Research Article | Published: 01 December 2007

Phytosociological studies of the pteridophytes in Tarai forest of North India

Alka Kumari and K. P. Tripathi

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 30 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 445-450 | 2007
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2007-G29I32 | Cite this article

Abstract

Tarai forest of Balmikinagar, District West Champaran of Bihar and Kusumi forest, District Gorakhpur of Uttar Pradesh geographically located at 27o10’–27o31’ NL and 83o50’–84o41’ EL are situated adjacent to Indo-Nepal border and characterized as tropical deciduous forest. Species diversity and community structure of ferns and ferns allies were studied in these forests. These forests consist about 45 fern species belonging to 16 families in which maximum species are of the family Selaginellaceae (63%) followed by Adiantaceae (38%) and Thelypteridaceae (31%).

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Kumari, A. and Tripathi, K.P., 2007. Phytosociological studies of the pteridophytes in Tarai forest of North India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 30(4), pp.445-450. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2007-G29I32

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