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The Aravalli ranges are one of the oldest mountain systems of the world which have the oldest granitic and gneissic rocks at their base, overlain by the rocks of the Aravalli Super groups. These rocks are highly metamorphosed at certain places and show rich occurrences of minerals of great commercial importance. The Aravalli ranges are fairly rich in floral diversity and man and other organisms have to depend solely on these bioresources. The assessment of flora ...
Rio Earth Summit held in 1992 emphasized the need to conserve the biodiversity of globe, especially the tropics. The meaningful conservation of biodiversity involves a thorough understanding of the flora and fauna of the region. Thus, taxonomy is the fundamental reality of biodiversity, which creates the need for recognizing, comparing, classifying and naming millions of organisms that exists in the world. It is realized that there is an urgent need to document ...