A comprehensive checklist of orchids diversity in Western Himalayas of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan | [International Journal of Forest Sciences • 2023]

Author(s):

1. Karamit Hussain: Department of Botany, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarabad,,Pakistan

2. Muhammad Ejaz Ul Islam Dar: Department of Botany, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarabad,,Pakistan

3. Hamayun Shaheen: Department of Botany, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarabad,,Pakistan

4. Shakeel Sabir: Department of Botany, PirMehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan

5. Tariq Habib: . Department of Botany, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarabad,,Pakistan

6. Ansar Mehmood: Kashmir, Pakistan. Department of Botany, University of Poonch Rawalakot,Azad Jammu and Kashmir,Pakistan

7. Taskeen Iqbal: Department of Botany, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarabad,,Pakistan

8. Arshad Mehmood Khan: Department of Botany, Government Hashmat Ali Islamia Associate College,Rawalpindi,Pakistan

9. Muhammad Shakeel Awan: Department of Botany, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarabad,,Pakistan

Abstract:

A checklist comprised 32 species of orchids recorded from the Western Himalayas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. The best-represented genus is Habenaria with six species, followed by Epipactis with five species, Dactylorhiza with three species, and Neottia and Malaxis with two species. In the current study, extensive field surveys were conducted from 2020 to 2022, from the subtropics to the subalpine zones of the study area. Data was collected from 57 sites in the study area; allied flora was also studied, along with orchids. The most orchid species were found in the divisions of Poonch and Muzaffarabad. Under the guidance of an expert taxonomist, specimens were identified using the flora of Pakistan, China, India, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, as well as by comparing them to specimens from the AKASH herbarium. Under the guidance of an expert taxonomist, specimens were identified using the flora of Pakistan, China, India, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, as well as by comparing them to specimens from the AKASH herbarium. Flowering habit, habitat, endemic status, and distribution in the study area are presented in the checklist.

Page(s): 218-228

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Published: Journal: International Journal of Forest Sciences, Volume: 3, Issue: 3, Year: 2023

Keywords:

Checklist , Orchids , Western Himalayas , Taxonomist

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