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The chapter provides an updated account of pteridophytic flora of Jammu and Kashmir state. As a part of northwestern Himalaya, the state represents an abode of pteridophytic wealth, totalling 200 species belonging to 44 genera under 19 families; these include 189 taxa of ferns and 11 of fern allies. Among ferns, the largest family is Dryopteridaceae (with 44 taxa), followed by Pteridaceae (41 taxa), Woodsiaceae (33 taxa), Aspleniaceae (22 taxa), Thelypteridaceae (17 taxa) and Polypodiaceae (13 taxa), while Ophioglossaceae and Dennstaedtiaceae (with 5 taxa each) and Osmundaceae with 2 taxa are smaller families. Lygodiaceae, Marsileaceae, Oleandraceae, Davalliaceae, Blechnaceae, Azollaceae and Salviniaceae are monotypic families, each having a single representative type. The larger families among fern allies are Selaginellaceae (with six taxa) and Equisetaceae (four taxa), while Lycopodiaceae is a monotypic family. The families and genera are arranged as in Fraser-Jenkins (2008a, 2010b). All the taxa are provided with brief ecological notes and distribution in the state. In addition, 29 doubtful reports published by earlier workers have been excluded in the present work.
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Authors are grateful to the Director, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata, and Scientist In-charge, Botanical Survey of India, Northern Regional Centre, Dehradun, for providing necessary working facilities and encouragement. One of us, late Dr. H.C. Pande, who passed away in September 2013, has wished to be thankful to Mr. C. R. Fraser-Jenkins, Kathmandu, for his valuable suggestions during the preparation of this manuscript.
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Kumar, B., Pande, H.C., Joshi, P. (2020). Pteridophytic Flora of Jammu and Kashmir State: A New Sketch. In: Dar, G., Khuroo, A. (eds) Biodiversity of the Himalaya: Jammu and Kashmir State . Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation, vol 18. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9174-4_17
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