Floristic studies of the pteridophytes of district Tor Ghar KP, Pakistan

Year 2021, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 1 - 5, 15.05.2021

Humaira Bibi Ahmad Zada Jan Alam Adil Altaf

https://doi.org/10.30616/ajb.800992

Cited By: 5

Abstract

This study was aimed to document the floristic attributes of the pteridophytes of District Tor Ghar; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Total 41 species distributed in 20 genera and 10 families were recognized. Dryopteridaceae was the largest family with 12 species (29.26%). Second and third large family is Pteridaceae and Thelypteridaceae with 10 (24.39%) and 5 (12.19%) species respectively. Like-wise, Dryopteris was the largest genus with 6 (14.63%) species. The main families were Aspleniaceae, Blechnaceae, Dennstaedtiaceae, Dryopteridaceae, Equisetaceae, Lygodiaceae, Marseliaceae, Pteridaceae, Thelypteridaceae, and Woodsiaceae. Polystichum integrilobium (Ching ex Y.T. Hsieh) W.M. Chu ex H.S. Kung is reported for the first time for Pakistan and 33 species are new records for the Tor Ghar. These identified species were collected from different localities i.e. Shumli Bandi, Bandi, Pabal, Tilli, Panja Gali, Kotkay, Ganga , Judba, Seri Kohani, Tagram, Nabori, Tor Kandow and Kandar (Hussanzai).

Keywords

Distribution Pattern, District Tor Ghar, Pakistan, taxonomy, pteridophytes

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