congratulaions to Dr Singh for writing it and Bishen Singh for publishing it thanks usha di
On Sun, Oct 21, 2018 at 12:23 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: M/s Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh <[email protected]> > Date: Sat 20 Oct, 2018, 7:55 PM > Subject: Announcement of New publication Flora of the Mandi District > Himachal Pradesh: North West Himalaya Authored by Singh P.B in Efloraofindia > To: Jmgarg1 <[email protected]> > > > Dear Dr. J.M. Garg, > we are pleased to inform you about our new publication which is being > released: > *Flora of the Mandi District Himachal Pradesh: North West Himalaya *Authored > by Singh P.B > Year : 2018, Pages : x, 723, ISBN : 978-81-211-0962-8 , Binding : Hard > Bound, Size : Royal 8vo, 155 coloured photographs in 20 Plates, Price: Rs > 5450.00 > > [image: Flora of Mandi Cover final Revised 21 October, 2018 - Copy.jpg] > > About the Book: > > District Mandi, one of the central districts of Indian Himalayan state of > Himachal Pradesh, is rich in floristic diversity due to its geographical > location, wide-ranging altitude (500 m to over 4000 m) and climatic > conditions varying from subtropical to alpine types. However, the detailed > floristic account of this biodiversity-rich district of Himachal Pradesh is > still to be accomplished. > > The present work is the first serious attempt in this direction. This > Flora is based on several years of extensive and intensive botanical > explorations and study of taxonomic literature and exsiccata in different > Indian herbaria. In addition to a comprehensive floristic account of the > existing vegetation, the book provides lucid taxonomic details on 1371 > species spread over 782 genera and 161 families of angiosperms and > gymnosperms recorded from the area. The families are arranged according to > Bentham & Hooker´s system of classification with certain modifications > based on recent knowledge. The keys to the families, genera and species are > simple and easy to follow for correct identification. The brief description > of plants includes habit, vegetative and floral characters, the period of > flowering and fruiting, frequency of distribution in the area, habitats and > range in terms of elevation, followed by collector name and field number. > Information on local and Sanskrit names, utilization aspects and threat > status of medicinal and other useful plants have also been provided. The > nomenclature of all taxa was updated following authentic databases, like > International Plant Names Index (IPNI), GRIN, The Plant List, Tropicos and > World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). A few line drawings and > about 150 colour photographs of important plants of the area have also been > included. > > This book will be useful to taxonomists, foresters, teachers and students > of botany and pharmacy, practitioners of AYUSH systems, policymakers and > others engaged in conservation, utilization and sustainable management of > the rich floristic diversity of this region. > > A Discount of 10% would be offered to members of the Eflora. > We would request you if the information of the book may kindly be made > available in the Indian Eflora database. > > Thanking you, > with warm Regards, > Abhimanyu Gahlot > -- > M/s Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh > Publishers & Distributors of Scientific Books > 23 A Connaught Place, Dehra Dun 248001UA INDIA > Ph: +91 135 2715748 > Fax: +91 135 2715107 > Email: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Usha di =========== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
