Flora of Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh

Contents: Preface. List of plates. List of coloured photographs. Coloured photographs. Introduction. 1. Topography. 2. Geology and soils. 3. Climate. 4. Previous explorations and phytography. 5. Present study. 6. Plan of the flora: I. Abbreviations and signs. 7. Biotic interference and degradation of the vegetation. 8. Description of the vegetation types: I. Forest vegetation. II. Seasonal vegetation. III. Weed flora. IV. Aquatic and marshy vegetation. V. Epiphytes, parasites and climbers. VI. Lithophytes and wall flora. VII. Escapes from cultivation. 9. Farm forestry. 10. Cultural plant communities. 11. Orchards. 12. Recently established exotics. 13. Comparative analysis of the flora: I. Representatives. II. Habit-forms. III. Life-forms. 14. Phytogeographical analysis. 15. Economic aspects of the flora. 16. Key to the families of spermatophytes of Kullu district. 17. Families of dicotyledons. 18. Families of monocotyledons. 19. Families of gymnosperms. Addenda. Selected bibliography. Index to botanical names.

"In addition to a comprehensive floristic account of the existing vegetation, the monograph deals with 930 species of seed plants distributed among 504 genera belonging to 126 families. Besides, three species are described under "addenda\'. Dichotomous keys have been provided for the segregation of these taxa. 55 plates provided alongwith the pertinent species will further facilitate the quick and correct determination of the species. Several coloured photographs bring about the beauty of the area, vegetation and individual plants. To enhance the utility of the book and to cover the ethnobotanical side, a title on the economic aspect of the flora has been added. The flora will be useful not only to the botanists in general but also to the naturalists, amateurs, landscapists, town planners, foresters, environmental biologists and other specialists concerned with plant sciences in one way or the other." (jacket)