Open AccessGlimpse of climber diversity in Saharanpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author(s) -
Lalita Saini,
Archasvi Tyagi,
Inam Mohammad,
Vijai Malik
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.5029.13.5.18390-18397
Subject(s) - herbaceous plant , uttar pradesh , biology , threatened species , liana , fabaceae , apocynaceae , geography , climbing , botany , ecology , habitat , socioeconomics , sociology
The present paper focuses on the herbaceous and woody climbers of Saharanpur District. A total of 66 species of herbaceous climbers, 33 species of woody climbers, 15 species of climbing shrubs, and two species of parasitic climbers belonging 27 different families have been recorded. Climbers belonging to the families such as Convolvulaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Fabaceae, and Apocynaceae were found to be dominant in this region. This study also records the occurrence of 14 species of threatened climbers.