Research Article
Common Timber Yielding Plants of District Bilaspur of Himachal Pradesh, India
Mahender K*
Department of Botany, Govt P.G. College Ghumarwin, India
*Corresponding author: Mahender K, Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Govt P.G. College Ghumarwin,
District Bilaspur, PIN 174021 (H.P.), India; Email: mahender2629@gmail.com
Copyright: © Mahender K. 2021. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which
permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Article Information: Submission: 26/05/2021; Accepted: 28/06/2021; Published: 01/07/2021
Abstract
This paper deals with the 13 timber yielding plant species viz. Anogeissus latifolia, Cedrus deodara, Dalbergia latifolia, Dalbergia sissoo, Eucalyptus
teriticornis, Pinus patula, Pinus roxburghii, Pinus wallichiana, Santalum album, Shorea robusta, Tectona grandis, Terminalia alata and Toona ciliata of district
Bilaspur of Himachal Pradesh. Out of them 04 species are SOFT WOOD (Gymnosperms) while 09 species are HARD WOOD (Angiosperms). Personal
survey of the district was carried out in order to ascertain the common timber yielding plants. Plants were collected from different parts of the district and were
identified using standard procedures. Important vegetative and floral characterstics of plants were noted as well as their photographs were also taken in the
field. Herbarium mounts of plants were prepared for records and identification. For the identification and description of plants the terminologies followed are in
accordance with the International Plant Names Index and The Plant List (2013). The Natural System of Classification of Spermatophytes, given by Bentham
and Hooker (1862- 1883) and Hooker (1872-1897) along with latest amendments have been followed in this paper.