Botany/ Floriculture
Flora of BGSBU Campus, Rajouri : A Field Guide
Description
"The book presents an easy to use guide to plants of BGSB University Campus, situated on the hillocks of Dhanore on northeast of Rajouri, being overlooked by majestically high mountain summits of the Pir Panjal Himalayan range. After providing a lucid prologue about the University – its location, physiography, climate and vegetation. the book deals with gamut of plants that adorn the curiously undulate landscape of Campus, dressing its ambiance in charismatic green. Overall, 390 plant species, spread over 306 genera in 115 families, are inventoried and lucidly described. Pteridophytes are represented by 18 species in 14 genera and 09 families, gymnosperms by 11 species in 10 genera and 08 families, whereas angiosperms include 361 species in 282 genera and 98 families. For each species contained in the book is provided its botanical name followed by authority citation, first publication, synonym(s) if any, diagnostic morphological characterization, flowering period, distribution, and voucher number of specimen(s) examined. For many species, their common/local names and notes on utility are also appended. Colour photographs are provided for most of the species to facilitate their easy identification. Subsequent to taxonomic analysis of flora is given the biological spectrum, deciphering life forms of the included species. A timely publication, the book will be quite useful to students, research scholars and teachers of botany, as well as to people visiting the University. In particular, it would be of wide interest to the whole family of BGSB University, more so to those working in life science departments. "
Table of Contents
Message, Foreword, Preface, Acknowledgements, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, The Campus: Location, Physiography and Climate, Collection and Presentation of Data, Vegetation Profile, Floristic Analysis and Inventory, Biological Spectrum, Conclusions, Inventory of Plant Species (Trees, Shrubs and Herbs), References, Index to Botanical Names, Index to Common/Local Names