Enumeration of Family Fabaceae from Sechu Tuan Nalla Wildlife Sanctuary, Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh (India)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30564/jbr.v4i2.4651

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An account of 20 species under 11 genera of the family Fabaceae is presented based upon a thorough study of the collected specimens and field surveys in this paper from Sechu Tuan Nalla Wildlife Sanctuary, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh. Of these, fourteen taxa are reported first time from the Chamba district of the state. The updated nomenclature of the species, local name if any, a brief description of the plant, flowering and fruiting period, distribution in the study area, habitat and ecology and specimen examined have been provided.

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