Rapid appraisal vegetation survey of Mirpur and Kotli districts of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Rapid appraisal vegetation survey of Mirpur and Kotli districts of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Muhammad Shabir Mughal and Muhammad Muslim
ABSTRACT
In Kotli district surveyed Charoi, Kohi-ratta, Anderla-kathera, Phalli, Barhai-gala, Makhwai-nala, Mothani-nala, Kerala-gali, Galyali-cross, Nakyal (Fatehpur) and Tatapani localities. The dominant species at upper elevation were Pinus roxburghii, Olea ferruginea, Pistacia integerrima, Mallotus philippensis, Pyrus pashia, Ficus auriculata, Berberis vulgaris, Cannabis sativa, Justicia vasica, Dodonaea viscosa. Besides this, at Kerala gali Robinia pseudoacacia, Ulmus wallichiana, Rosa moschata, Berbaris lycium, Zizyphus nummularia, Zizyphus oxyphylla, Dodonaea viscosa were recorded and going west from Gulpur on Kotli-Rawalpindi road, Sehnsa area was surveyed located adjacent to Holar (the boundary point between Azad Kashmir and Pakistan) at a distance of 35 km from Kotli, Bruhian surrounded by Chir pine forests that give natural beauty and attract to visitors. The present study may provide guideline for planning afforestation activities and conservation of medicinal plants in the study area.
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