Pteridophytes of Guma and Talo Gewog, Punakha (Bhutan): Pteridophytes of Punakha

Karma  Choden; Praveen Verma

doi:10.21276/pt.2024.v1.i3.3

Authors

Karma Choden Department of Forests and Park Services of Bhutan Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7764-1437
Praveen Kumar Verma ICFRE-Forest Research Institute, Post Office New Forest, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), India Author https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0990-1020

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/pt.2024.v1.i3.3

Keywords:

Pteridophytes, Pteridiaceae, Taxonomy, Punakha District, Bhutan

Abstract

This paper is an enumeration of the Pteridophytes diversity of Guma and Talo Gewog, under the Punakha district of western Bhutan. This is the first detailed study of pteridophytes in Punakha District of Bhutan which enumerated 25 pteridophytes species belonging to 17 genera and 11 families of which Pteridiaceae is the largest and dominant family having 4 genera and 9 species. Genus Adiantum is the largest genus with 3 species. Diplazium esculentum, Dryopteris cochleata and Drynaria propinqua were most common among all pteridophytes where D. esculentum was observed to be at high risk in the study area due to overexploitation due to their edible value. The present checklist is intended to be preliminary records of pteridophytes towards the preparation of detailed pteridophytes flora of Punakha District of Bhutan.

Author Biographies

Karma Choden, Department of Forests and Park Services of Bhutan

Forestry Officer

Department of Forests and Park Services of Bhutan
Praveen Kumar Verma, ICFRE-Forest Research Institute, Post Office New Forest, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), India

Scientist D

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