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An Enumeration to the Plants of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar District of Gujrat, India


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The paper reports occurance of total 900 plant species belonging to 118 families and 464 genera in the district of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The flora of the districts represent by 98 families, covering 373 genera and 716 species (79.56 %) of dicolyledons and 20 families covering 91 genera and 184 species (20.44%) of monocolyledons respectively.
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S. L. Meena
Botanical Survey of India, Arid Zone Regional Centre, Jodhpur - 342008, Rajasthan, India

Abstract


The paper reports occurance of total 900 plant species belonging to 118 families and 464 genera in the district of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The flora of the districts represent by 98 families, covering 373 genera and 716 species (79.56 %) of dicolyledons and 20 families covering 91 genera and 184 species (20.44%) of monocolyledons respectively.

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