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An updated checklist of the vascular flora of the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, India

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  • 1. Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006, Jammu & Kashmir, India & shabirbotany
  • 2. Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006, Jammu & Kashmir, India & aijazku@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8890-8050
  • 3. Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006, Jammu & Kashmir, India & Centre for Biodiversity & Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, Jammu & Kashmir, India & anzarak@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0251-2793
  • 4. Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006, Jammu & Kashmir, India & zreshi@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9567-7484
  • 5. Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006, Jammu & Kashmir, India & Centre for Biodiversity & Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, Jammu & Kashmir, India & sakinabanoo1990@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3143-9409
  • 6. Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006, Jammu & Kashmir, India & Centre for Biodiversity & Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, Jammu & Kashmir, India & Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006, Jammu & Kashmir, India & ecoakhtar@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2734-157X *Corresponding author: zreshi@gmail.com & Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006, Jammu & Kashmir, India

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Zargar, Shabir A., Ganie, Aijaz H., Khuroo, Anzar Ahmad, Reshi, Zafar A., Banoo, Sakina, Malik, Akhtar H. (2023): An updated checklist of the vascular flora of the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, India. Phytotaxa 623 (1): 1-136, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.623.1.1, URL: https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/download/phytotaxa.623.1.1/51264

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