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Ukrainian Journal of Ecology
Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 2020, 10(2), 88-91, doi: 1 0.15421/2020_69
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Taxanomic study of family Asteraceae from ShishiKoh Valley,
Chitral, Pakistan
K. Ullah, G.M. Shah, J. Alam, M. Hussain
Department of Botany, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan Corresponding author E-mail: kaif. botan y11@ yahoo. com
Received: 04.04.2020. Accepted: 04.05.2020
The current study pronounces the taxonomic revision of the family Asteraceae from the proposed area, Shishi Koh Valley, District, Chitral KPK, Pakistan. After surveyed total of 23 plant species (13. 93% of the total 165 spp. by Stewart in 1972) per 17 genera were identified, described and classified from Shishikoh Valley. The results revealed that all the collected species belong to herbs and Artimisia was dominant genera with high number of species 4 (17. 39%) followed by Lactuca 3 species (13. 04%), Tegetes 2(8. 69%) and the remaining genera contains 1(4. 34%) species in each.
Keywords: Chitral; Shishikoh Valley; Taxanomy of Asteraceae
Introduction
Vegetation distribution and scattered in proposed study area and their taxonomic revision is termed as flora. In taxanomic pyramids the location of plants species are calculations. The entire cultivated as well as wild plant species studied from research area termed as flora (Ali, 2008). Surplus floristic variability and high arid region, express the unique and supreme nature of Chitral District, Pakistan(Stewart 1972, 1982). The earth is represent high dominated and great diversity of flora determines as autotrophic organism. Reproduction through flower and fruits in plants species show evolutionary succession (Stebbins, 1974; Regal, 1977). Anyway the normally estimated major connections between developmental success of angiosperm and its diverse upsets preceded endangered (Crepet & Niklas, 2009). In all field of biodiversity the taxonomy is considerably weakened (Smith et al., 2008a; Pysek & Richardson, 2010). The Hindukush Himalaya is 3500 sq. km covered area, region of magnificent elevated diversity on the biosphere Laying between five international significant floristic region (Myers, 2001; Shinwari, 2010). The researcher chalked out recently the decline of flora of Kashmir through satellite imagery technique (Shaheen and Shinwari, 2012). In Chitral the endemic species Delphinium nordhagenii collected and categorized in 2012 ascritical endangered (CR) (Ali et al., 2012). However floristic complexity and additional mechanism may cause such type of destruction (Stutzel and Trovo, 2013). Different zone of different district have been followed by uneven research work and made collection of vegetation (Malik et al., 2013; Amjad et al., 2013) unfortunately no proper comprehensive floristic studies carried out after Stewart 1972 (Khan et al., 2015). Chitral District, KPK, Pakistan show different type of vegetation and various type of documentation may carried out A unique land of Pakistan, Chitral District floristically very important and show various zone for plant documentation thus the different vallies show different type of documentation by different worker such as (Rashid awan et al., 2001) prepared documentation of 35 significant medicinally plants from entire Chitral, (Siraj et al., 2006) predicted 75 important medicinal taxa from booni chitral, (Farukh et al., 2007) collected 111 taxa, (Ali and Qaiser, 2009) added 83 medicinal plants in literature from entire Chitral, (Khan et al., 2011) added 31 important medicinal plant species from Chitral Gole National Park (CGNP), (Mukarram et al., 2012) introduced 82 medicinal taxa from Mastuj valley District Chitral, (Zahida et al., 2013) added 20 therapeutic taxa from Booni valle, District Chitral, (Asad et al., 2014) collected about 62 medicinal plant taxa from Bumborate valleyDistrict Chitral, (Hadi et al., 2014) made collection of 31 weed plants from Rech valley district Chitral, (Hadi & Ibrar, 2014) added 9 taxa into letrature from Bumborate valley District Chitral and at last (kifayat et al., 2017) made collection of plants species from mukhow valley, District Chitral. However Wali and Siraj in 2017 made collection of 29 species belong with 21 genera and 4 families. But the projectedworkis not anough for the studyarae, the current study designed to find out the diversity of Asteraceae from study area which has not being studied previously.
