Crown architecture of the trees of a sub-tropical forest of Uttaranchal (Garhwal) Himalaya
2003; Messrs Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh; Volume: 26; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.54207/bsmps1000-2003-01q97n
ISSN0971-9431
Autores Tópico(s)Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
ResumoIn a sub-tropical foot-hill forest of the Uttaranchal (Garhwal) Himalaya growing along the river Ganga near Rishikesh, 45 tree species were identified, out of which the 14 species, viz., Acacia catechu, Albizia julibrissin, A. procera, Bauhinia racemosa, Cordia wallichii, Dalbergia sissoo, Ehretia laevis, Emblica officinalis, Gmelina arborea, Holoptelea integrifolia, Miliusa velutina, Moringa oleifera, Ougeinia oojeinensis and Toona ciliata represented Troll’s model. Like-wise, the trees of Aegle marmelos, Bombax ceiba, Mallotus philippensis, Schleichera oleosa, Terminalia alata and Terminalia bellirica exhibited the Aubreville’s model. Alstonia scholaris and Anogeissus latifolia belonged to Prevost’s model, Cassia fistula and Erythrina glabrescens represented Scarrone’s model and Casearia elliptica, Grewia oppositifolia and Shorea robusta showed the Raux’s model. The trees of Ficus racemosa, F. palmata and F. religiosa represented the Rauh’s model, Adina cordifolia and Mitragyna parvifolia represented Fagerlind’s model and Holarrhena antidysenterica and Syzygium cumini exhibited Mangenot’s model. Champagnot’s model was represented by Lagerstroemia parviflora and Naringi crenulata whereas Sapium insigne has been noted to represent Leeuwenberg’s model.
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