Diversity, Medicinal and Threatened Plants in Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Himalaya
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Medicinal Plants, Threatened Plants, Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Himalaya.Abstract
The paper deals with information on floristic composition of the Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary compriseing 821 species, 8 subspecies, 11 varieties and a few cultivated species of Angiosperms, distributed over 479 genera and 125 families, of these, 9 species are critically endangered, 14 species are endangered, 9 species are vulnerable and 7 species are Least Concern. In addition, medicinal plants which form the basis for certain life saving drugs have also been incorporated.References
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