Materials and Methods
Study area
The study expanse is positioned in the main district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KP), Chitral, Pakistan, along with 20% of the regional landscape is shelter. Chitral is internationaly familiar due to its beauty, attraction and recreation spot through the country. Hindukush mountain of province Khyber pakhtunkhwa covered with a most attractive spot of Chitral. ShishiKoh valley (study area) is sited toward the north east of Drosh Tehsil of District Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan and associated to Azodam Drosh which is about 3.1Km away from Drosh Bazaar. A uncomfortable jeepable road is link at Azodam joint to the study area along with latitude 35°35. 255' N and 71°48. 466' E longitude. Administratively the ShishiKoh Valley, District Chitral has a vigorous Union Council (UC) in Tehsil Drosh. The zone is additional divided into 33 villages, which are been located along the valleys. Entire estimated inhabitants of the valley are 14, 925 (AKHS, 2014). Map of Chitral is shown in Figure 1.
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Figure 1. Map of study area; Shishikoh Valley District Chitral; 1 Madaklasht, 2 Tangalgol, 3 Balpanch, 4 Kawash, 5 Tingel Gol, 6 Goren gol, 7 Kashendel, 8 Birga nisar, 9 Purgal. 10 Istroom, 11 Pursat, 12 Muzdeh, 13 Huzoor Begandeh, 14 Shishi.
Field survey and collections
Throughout 2017-2019 the valley, Chitral is surveyed several time for the purposes of plant collection. Plants specimen were composed from entire sites of selected research area (Shishikoh valley). The collected sample of plant specimen were positioned in polythene bags during field survey after that the specimen processed for drying purpose and placed in newspaper at the end of the day and later the specimen placed in the wooden pressers for proper pressing the collection and to escape any type of parts wrinkling, folding and fall down.
Plant processing
Forman and Bridson procedure (1989) was followed after dried and poisoned, the poisoned plants were mounted on standard Herbarium sheath.
Identification
By technical taxanomic language the mounted specimen wereidentified and describe through morphological observation with reference to available literature and Flora of Pakistan (R. R, Stewart, 1972; Ali & Qaiser, 1986; Ali, 2008; Ali, 2000), available literature, other local floras and Herberium material.
Results and Discussion
The Shishikoh valley, District Chitral showed great taxonomic diversity. The climatic condition of the area is tough, harsh and arid by habitats the area show all the major groups of plant species which are dominantly exemplified in the region of Chitral. The dominated plants species in the proposed area being characterize by angiosperms and gymnosperms (dicots and monocot). The composition of flora are greatly varies in different sites of study area. The last valley of Shishikoh valley is Madaklasht having maximum altitudinal range of 2800m show greatly increase the diversity of plants. Similarly the plants diversity record has likewise been described by Ali and Qaiser1986 and Ali 2000 and 2008 from numerous districts of Pakistan. A total of 23 plant species belonging to the 17 genera were collected, described and classified from the research area through proper survey. The results revealed that genera Artimisia was dominant genera represented by 4 species with (17. 39%) followed by Lactuca 3 species (13. 04%), Tegetes 2(8. 69%) and the remaining genera contain 1(4. 34%) species in each. Genera Artimisia was the dominant genera of the family with respect to number of species in the current taxonomic investigation which shown in Table. 1 The study reveals the 1st time documentation plants taxa (Asteraceae) from Shishikoh valley District, Chitral. According to each researcher the Asteraceae is dominat throughout Chitral within each spot.
In current study 2 species Seriphidium chitralense (Podlech) Y. R. Ling. and Anaphais chttralensis Qaiser & Rubina Abid are considered endemic taxa for District Chitral, collected 1st time from the study area. Anthemis cotula L., Allardia tomentosa Decne., Anaphais chttralensis Qaiser & Rubina Abid, Heiianthus annuus L. are collected from high elevation Madak lasht, above 8000ft from the study area followed by Circium falconeri (Hook. f. ) Petr. from kashendal Shishikoh and 2 species of Tagetes are collected from the elevation of 6000ft. However the remaining species may be found in the elevation of less than 6000ft. The graph (figure 2) represent the percentage of generic representationof Asteraceae in the study area where Artimisia show high numer of genera with 17. 39% followed by Lactuca 13. 04% and Tagetes with 8. 69%. While the remaining genera with 4. 34% in each. In all over Chitral the researcher observed family Asteraceae in which the Artimisia genus is common and the inhabitant totally depend on this plants for the purpose of fuel, medicine and grazing all these anthropogenic activities may cause destruction of population of this plant taxa in the proposed area.
