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VOL. 4, ISSUE 3 (2019)
Floristic evaluation and ecological attributes of plants resources of Mandan, district Bannu, Pakistan
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Taj Yousaf Khan, Lal Badshah, Shariat Ullah, Asghar Ali
Abstract
Present study was conducted to assess the floristic composition of Mandan, District Bannu during 2015-16. The floristic diversity comprised of 99 species belonging to 37 families. Based on species diversity, Poaceae and Solanaceae were represented by 9 species each followed by Asteraceae and Fabaceae with 8 species each. Brassicaceae with 6 species and Papilionaceae with 5 species were the next diverse families of flowering plants while Apiaceae and Euphorbiaceae each had 4 species. Biological spectrum revealed that therophytes were the dominant life form with 54 species (54.54%) followed by micro-phenrophytes represented by 16 species (16.16%). Hemi cryptophytes with 10 species (10.10%) and geophytes with 8 species (8.08%) were next important life forms. The leaf size spectrum revealed that Nanophylls with 30 species (30.30%) and Microphylls with 25 species (25.25%) were dominating the landscape. Mesophylls with 21 species (21.21%), Leptophylls with 19 species (119.19%) and Megaphylls with 4 species (4.04%) were also recorded from the research area. Several factors including anthropogenic impact, over exploitation and soil erosion are a constant threat to local flora.
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Pages:185-190
How to cite this article:
Taj Yousaf Khan, Lal Badshah, Shariat Ullah, Asghar Ali "Floristic evaluation and ecological attributes of plants resources of Mandan, district Bannu, Pakistan". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 4, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 185-190
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