scholarly journals New phytogeographically noteworthy plant records from Uttarakhand, western Himalaya, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 8943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Kumar ◽  
Bhupendra Singh Adhikari ◽  
Gopal Singh Rawat
Keyword(s):  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Western Himalaya ◽  
The State ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Field Identification ◽  
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve ◽  
First Time

We recorded three species of angiosperms viz., Dontostemon glandulosus, Potentilla pamirica and Carex sagaensis for the first time from Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya. These species had not been reported from the state of Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya till date. Since these species are restricted in distribution and very little is known about them, we provide diagnostic features of these species along with photographs to aid field identification, phytogeographic and ecological notes. 

scholarly journals Flora of Niti Valley: a cold arid region of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Western Himalaya, India

Check List ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Kumar ◽  
Monideepa Mitra ◽  
Bhupendra S. Adhikari ◽  
Gopal S. Rawat
Keyword(s):  
Arid Region ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Western Himalaya ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Present Survey ◽  
Floral Diversity ◽  
Current Survey ◽  
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Systematic Collection

Located in the extended buffer zone of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in Western Himalaya, Niti valley represents a cold arid region. The reserve has been extensively surveyed in terms of floral diversity by various workers, albeit highly confined to the core zones. The current survey recorded 495 species belonging to 267 genera and 73 families of vascular plants through systematic collection in the years 2011, 2012 and 2014. Of the recorded species, 383 were dicots, 93 monocots, 9 pteridophytes and 10 gymnosperms. Asteraceae was most diverse family (32 genera with 58 species), followed by Poaceae (22 genera with 41 species), Lamiaceae (15 genera with 19 species) Fabaceae (14 genera with 22 species), Brassicaceae (12 genera with 12 species) and Rosaceae (11 genera with 36 species). The present survey also updates the existing flora of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (801 species) with addition of 167 species. This study reveals that the Niti valley forms a transition zone, as the floral elements have affinity with Trans as well as Greater Himalaya.

Oxygraphis kumaonensis sp. nov. (Ranunculaceae) from Western Himalaya, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 230 (1) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Ishwari Datt Rai ◽  
Gopal Singh Rawat
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Western Himalaya ◽  
Alpine Region ◽  
The State ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
A New Species

Oxygraphis kumaonensis I. D. Rai and G. S. Rawat, a new species from the alpine region of Western Himalaya is described and illustrated. Diagnostic features for identification, brief notes on the ecology and description of Type locality are given. The species is named after place of its occurrence, i.e., Kumaon, a well-known floristic sub-region in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Information on the distribution and conservation status of the new species is provided.

scholarly journals Cardamine occulta Hornem. – a new alien small flowered bittercress (Cardamine L., Brassicaceae) of the Belarusian flora

2019 ◽  
pp. 82-88
Author(s):  
Maxim A. Dzhus
Keyword(s):  
East Asian ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Flora Of Turkey ◽  
Herbarium Material ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Weedy Species ◽  
First Time

Brief revision of small flowered bittercresses (Cardamine L., Brassicaceae) in Belarusian flora is carried out. Distribution maps of all species from this group in Belarus (Cardamine parviflora L., C. hirsuta L., C. flexuosa With., C. impatiens L.) based from the herbarium material are presented. Alien East Asian weedy species C. occulta Hornem. (Brassicaceae) is mentioned for the flora of Turkey (Side village) and Belarus for the first time. The species was collected in Belarus in 2010 in Minsk city and on the territory of the Berezinsky biosphere reserve. Previously, C. occulta was often wrongly identified as C. hirsuta. The main diagnostic features of C. occulta and its differences from morphologically similar species of small flowered bittercresses are noted. Further expansion of C. occulta and C. hirsuta as a weeds with the container ornamental plants is very likely in future all over the territory of Belarus.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document