Research Article | Published: 31 August 2022

Family Asteraceae in Sechu Tuan Nalla Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India

Puneet Kumar, Purushottam Kumar Deroliya, Harminder Singh and Sushil Kumar Singh

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 29 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 70-79 | 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2022-55MKG5 | Cite this article

Abstract

In the present floristic account, a total of fifty-seven taxa belonging to thirty-one genera and eight tribes of the family Asteraceae have been collected and reported from the Sechu Tuan Nalla Wildlife sanctuary. Out of these, eleven taxa are reported for the first time as additions to the flora of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, India. Genus Artemisia stands as largest with seven species followed by the genus Anaphalis with six species in the sanctuary.

Keywords

Additions, Chamba, Endemic, Flora, Vegetation

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Kumar, P., Deroliya, P.K., Singh, H. and Singh, S.K., 2022. Family Asteraceae in Sechu Tuan Nalla Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 29(2), pp.70-79. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2022-55MKG5

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 04 August 2022

Manuscript Revised on 24 August 2022

Manuscript Accepted on 29 August 2022

Manuscript Published on 31 August 2022

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