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Lichen flora of Surinsar-Mansar wildlife sanctuary, J&K

2009; Applied and Natural Science Foundation; Volume: 1; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.31018/jans.v1i1.43

ISSN

2231-5209

Autores

Mukhtar Ahmad Sheikh, Anil K. Raina, D. K. Upreti,

Tópico(s)

Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies

Resumo

The present study conducted to enumerate the lichens from the so far unexplored Surinsar-Mansar wildlife sanctuary, J&K, revealed the presence of 30 species belonging to 18 genera from 14 families. The species belonged to different growth forms (21 crustose, 8 foliose and 1 fruticose) and are also growing on various substrata (corticolous-17 and saxicolous-13). Mangifera indica hosted the maximum number (12) while Pinus roxburghii did not host any lichen species in this area.

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