%0 Journal Article
%T Floristic Diversity and Important Value Indices of Tree Species in Lower Kanchenjunga Singhalila Ridge Eastern Nepal
%A Nar Bahadur Khatri Chhetri
%A Krishna Kumar Shrestha
%J American Journal of Plant Sciences
%P 248-263
%@ 2158-2750
%D 2019
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ajps.2019.101019
%X The present paper is based on the finding of
floristic diversity inventory research work conducted in Lower Kanchenjungha
Singhalila Ridge, in Nepal side of Eastern Himalaya. Knowledge on floristic
diversity of an area can reflect the total resources, their use patterns and
conservation status which have a key role for making conservation strategies
and policies. Analysis of vegetation helps to develop detailed picture of plant
communities of that region. A total of 299 plant species belonging to 184
genera and 86 families were found in the Lower Kanchenjungha Singhalila Ridge.
Dicotyledonous flora includes 69 families, 150 genera and 229 species whereas
Monocotyledonous flora include<span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> 15 families, 32 genera and 39 species. On the basis of floristic
analysis Rosaceae was found to be the largest family with 23 species followed
by Ericaceae 17, and Lauraceae 9 species. Current study furnishes three new
addition to the flora of Nepal viz</span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">.</span></i> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><i></i></span><i><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Begonia flaviflora</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></i></i><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> H. Hara (Begoniaceae),</span><i> </i></span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><i></i></span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Carex cruciate</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></i></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Wahlenberg var. </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><i></i></span><i><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">argocarpa</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></i></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> C. B. Clarke (Cyperaceae),</span><i><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">and </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><i></i></span><i><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Strobilanthes helicta</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></i></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Anderson (Acanthaceae). Of this total, 30 woody
tree species with 551 individuals and 23 genera were recorded from the
altitudinal range of 2100 - 3000 m of study area. The highest relative
frequency was recorded by </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><i></i></span><i><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Lithocarpus</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">
%K Eastern Himalaya
%K Inventory
%K Plant Specimens
%K Species Richness
%K Conservation
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=90207