PJB-2018-322
BRYOPHYTES FLORA OF SHERINGAL VALLEY DIR UPPER KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PAKISTAN
Ali Hazrat
Abstract
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Sheringal Valley of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan, to investigate the Bryophytes species of the area. It is the first attempt to document the Bryophytes species in the selected area. A total of 27 moss species (20 genera, 14 families), 16 liverworts species of 13 genera, 8 families and two species of hornwort have been reported from sheringal valley. Sheringal valley has a more typical tropical bryoflora, fewer thallose liverworts and moss taxa are also found. A richer habitat variety including dry and wet habitats, as well as its bigger area, seem to account for the higher number of the bryophyte species in sheringal valley. Most bryophytes in sheringal valley are epiphyllous (30%), saxicolous (20%), Corticolous (40%) and terrestrial (10%).
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