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Mukhtar A. Sheikh Anil K. Raina D. K. Upreti

Abstract

The present study conducted to enumerate the lichens from the so far unexplored Surinsar-Mansar wildlife sanctuary, J&K, revealed the presence of 30 species belonging to 18 genera from 14 families. The species belonged to different growth forms (21 crustose, 8 foliose and 1 fruticose) and are also growing on various substrata (corticolous-17 and saxicolous-13). Mangifera indica hosted the maximum number (12) while Pinus roxburghii did not host any lichen species in this area.

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Keywords

Lichen flora, Surinsar-Mansar wildlife sanctuary, J&K

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How to Cite

Lichen flora of Surinsar-Mansar wildlife sanctuary, J&K. (2009). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 1(1), 79-81. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v1i1.43