An Assessment of Lichens Diversity in Almora District, Kumaun Himalaya, Uttarakhand

Pooja Maurya; Gaurav K. Mishra

Pooja Maurya Lichenology Laboratory, Plant Diversity Systematics and Herbarium Division, CSIR – National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India.
Gaurav K. Mishra Lichenology Laboratory, Plant Diversity Systematics and Herbarium Division, CSIR – National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India.

Abstract

The present study recorded a total of 199 lichen taxa belonging to 66 genera and 26 families from 42 localities of the district Almora in Uttarakhand. Among these localities, Jageshwar showed
maximum diversity with 72 species belonging to 36 genera, followed by Soni Binsar (69 species, 33 genera) and Aera Dev (38 species, 19 genera). Among the different growth forms, foliose
lichens are dominant, with 125 species, followed by crustose lichens, with 47 species. The list of lichens, along with localities, is provided.

Keywords: Biodiversity, Biomonitoring, Taxonomy, Western Himalaya.

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