Language: English
Spring Flowers of Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas illustrates an account of 428 species of plants. This plant atlas of the Himalayan hotspot encompasses 369 species of angiosperms belonging to 294 genera and 86 families, whereas 14 species of gymnosperms under 10 genera and 8 families. In addition, this book also provides information on 26 species of pteridophytes and 19 species of bryophytes. commonly growing in this region. This pictorial guide contains user friendly diagnostic features, keys to the families of flowering plants, which will help to recognize broad groups. For the other group of plants, only keys to the taxa are presented here.