Research Article | Published: 01 September 2010

An analysis of flora of Baghpat district in Uttar Pradesh, India

Nafeesh Ahamed and A. K. Gupta

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 33 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 405-418 | 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2010-1KR94K | Cite this article

Abstract

The flora of Baghpat (U.P.) comprises 566 species belong to 371 genera distributed among 102 families of flowering plants. Poaceae (60 species) Fabaceae (41 species) are the largest families among monocotyledons and dicotyledons respectively. There are 39 families which are represented each by single species and single genus. The 11 families are represented by single genus but more than one species.

Keywords

Flowering plants, Monocotyledons, Dicotyledons, Floristic diversity, Gangetic plain region, Semi arid nature

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Ahamed, N. and Gupta, A.K., 2010. An analysis of flora of Baghpat district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 33(3), pp.405-418. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2010-1KR94K

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Manuscript Published on 01 September 2010

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