An Assessment of Diversity of Gymnosperms in Meghalaya State, India

Abstract

During the present study a total of 29 species belonging to 18 genera from 10 families were recorded, out of which the family Pinaceae is found to be the largest with 7 species and 3 genera growing in the state. Out of 29 species 9 species are indigenous to the state and rest are introduced ones. All the indigenous species except Pinus kesiya showed depleting population in the wild and wanted its immediate and proper conservation.