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M/s Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Gymnosperms of India and Adjacent Countries by Sahni K C
Gymnospermae is an extremely important division of the plant kingdom. Economically they are of outstanding value furnishing valuable timber and resin. The region covered is vast embracing eight countries of South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. During the last 2 decades there have been several expeditions to Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan, Sikkim and Nepal which have resulted in the discovery of taxa new to science and new range extensions. In the introduction an account on phylogeny, latest classification, distribution, etc. have been given. World Living Genera have been listed in an outline of modern classification. The information on species includes the latest valid name, synonyms, date and place of publication of the name, systematic description, phenology, distribution associated animals and birds and propagation. The work is profusely illustrated with drawings of each plant, photographs and silhouettes.