Floristic Diversity and Distribution Pattern of Plant Communities along Altitudinal Gradient in Sangla Valley, Northwest Himalaya

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Taxonomic group</td><td align="center">Families</td><td align="center">Genera</td><td align="center">Species</td><td align="center">Herbs</td><td align="center">Shrubs</td><td align="center">Trees</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Angiosperms</td><td align="center">68</td><td align="center">190</td><td align="center">302</td><td align="center">243</td><td align="center">39</td><td align="center">20</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Gymnosperms</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">13</td><td align="center">—</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">9</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Pteridophytes</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">—</td><td align="center">—</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Total</td><td align="center"><b>75</b></td><td align="center"><b>200</b></td><td align="center"><b>320</b></td><td align="center"><b>248</b></td><td align="center"><b>43</b></td><td align="center"><b>29</b></td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="7"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Taxonomic account of floristic diversity.

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Table 2: Floristic Diversity and Distribution Pattern of Plant Communities along Altitudinal Gradient in Sangla Valley, Northwest Himalaya 