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PHYTODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF FLORA OF RABAT DARA, LOWER DIR, PAKISTAN

. Muhammad Zamir, Lal Badshah and Asad Ullah


Abstract

The study was conducted during 2021-22 to enamuerates the floritic diversity and ethnoecological profile of Rabat Dara, Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The study aimed to explore the floristic composition, seasonality, leaf size spectra, life form, and habit of plant species in the region. A total of 282 plant species belonginging to 95 family were enlisted. Asteraceae were the leading family with (22 Genera;  27 Species (9.57%) followed by Poaceae (16 Genera; 18 Species (6.38%), Rosaceae ( 12 Genera; 18 Species (6.38%),  Papilionaceae (9 Genera;  18 Species (6.38%), Brassicaceae ( 12 Genera; 12 Species (4.26%), Lamiaceae ( 12 Genera; 12 Species (4.26 %), Solanaceae ( 7 Genera; 9 Species (3.19 %), Moraceae ( 3 Genera  7 Species  (2.48 %), Umbelliferae ( 6 Genera; 6 Species (2.13 %), Cucurbitaceae ( 4 Genera; 6 Species (2.13 %), Euphorbiaceae (  3 Genera; 6 Species  (2.13 %),  and Polygonaceae (4 Genera; 5 Species (1.77 %). The rest of families have less than 5 species. Spring was identified as the dominant season, while herbs constituted the highest number of species.  The most dominant life forms were Therophytes with (115 Spp., 40.78 %) followed by Hemicryptopytes (45 Spp., 15.96%), Megaphanerophytes (44 Spp., 15.60%), Nanophanerophytes (36 Spp., 12.77%), Chemaephytes (14 Spp., 4.96 %), Geophytes (14 Spp., 4.96 %), Climbers (9 Spp., 3.19%), Epiphytes (1 Spp., 0.35 %), and Parasites (1 Spp., 0.35 %). The leaf size spectra was dominated by Microphylls (114 Spp., 25.89 %), followed by Nanophylls (114 Spp., 25.89 %), Mesophylls (52 Spp., 18.44 %), Leptophylls (32 Spp., 11.35 %), Macrophylls (10 Spp., 3.55%), and Aphyllous (1 Spp., 0.35 %).

Key words: Phytodiversity, Ecological Evaluation, Rabat Dara, Lower Dir, Pakistan

 

 

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