Flora of Pan-Himalaya: Preliminary Catalogue

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Language: English

This catalogue includes 282 families, 2535 genera and 19,462 species of vascular plants in the Pan-Himalaya region. This region is renowned for and characterized by its distinct mountain flora, with plants ranging from tropical, subtropical, temperate, to Arctic on the same mountain at different altitudes. This region holds the richest temperate and alpine flora in the world, with tremendously differentiated genera, such as Pedicularis (414/600), Rhododendron (342/1000), Corydalis (301/465), Primula (285/500), Saxifraga (256/450), Carex (240/2000), Saussurea (236/460), Gentiana (218/360), Impatiens (191/900), Berberis (75/500), Dephinim (144/350). Aconiamn (127/400), Salix (118/520), Aremsia (111/380), Rabus (106/700), Renaria (99/300) Ligularia (94/140), Polystichum (94/500), Dryopteris (91/400), Athyrium (89/220), Androsace (86/100), Strobilanthes (85/400), Oxytropis (80/310), Clematis (77/300), Remanthod (74/76) Meconopsis (73/74), Anaphalis (59/110), and Rhodiola (54/90).
 
The author tries to list only accepted scientific names in this catalogue. However, some uncertainties or unresolved names are listed because they have not been revised by any expert. For those species without the type variety or subspecies within our region, one of the infraspecific taxa is regarded as representative of the species in statistics. The list of the subspecies and varieties in this catalogue is not necessarily complete, It is difficult to edit a catalogue accepted by all people, especially for pteridophytes, where things become more complicated. For example, a specific name has many synonyms from different genera, or even from different families, or an expert accepted a species that is distributed in India, but another expert treated such material as a different species. In this case, the author usually adopts the treatment of the Flora of China, or new taxonomic revisions. or the Catalogue of Life website.

Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Preface
Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Families and genera 1

Chapter 2. Catalogue 12
Pteridophyta 12
1. Lycopodiaceae 12
2. Isoetaceae 12
3. Selaginellaceae 12
4. Equisetaceae 13
5. Ophioglossaceae 13
6. Psilotaceae 14
7. Marattiaceae 14
8. Osmundaceae 14
9. Hymenophyllaceae 14
10. Gleicheniaceae 15
11. Dipteridaceae 15
12. Lygodiaceae 15
13. Schizaeaceae 15
14. Marsileaceae 15
15. Salviniaceae 15
16. Plagiogyriaceae 15
17. Cibotiaceae 16
18. Cyatheaceae 16
19. Lindsaeaceae 16
20. Dennstaedtiaceae 16
21. Pteridaceae 17
22. Cystopteridaceae 20
23. Aspleniaceae 20
24. Diplaziopsidaceae 21
25. Thelypteridaceae 21
26. Woodsiaceae 23
27. Rhachidosoraceae 24
28. Onocleaceae 24
29. Blechnaceae 24
30. Athyriaceae 24
31. Hypodematiaceae 27
32. Dryopteridaceae 27
33. Lomariopsidaceae 31
34. Nephrolepidaceae 31
35. Tectariaceae 31
36. Oleandraceae 31
37. Davalliaceae 31
38. Polypodiaceae 32

Gymnosperma 34
39. Cycadaceae 34
40. Ginkgoaceae 35
41. Gnetaceae 35
42. Ephedraceae 35
43. Pinaceae 35
44. Podocarpaceae 36
45. Cupressaceae 36
46. Taxaceae 37

