ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDIES ON GADDI TRIBE OF BHARMOUR AREA OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
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2011
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The present investigations were undertaken to study the diversity of flora of Bharmour area of Chamba
District of Himachal Pradesh along with ethnobotanical studies. A total of 225 species, belonging to 165 genera and 76 families were collected from the different locations of the study area and were described along with botanical names, local/common name(s), families and ethnobotanical importance. Out of total species, the diversity of these medicinal and aromatic plants revealed that there were 60 families belonging to dicotyledons and 6 to monocotyledons. Among dicotyledons, the maximum number of genera belong to family Asteraceae (15) and Rosaceae (14). Among the dicots, the most represented family was Asteraceae (27 genera and 39 species), whereas, 22 families were found to be having single genus and species each. Among the monocots, the most represented family was Liliaceae (4 genera and 4 species). Pinaceae was found to be the most represented and Taxaceae was the least represented family among gymnosperms. Eight ferns belonging to seven different families were also collected. Out of the total collected plant species, four species were of critically endangered, six endangered and eight were vulnerable species. Ethnobotanical information on the traditional usages of these plants as herbal medicines were recorded for 72 species. Some of the ethnobotanical uses are altogether new and have enormous potential to provide new material for ever expanding pharmaceutical industry.