Manuscript Title:

FLORISTIC STUDIES, BIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM AND PHENOLOGY OF LASPUR VALLEY, DISTRICT CHITRAL, HINDUKUSH RANGE PAKISTAN

Author:

GHULAM QADIR, GHULAM MUJTABA SHAH, MANZOOR HUSSAIN, JAN ALAM, SHAMILA FIRDOUS, ALIA GUL

DOI Number:

DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/DCXQT

Published : 2023-03-10

About the author(s)

1. GHULAM QADIR - Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
2. GHULAM MUJTABA SHAH - Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
3. MANZOOR HUSSAIN - Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
4. JAN ALAM - Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
5. SHAMILA FIRDOUS - Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
6. ALIA GUL - Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

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Abstract

The present study was carried to assess and explore the floristic diversity, phenology, and biological spectra of the plant diversity occuring in the Laspur Valley, District Chitral during 2017-2020. A total of 376 plant species were identified and belonged to 62 families and 210 genera. Among these, Angiosperms group was dominant with 367 species (97.60%), Gymnosperms with 6 species (1.59%) while pteridophytes’ were represented by 3 species (0.79%). Asteraceae was the dominant family comprising 55 species (14.62%) followed by Fabaceae (39 spp.; 10.37%) and Lamiaceae (31 spp.; 8.24%). Habit-wise, the herbecious species were at the leading position with 321 species (85.37%) followed by the shrubs (30 spp.; 7.97%) and trees (25 spp.; 6.64 %). For lifeform spectrum, the Hemicryptophytes were dominant with 121 species (32.18) followed by Therophytes with 92 species (24.46%). Leaf size, Nanophyl were dominent with 121 species (32.18%) followed by Microphyll (118 spp.; 31.38%) and Mesophyll (77 spp.; 20.47). The phenological stage of each species was examined. The July was the peak of the flowering month (288 spp.; 65.42%) followed by June (115 spp.; 30.58%). The maximum fruiting was recorded in the month of September (213 spp. 56.64%) followed by October (84spp. 22.34%).The study reflects the inclusive ecological scenario and may be beneficial baseline information for conservation related studies.


Keywords

Floristic Studies, Biological spectrum, Phenology, Laspur Valley, Pakistan.