Abstract:
A survey of District Loralai, Baluchistan, Pakistan was carried out during 2011-2012 to document the ethnobotanical data on locally found important plants by interviewing the local people through a questionnaire. A total of 28 plant species belonging to 19 families, out of which 1 gymnosperm family and 18 families of angiosperms were documented. The data on plants included botanical names, vernacular names, the parts used and specific purpose of use. Asteraceae was found dominant family with 5 species. The plant species collected were identified mainly with the help of Flora of Pakistan and after mounting on herbarium sheets were submitted to Dr. Sultan Ahmad Herbarium GC University, Lahore after pasting voucher numbers.
Page(s):
323-327
DOI:
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Published:
Journal: Biologia, Volume: 59, Issue: 2, Year: 2013