TITLE:
Pteridophyte Flora of Manaslu Conservation Area, Central Nepal
AUTHORS:
Shreehari Bhattarai, Sangeeta Rajbhandary
KEYWORDS:
Pteridophytes, Manaslu Conservation Area, Habitat
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.8 No.4,
March
9,
2017
ABSTRACT: The pteridophytes comprising
ferns and fern allies constitute an important part in Nepalese flora. Pteridophyte flora of the
Himalayan region is considered to be the basic requirements for the
knowledge of pteridology. This paper aims to provide the overview of fern and
fern allies present in the Nubri valley and its adjoining areas of Manaslu Conservation
Area (MCA), Central Nepal. A total of 105 species belonging to 45 genera were
recorded, with Dryopteris as the largest genera including twelve species
followed by Athyrium, Pteris and Polystichum. With regard to habitats, most of the species were terrestrials followed by lithophytes and
epiphytes.