An updated checklist of Indian western Himalayan gymnosperms and lectotypification of three names

Abstract

An updated checklist of gymnosperms of the western Himalaya situated within political boundaries in India is provided along with conservation status and distribution. Lectotype for three names viz., Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex Lam.) G. Don, Pinus roxburghii Sarg., Picea smithiana (Wall.) Boiss. are designated.

Keywords

• conservation status
• distribution
• habitats
• herbarium studies
• himalayan region