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Pak. J. Bot., 45(2): 605-615, 2013. |
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A PRELIMINARY CHECKLIST OF THE VASCULAR FLORA OF KABAL VALLEY, SWAT, PAKISTAN
MOHAMMAD ILYAS1, RAHMATULLAH QURESHI1*, MUHAMMAD ARSHAD1 AND SARWAT NAZ MIRZA2
Abstract: The floristic survey of Kabal valley, Swat was carried out during 2009-2012 and a total of 593 species belonging to 408 genera and 130 families have been identified. Of them, 20 species of ferns, 8 species of Gymnosperms and 565 species of angiosperms (128 species of Monocotyledons and 437 species of Dicotyledons) were recognized. Poaceae was the largest family which contributed 65 grasses (10.96%), followed by Asteraceae (44 spp., 7.42%), while 13 largest families represented by 10 or more species accounted for 53.1% of the species. The largest genera were: Cyperus, Persicaria (7 spp. each), Euphorbia, Solanum (6 spp. each), Impatiens, Prunus, Allium and Amaranthus (5 spp. each). This checklist will provide a useful starting point for further ecological and bioprospective research of the area.
1Department of Botany, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. 2Faculty of Forestry, Range Management & Wildlife, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. *Corresponding author e-mail: rahmatullahq@yahoo.com |
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