Research Article | Published: 25 September 2018

A Sketch on Floristic diversity of Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary, Alipurduar, West Bengal, India

Anant Kumar and P. Venu

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 41 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 255-259 | 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2018-SZT6BW | Cite this article

Abstract

The present paper deals the floristic wealth and vegetation of Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary in Alipurduar district of West Bengal.

Keywords

West Bengal, Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary, Buxa Tiger Reserve, floristic composition, endemics, IUCN Red listed plants

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Kumar, A. and Venu, P., 2018. A Sketch on Floristic diversity of Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary, Alipurduar, West Bengal, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 41(3), pp.255-259. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2018-SZT6BW

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