Flora of Barak Valley, Assam: With their Economic Utility (Vol 1)

by B K Dutta, M Dutta Chaudhury, P S Dutta

ISBN: 9789351300427
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Imprint : Regency Publications
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 15995.00
Biblio : xx+496p., 24 col. plts., 90 figures., 22 tabls., bib., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Partha Sarathi Das, M.Sc.,; Ph.D is a faculty member in the Department of Botany & Biotechnology at Karimganj College, Karimganj, Assam. He specialized in Plant Taxonomy & Diversity.<br/> <BR> Prof. M. Dutta Choudhury is working as Dean, School of Life Sciences and Head, Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar. Also he is Director, National and International Academic Collaboration of the University.<br/> <BR> Prof. B.K. Dutta M.Sc., Ph.D. (Wales)., FPSI, FIMS, FIAS, FLS (London) is holding the office of the Dean of the School of Environmental Science, Assam.

About The Book

The present title Flora of Barak Valley, Assam with their Economics Utility is a pioneer floristic work on the valley particularly on Herbaceous Flora. The present book provides the Historical and Geographical features vegetation pattern, materials and methods along with detail taxomic treatments of the collected species. The unique features lies in providing economic utility of the collected species based on field data and comparison with the established report of utility. The book also exhibits analytical drawings and field photographs for a vast majority of collected herbaceous flora. <BR> In the present title, a total of 596 species belonging to 142 families of Herbaceous flora have been enumerated, out of which 83 species having 34 families represent Fern & Fern-allies and rest 513 species with 108 families belong to Angiosperm. <BR> The book made records of some very interesting species as regards to their diverse economic and ethno-botanical features. There are the reports of some new, rare and threatened species in the present title.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations v <BR> Preface i x <BR> List of Figures/Maps/Plates xv <BR> List of Tables xix <BR> Part I: Introductory Account <BR> 1. Introduction 3 <BR> 2. Geographical Features 12 <BR> 3. Historical Features and Demographic Pattern of the District 21 <BR> 4. Materials and Methods 32 <BR> 5. Vegetation 35 <BR> Part II: Taxonomic Account and Economic Utility <BR> 6. List of Families of Fern and Fern-Allies [Arranged after <BR> 7. Key to the Families of Fern and Fern-Allies 44 <BR> 8. Key to the Genera and Key to the Species of respective Families of Fern and Fern-Allies with Botanical Description and Economic Utility of Species 47 <BR> 9. List of Families in Sequence of Angiosperms (Arranged According to Bentham and Hooker’s System (1869–83) with slight modification Incorporated after splitting some Families as Accepted Internationally) 130 <BR> 10. Key to the Families of Angiosperms 133 <BR> 11. Key to the Genera and Key to the Species of respective Families of Angiosperms with Botanical Description and Economic Utility of Species 142 <BR> 12. Discussion 473 <BR> 13. Summary 485 <BR> 14. Conclusion 487 <BR> Bibliography 489