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Phytodiversity, ecological attributes and phytogeographical distribution of plants in Arang Valley, District Bajaur, a remote area in the Northwest of Pakistan

  • 1. Phytoecology Lab. Department of Botany, University of Peshawar, Pakistan & Department of Botany, Govt. Post Graduate College Khar, Bajaur, Pakistan
  • 2. Phytoecology Lab. Department of Botany, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
  • 3. Department of Botany, University of Malakand at Chakdara, Pakistan
  • 4. Department of Botany, Govt. Post Graduate College Parachinar, Kurram, Pakistan
  • 5. Department of Botany, Islamia College University Peshawar, Pakistan
  • 6. Department of Botany, University of Chitral, Pakistan
  • 7. Phytoecology Lab. Department of Botany, University of Peshawar, Pakistan & Department of Botany, Govt. Degree College Nawagai, Bajaur, Pakistan

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Haq, Aminul, Badshah, Lal, Ullah, Shariat, Hussain, Wahid, Ullah, Irshad, Ullah, Hafiz, Ahmad, Sayyar (2023): Phytodiversity, ecological attributes and phytogeographical distribution of plants in Arang Valley, District Bajaur, a remote area in the Northwest of Pakistan. Phytotaxa 625 (1): 28-50, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.625.1.2, URL: https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/download/phytotaxa.625.1.2/51267

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