A preliminary checklist of the vascular flora of Kalam valley, Swat, Pakistan

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A preliminary checklist of the vascular flora of Kalam valley, Swat, Pakistan

Bakht Nawab, Habib Ahmad, Jan Alam, Haidar Ali
J. Bio. Env. Sci.11( 1), 192-209, July 2017.
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Abstract

The floristic survey of Kalam valley, Swat was carried out during 2012 to 2014 and a total of 529 species belonging to 312 genera and 85 families were identified. Of them, 14 species of pteridophytes, 11 species of Gymnosperms and 504 species of angiosperms (57 species of Monocotyledons and 447 species of Dicotyledons) were recognized. Asteraceae was the largest family which contributed 52 species (9.82%), followed by Lamiaceae (37 spp., 6.99%), while 14 largest families represented by 10 or more species accounted for 60.90% of the species. The largest genera were: Ranunculus (7spp. each), Berberis, Nepeta, Veronica and Polygonum (6 spp. each), Impatiens, Prunus, Allium, Astragalus, Vicia, Salix, Geranium, Salvia, Papaver, Potentilla, Lathyrus and Rosa (5 spp. each). This checklist will provide a useful starting point for further ecological and bio prospective research of the area.

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