Centre, Dehradun - 248195.
Botanical Survey of India, Northern Regional Centre, Dehradun - 248195.
Botanical Survey of India, HQs, Kolkata -700 064.
Department of Botany, Kumaun University, SSJ Campus, Almora - 263601
Floristic diversity Valley of Flowers National Park Indian Himalayas Eudicots

Abstract

Floristic diversity of Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttarakhand, a world heritage site in Indian Himalayan Region has been documented. A total of 614 taxa (609 species, 3 subspecies and 2 varieties) belonging to 277 genera and 70 families have been recorded. Among these, 31 plant species are under different threat categories, 05 endemic and one plant namely Cuscuta europaea recorded as invasive. The paper, for the first time, records 72 plant species as additions to flora of Valley of Flowers National Park. Importance of floristic diversity and conservation needs are also discussed.