Floral Treasures of Semi-Arid Region of India

ISBN-13: 9786133994690 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 248 str.

Sweta Sain; Nilima Kumari; Bhumi Nath Tripathi

Opis

India is home to a vast diversity of species on Earth. Its geographic position, extent both land and sea and the resultant varied climate and topographies have given rise to 10 biogeographic zones; namely the Trans-Himalayan, Himalayan, Indian Desert, Semi-arid, Western Ghats, Deccan Peninsula (including the Eastern Ghats), Gangetic Plain, Northeast India, coasts and Islands. Each of these biogeographic zones is characterized by unique ecosystems and species of organisms This book describes the flora of Semi-Arid Region of India. The medicinal uses of these flora by local community are also described in the book.

O autorze

Bhumi Nath Tripathi, PhD (Botany) from Banaras Hindu University, India, works as Professor and Head, Department of Biotechnology and as Dean, Faculty of Earth Sciences at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (A Central University), Amarkantak, India.