Ethnobotanical Study of Tehsil Kabal, Swat District, KPK, Pakistan | Zendy

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Ethnobotanical Study of Tehsil Kabal, Swat District, KPK, Pakistan

Author(s) -

Imtiaz Ahmad,

Mohammad Ibrar,

Barkatullah Barkatullah,

Niaz Ali

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249

H-Index - 11

eISSN - 2090-0139

pISSN - 2090-0120

DOI - 10.1155/2011/368572

Subject(s) - lamiaceae , biology , ethnobotany , fodder , botany , economic botany , medicinal plants , rosaceae , plant ecology

A total of 140 plants have been reported ethnobotanically from Tehsil Kabal, Swat District. These include the 133 plants (95%) of angiosperms, 3 (2.14%) of gymnosperms, and 2 (1.42%) each of pteridophytes and fungi. The largest family is Lamiaceae represented by 11 species followed by Rosaceae represented by 9 species. Among angiosperms 76 (55.63%) were herbs, 17 (12.78%) were shrubs, and 40 (30.07%) were trees; 127 plants (95.48%) were dicot while 6 plants (4.51%) were monocot. Most of the plants were used for more than one purpose. Generally the plants were used for medicinal, fuel, timber wood, food, and fodder for cattle purposes

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