Language: English
Stretching between the high Himalayan territory in the northern limit and the Bay of Bengal in the south, the present political boundary of the state of West Bengal enjoys a unique landmark from floristic point of view. It is the only state in India which for its geographical location is endowed with a flora ranging right from the most impressive littoral forest of the Sundarbans to the luxurient forests of the Himalayan foothills and the vegetation upwards culminating to the temperate and alpine zone in the district of Darjeeling.
Introduction
References
Key to the families
1. Ranunculaceae
2. Dilleniaceae
3. Magnoliaceae
4. Annonaceae
5. Menispermaceae
6. Berberidaceae
7. Podophyliaceae
8. Lardizabalaceae
9. Nymphaeaceae
10. Nelumbonaceae
11. Papaveraceae
12. Brassicaceae
13. Fumariaceae
14. Capparaceae
15. Violaceae
16. Bixaceae
17. Cochlospermaceae
18. Flacourtiaceae
19. Pittosporaceae
20. Polygalaceae
21. Caryophyllaceae
22. Portulacaceae
23. Tamaricaceae
24. Elatinaceae
25. Hypericaceae
26. Clusiaceae
27. Theaceae
28. Actinidiaceae
29. Saurauiaceae
30. Stachyuraceae
31. Dipterocarpaceae
32. Malvaceae
33. Bombacaceae
34. Sterculiaceae
35. Tiliaceae
36. Elaeocarpaceae
37. Linaceae
38. Malpighiaceae
39. Zygophyllaceae
40. Geraniaceae
41. Balsaminaceae
42. Tropaeolaceae
43. Oxalidaceae
44. Averrhoaceae
45. Rutaceae
46. Simaroubaceae
47. Balanitaceae
48. Ochnaceae
49. Burseraceae
50. Meliaceae
51. Olacaceae
52. Opiliaceae
53. Icacinaceae
54. Cardiopterygaceae
55. Aquifoliaceae
56. Celastraceae
57. Rhamnaceae
58. Vitaceae
59. Leeaceae
60. Sapindaceae
61. Hippocastanaceae
62. Aceraceae
63. Staphyleaceae
64. Sabiaceae
65. Anacardiaceae
66. Moringaceae