Climbers of Rampur and Kotgarh Forest Division of Shimla District, Himachal Pradesh

Journal Title: Haya: The Saudi Journal of Life Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 6

Abstract

Abstract:Himachal Pradesh is lying between 30.22' to 33.12' North latitudes and 75.47' to 79.04’ East longitudes. The area of the state is 55,673 km2 with almost mountainous elevations ranging from 350-6500 m above the mean sea level. Shimla is surrounded by Mandi and Kullu in the north, Kinnaur in the east, Uttarakhandin the southeast, Solan to the southwest and Sirmaurin the south. It is the third most populous district of Himachal Pradesh, after Kangra and Mandi. In the present study 24 climber species belonging to 12 families and 19 genera have been reported. Cucurbitaceae and Ranunculaceae with 4 species, Apocynaceae with 3 species, Convolvulaceae with 2 species, Dioscoreaceae and Menispermaceae with 2 species and other families with one species. Keywords: Climbers, Rampur and Kotgarh forest, Shimla, Himacha Pradesh.

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Prem Prakash, Mukesh Kumar Seth, Priya Kumari

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Climbers of Rampur and Kotgarh Forest Division of Shimla District, Himachal Pradesh

Abstract:Himachal Pradesh is lying between 30.22' to 33.12' North latitudes and 75.47' to 79.04’ East longitudes. The area of the state is 55,673 km2 with almost mountainous elevations ranging from 350-6500 m above the m...

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Prem Prakash, Mukesh Kumar Seth, Priya Kumari (2018). Climbers of Rampur and Kotgarh Forest Division of Shimla District, Himachal Pradesh. Haya: The Saudi Journal of Life Sciences, 3(6), 517-520. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-397813