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A Brief Overview of Vegetation of Pangi Valley (Chamba, Himachal Pradesh): A High Altitude Region of Northwest Himalaya, India

Harminder Singh and Puneet Kumar

Botanical Survey of India, Northern Regional Centre, Dehradun - 248 195, Uttarakhand, India.

Corresponding Author E-mail: puneetbotcyto@gmail.com

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/2487

ABSTRACT: Preliminary survey was conducted in the Pangi Valley a high altitude region of Northwest Himalaya, India. Pangi Valley has been least studied for floristic studies except for  few cytological  and ethnobotanical studies. Pangi was excluded in Flora of Chamba District and there is not much information on the vegetation. With the ever increasing population and, stress on natural resources for human needs, Pangi is now headed to a road for development. This area which hold enormous potential of vast floral and faunal genetic diversity requires to be explored before it gets too late. The current attempt aims to present a general overview of the vegetation  of this geographically important cold desert region of India.

KEYWORDS: Chamba; Himalayas; Medicinal plants; Pangi Valley; Vegetation

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