Book ID: 8977
Sharma,B.D.,N.P.Singh,R.S.Raghavan and Miss. U.R.Deshpande,t
Flora of Karnataka.Analysis.1984.(Flora of India,Series 2).4 pls.XI,394 p. Lex8vo.Bound.
The State of Karnataka covers an area of over 1,92,000 sq km., andseveral of its mountainous regions are covered with dense forests.Botanically, the region is very interesting, and there has been considerable exploration and taxonomic activity around Bangalore,Mysore,Hassan Chikmagalur etc. Floristic accounts of these districts have beenpublished. Yet, so far there is no inventory of all flowering plantsoccuring in the State. This work deals with 3924 species belonging to 1323 genera and 199 families.