An Illustrated Fern Flora of West Himalaya (Vol 1)

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This is the first illustrated account of the west Himalayan ferns. It is the result of over 25 years of fern collection (and research) by the author from various parts of the west Himalaya. To aid easy identification, field keys to the various families, genera and species have been provided. About 325 fern species have been described and all of them illustrated by line diagrams. Relevant synonymy, chromosome numbers, notes about habitat, distribution data for the west Himalaya and general distribution and taxonomical discussions (wherever required) have been provided. The entire work is being presented in two volume. The first volume covers the fern families Actiniopteridaceae, Adiantaceae, Angiopteridaceae, Aspleniaceae, Botrychiaceae, Cryptogrammaceae, Cyatheaceae, Dennestaeditiaceae, Gleicheniaceae, Grammitidaceae,, Helminthostachyaceae, Hemionitidaceae, Hymenophyllaceae, Hypolepidaceae, Lindsiaceae, Loxogrammaceae, Lygodiaceae, Marsileaceae, Monachosoraceae, Ophioglossaceae, Osmundaceae, Parkeriaceae, Polypodiaceae, Pteridaceae, Pteridiaceae, Sinopteridaceae and Vittariaceae. The remaining families will be covered in the second volume.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.P. Khullar

The Author is Professor of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh (India). He has been working on Indian Ferns especially those from the Himalaya for the past 30 years. He has collected ferns from various localities of Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and the Kumaun Himalaya for the present work. Prof. Khullar is an elected "fellow" of various scientific organizations like The National Academy of Sciences, India, The Indian Botanical Society and the Indian Fern Society. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of several Botanical Journals of India. Prof. Khullar's work on ferns has been acclaimed world-wide, and he is well known in the annals of Pteridological Research.

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Title
An Illustrated Fern Flora of West Himalaya (Vol 1)
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Edition
1st ed.
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Length
xxxx+506p., Line drawings.
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#Himalaya