In the concern area anthropogenic activities, soil erosion, over grazing and habitat destruction may play important role in plant destruction. According to recent work, previous work and current report the area may face vegetation pressure due to the pharmaceutical pressure and other requirement of life resources. These species regressions may necessary to be controlled and maintenance for their existence and conservation of their resources. It is stated that Shishikoh valley display dangerous regions particularly high elevated valleys up to the alpine zone of Madaklasht demand nonstop efforts, so far plant investigation is considered, that more new taxa could be discovered.
Taxanomic study of family Asteraceae
Table 1. Floristic list show the diversity of plant taxa of Asteraceae in the research area.
Generic name Botanical name
Local name
Locality
Altitude in ft
Anaphalis Anaphalis chitraiensis Qaiser & Rubina Abid Zooba Madak Lasht ± 8360
Anthemis Anthemis cotuia L. Gangali shirisht Madak Last ± 8390
Artemisia Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kit Zhaa dron Shishi ± 4315
Artemisia biennis Willd. Mazheeni Muz Deh ± 4840
Artemisia marítima L. Droon Muzhdeh ± 4840
Artemisia pervifíora Roxb. Kharkhalich Shishi ± 4320
Circium Circium faiconeri (Hook. f. ) Petr. Chanchir Kashindel ± 6000
Carthamus Carthamus tinctorius L. Poam Shishi ± 4313
Centaurea Centaurea caicttrapa L. Ishparozokhoo Shishi ± 4345
Cousinia Cousinia thomsoniiC. B. Clarke Istoor Zokhoo Shishi ± 4320
Echinops Echinops cornigerus DC. Pordr. Blansiri Shishi ± 4334
Helianthus Heiianthus annuus L. Yorot mukhnokorak Madak Lasht ± 8395
Lactuca Lactuca virusa L. Khalaw thespuk Pursat ± 4630
Lactuca crambffoiia (Bunge) Boiss. Keleem josh Pursat ± 4635
Lactuca sativa L. Keleem Shishi ± 4315
Saussurea Saussurea jacea Frilz Berger Mroi joshoo Madak Lasht ± 8292
Sonchus Sonchus asper (L. ) Hill Gulan Shishi ± 4320
Taraxacum Taraxacum officinale Weber Phovo Birga Nisar ± 5440
Tagetes Tagetes minota L. Gul sambar Kashindel ± 6000
Tagetes erecta L. Gul samber Kashindel ± 6000
Allardia Allardia tomentosa Decne. Ponar Madak Lasht Ghari ± 8925
Seriphidium Seriphidiumchitraiense (Podlech) Y. R. Ling. Droon thespuk Shishi ± 4321
Cichorium Cichorium intybus L. Khasti Shishi ± 4305
17.39
No of Genus %age
13.04
4.34
Artemisia Lactuca Tagetes Others
1 2 3 4
Figure 2. Graph show the percentage representation of the genera of selected Family.
Conclusion
valley is unexplored yet, therefore need constantly effort on the investigation of the valley and urgently needed conservation of threatened species into nurseries. The area may need to introduce and developed a monitoring program against deforestation and other anthropogenic activities. The life resources which are the basic needs of the valley, should be properly upgraded by providing all the basic needs of the valley and the people should be familiarized with plants and their importance.
Funding
This paper is a section of PhD study conducted by Kifayat ullah (first author), PhD student in Hazara University Mansehra-Pakistan. No funding remained provided by any foundation to conduct this survey.
Acknowledgement
We are very much grateful to the populations of research area (Shishikoh valley)District, Chitral for cooperation during field work. We are also humbly grateful to Sajjad Ahmad engineer SRSP Chitral, for providing GPS during field survey.
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Citation:
Ullah, K., Shah, G. M., Alam, J., Hussain, M. (2020). Taxanomic study of family Asteraceae from ShishiKoh Valley, Chitral, Pakistan. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology, 10 (2), 88-91.
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