Abstract
A study was conducted to assess the composition of vegetation along an altitudinal gradient with elevations varying from 1900-2300m above msl in Khajrot beat of Kalatop Khajjiar Wildlife Sanctuary in district Chamba, Himachal Pradesh during 2011. Total number of plant species was 105 belonging to 60 families and 95 genera. The dominant families were Asteraceae, Rosaceae, Polygonaceae, Lamiaceae and Pinaceae. The number of tree species at 1900-2100m and 2100-2300m elevation was 14 and 10 with the dominance of Picea smithiana at both the altitudes. The number of shrub species was 23 and 19 with the dominance of Sarcococca saligna at both the elevations. The number of herb species was 61 and 54 with the dominance of Valeriana jatamansii at 1900-2100m and 2100-2300m elevation ranges respectively. The distribution pattern of most of the plant species was contiguous in all the altitudinal ranges. Index of diversity for herb species in different elevation ranges was 3.301 and 3.334. Out of 50 medicinal plant species recorded from the area, 3 species i.e. Dioscorea deltoidea, Polygonatum verticillatum and Paris polyphylla fall in the category of threatened plants. The better conservation of natural resources can be done through promotion of community based conservation, ex-situ conservation through tissue culture, developing cultivation technologies and nurseries of medicinal plants and conducting of regular training on the procedure of medicinal plants collection and processing among the end users.
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Claim · model-written summary
The surveyed vegetation contained 105 plant species in 60 families and 95 genera.
Verbatim
e0“Khajrot beat of Kalatop Khajjiar Wildlife Sanctuary in district Chamba, Himachal Pradesh”
e1“Total number of plant species was 105 belonging to 60 families and 95 genera.”
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Asteraceae, Rosaceae, Polygonaceae, Lamiaceae and Pinaceae were dominant families.
- Taxon
- AsteraceaeAsteraceaee0
- Outcome
- dominant familiese0
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e0“The dominant families were Asteraceae, Rosaceae, Polygonaceae, Lamiaceae and Pinaceae.”
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Tree species numbered 14 at 1900-2100m and 10 at 2100-2300m.
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e0“The number of tree species at 1900-2100m and 2100-2300m elevation was 14 and 10 with the dominance of Picea smithiana at both the altitudes.”
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Picea smithiana dominated trees at both altitudes.
- Taxon
- Picea smithiana
Picea smithianae0 - Outcome
- dominancee0
- Setting
- both the altitudese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“dominance of Picea smithiana at both the altitudes”
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Shrub species numbered 23 and 19 across the two elevations.
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e0“The number of shrub species was 23 and 19 with the dominance of Sarcococca saligna at both the elevations.”
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Sarcococca saligna dominated shrubs at both elevations.
- Taxon
- Sarcococca saligna
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Sarcococca salignae0 - Outcome
- dominancee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“dominance of Sarcococca saligna at both the elevations”
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Herb species numbered 61 and 54 across the elevation ranges.
Verbatim
e0“The number of herb species was 61 and 54 with the dominance of Valeriana jatamansii at 1900-2100m and 2100-2300m elevation ranges respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Valeriana jatamansii dominated herbs at both elevation ranges.
Verbatim
e0“dominance of Valeriana jatamansii at 1900-2100m and 2100-2300m elevation ranges respectively.”
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Most plant species had contiguous distributions across altitude ranges.
Verbatim
e0“The distribution pattern of most of the plant species was contiguous in all the altitudinal ranges.”
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Herb diversity indices were 3.301 and 3.334 across elevation ranges.
Verbatim
e0“Index of diversity for herb species in different elevation ranges was 3.301 and 3.334.”
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The area contained 50 recorded medicinal plant species.
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e0“Out of 50 medicinal plant species recorded from the area”
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Dioscorea deltoidea was classified as threatened.
- Taxon
- Dioscorea deltoidea
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Dioscorea deltoideae0 - Outcome
- category of threatened plantse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“3 species i.e. Dioscorea deltoidea, Polygonatum verticillatum and Paris polyphylla fall in the category of threatened plants.”
Claim · model-written summary
Polygonatum verticillatum was classified as threatened.
- Taxon
- Polygonatum verticillatum
Polygonatum verticillatume0 - Outcome
- category of threatened plantse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“3 species i.e. Dioscorea deltoidea, Polygonatum verticillatum and Paris polyphylla fall in the category of threatened plants.”
Claim · model-written summary
Paris polyphylla was classified as threatened.
- Taxon
- Paris polyphylla
Paris polyphyllae0 - Outcome
- category of threatened plantse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“3 species i.e. Dioscorea deltoidea, Polygonatum verticillatum and Paris polyphylla fall in the category of threatened plants.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend community conservation, tissue culture, cultivation and nurseries, and collector training for medicinal plants.
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e0“The better conservation of natural resources can be done through promotion of community based conservation, ex-situ conservation through tissue culture, developing cultivation technologies and nurseries of medicinal plants and conducting of regular training on the procedure of medicinal plants collection and processing among the end users.”