Uttar Pradesh, constituting 68 districts, is one of the largest state of India spread over an area of 294411 sq. km i.e. about 9% of the total area of the country. The state has a wide altitudinal variation ranging from 300m-7817m and accordingly the varied climate that accounts for a rich and diversified flora. Till date there is no consolidated account of the flora of this state. Working out the flora of such a large state is a challenging job. This can be ...
The present work on the Flora of Udhampur district provides an exhaustive information on the vegetational wealth of a botanically least explored areas of Jammu and Kashmir state. It encompasses the angiospermic plants besides principal vegetation types met within the district. it is a first comprehensive account, covering 807 species belonging to 495 genera falling under 119 families, based on several field trips by the authors during the years 1985-1988 and ...