Angiosperma 37
47. Nymphaeaceae 37
48. Schisandraceae 38
49. Chloranthaceae 38
50. Saururaceae 38
51. Piperaceae 38
52. Aristolochiaceae 39
53. Myristicaceae 39
54. Magnoliaceae 40
55. Annonaceae 40
56. Hernandiaceae 41
57. Lauraceae 41
58. Acoraceae 44
59. Araceae 44
60. Tofieldiaceae 46
61. Alismataceae 46
62. Butomaceae 46
63. Hydrocharitaceae 46
64. Scheuchzeriaceae 47
65. Aponogetonaceae 47
66. Juncaginaceae 47
67. Potamogetonaceae 47
68. Petrosaviaceae 47
69. Nartheciaceae 47
70. Burmanniaceae 48
71. Dioscoreaceae 48
72. Triuridaceae 48
73. Velloziaceae 48
74. Stemonaceae 49
75. Pandanaceae 49
76. Melanthiaceae 49
77. Colchicaceae 49
78. Smilacaceae 50
79. Liliaceae 50
80. Orchidaceae 53
81. Hypoxidaceae 69
82. Ixioliriaceae 69
83. Iridaceae 69
84. Asphodelaceae 70
85. Amaryllidaceae 70
86. Asparagaceae 72
87. Palmae 73
88. Commelinaceae 74
89. Pontederiaceae 75
90. Musaceae 75
91. Cannaceae 75
92. Marantaceae 75
93. Costaceae 75
94. Zingiberaceae 76
95. Typhaceae 78
96. Bromeliaceae 78
97. Xyridaceae 78
98. Eriocaulaceae 78
99. Juncaceae 78
100. Cyperaceae 80
101. Poaceae 87
102. Ceratophyllaceae 104
103. Eupteleaceae 104
104. Papaveraceae 104
105. Circaeasteraceae 111
106. Lardizabalaceae 111
107. Menispermaceae 111
108. Berberidaceae 112
109. Ranunculaceae 115
110. Sabiaceae 127
111. Nelumbonaceae 128
112. Platanaceae 128
113. Proteaceae 128
114. Trochodendraceae 128
115. Buxaceae 128
116. Dilleniaceae 129
117. Paeoniaceae 129
118. Altingiaceae 129
119. Hamamelidaceae 129
120. Cercidiphyllaceae 129
121. Daphniphyllaceae 129
122. Iteaceae 130
123. Grossulariaceae 130
124. Saxifragaceae 130
125. Crassulaceae 135
126. Penthoraceae 138
127. Haloragaceae 138
128. Vitaceae 139
129. Leeaceae 140
130. Zygophyllaceae 140
131. Fabaceae 140
132. Polygalaceae 155
133. Rosaceae 156
134. Elaeagnaceae 166
135. Rhamnaceae 167
136. Ulmaceae 168
137. Cannabaceae 168
138. Moraceae 169
139. Urticaceae 170
140. Fagaceae 173
141. Myricaceae 175
142. Juglandaceae 175
143. Betulaceae 176
144. Coriariaceae 177
145. Cucurbitaceae 177
146. Tetramelaceae 178
147. Datiscaceae 178
148. Begoniaceae 178
149. Celastraceae 179
150. Connaraceae 182
151. Oxalidaceae 182
152. Elaeocarpaceae 182
153. Rhizophoraceae 183
154. Erythroxylaceae 183
155. Rafflesiaceae 183
156. Euphorbiaceae 183
157. Centroplacaceae 185
158. Ochnaceae 185
159. Phyllanthaceae 185
160. Elatinaceae 186
161. Malpighiaceae 187
162. Dichapetalaceae 187
163. Putranjivaceae 187
164. Passifloraceae 187
165. Salicaceae 187
166. Violaceae 190
167. Achariaceae 191
168. Linaceae 191
169. Calophyllaceae 191
170. Clusiaceae 192
171. Podostemaceae 192
172. Hypericaceae 192
173. Geraniaceae 193
174. Combretaceae 193
175. Lythraceae 194
176. Onagraceae 194
177. Myrtaceae 195
178. Melastomataceae 196
179. Crypteroniaceae 197
180. Staphyleaceae 197
181. Stachyuraceae 197
182. Biebersteiniaceae 197
183. Nitrariaceae 197
184. Burseraceae 197
185. Anacardiaceae 197
186. Sapindaceae 198
187. Rutaceae 200
188. Simaroubaceae 201
189. Meliaceae 201
190. Dipentodontaceae 202
191. Malvaceae 202
192. Thymelaeaceae 204
193. Dipterocarpaceae 205
194. Tropaeolaceae 205
195. Moringaceae 205
196. Caricaceae 205
197. Resedaceae 205
198. Stixaceae 205
199. Capparaceae 205
200. Cleomaceae 206
201. Brassicaceae 206

List of nomenclatural novelties published in this volume
Index to scientific names
General references
website resources used for editing the catalogue 

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