Research Article | Published: 15 January 2022

Assessment of the vegetation and flora of Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttarakhand, India

Kumar Ambrish, Kuldip Singh Dogra, Rajnikant Thakur, Kapil Kharkwal, Brajesh Meena and Renu Sharma

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 28 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 61-65 | 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2022-Z4HV5V | Cite this article

Abstract

The present floristic account of Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary (NWS) is mainly concerned with flowering plants and provides first hand comprehensive information. Statistical analysis of the floristic diversity of Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary through intensive plant collection revealed that, it is composed of 112 families (Dicots-92 and Monocots-20), 662 species (Dicots-516 and Monocots-146), including infra-specific taxa and also some cultivated species of the angiosperms. The proportion of the dicots and monocots is 3.6: 1, where, Poaceae stands as largest family having 48 genera with 71 spp., followed by Fabaceae with 34 genera and 62 spp. Genus Cyperus with 13 spp. in monocots and Crotalaria with 8 spp. in dicots stand as largest genera in the sanctuary.

Keywords

Flowering plants, Forests types, Floristic account, Interesting elements, Threatened species

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Ambrish, K., Dogra, K.S., Thakur, R., Kharkwal, K., Meena, B. and Sharma, R., 2021. Assessment of the vegetation and flora of Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttarakhand, India. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 28(2), pp.61-65. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2022-Z4HV5V

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 15 December 2020

Manuscript Revised on 19 August 2021

Manuscript Accepted on 22 August 2021

Manuscript Published on 15 January 2022

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