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Pak. J. Bot., 44: 315-322, Special Issue March 2012. |
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A CONTRIBUTION TO THE TAXONOMIC STUDY OF FERN FLORA OF PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
SUNDAS ILTAF*, ZAHEER-UD-DIN KHAN AND NOREEN RIAZ
Abstract: During the field survey of the Punjab, a total of 36 fern species belonging to 18 genera and 13 families were ethnobotanically and taxonomically described. Dryopteridaceae was found to be the largest family with 7 species and 3 genera, whereas Adiantaceae was the second largest family with 4 species. A dichotomous key was prepared for characterization and identification of the families, genera and species on the basis of morphological characteristics of the plant body with special reference of sporangium and spores. The ferns thus reported were found ethnobotanically important, being used by the local people as ornamental, food or medicine to treat various ailments.
Department of Botany, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan *Corresponding author E-mail: sundas2006@yahoo.com |
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