1991-92 - Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany
1991-92 - Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany
1991-92 - Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany
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<strong>1991</strong>-<strong>92</strong>Programme 5.6 ,Neogene Himalayapatterns and climatefloristics,evolutionaryObjective ,To undertake extensive study <strong>of</strong> fossil plants fromNeogene sediments <strong>of</strong> different regions <strong>of</strong> tile Himalaya,To build up tile floral succession for interpretingpalaeoecology, pllytogeography and evolution <strong>of</strong> tileHimalayan floraA new collection <strong>of</strong> plant megafossils comprising leaf-impressions, fruits andseeds from the Siwalik sediments <strong>of</strong> Surai Khola, Arjun Khola and Rehar, westernNepal has been studied. About 50 new species <strong>of</strong> leaf-impressions from ArjunKhola were identified and assigned to the genera, viz., Aglaia, Alstonia, Alsodeia,Anacolosa, ArJocarpus. Bridelia, Diospyros, Draconlome/um, Euphoria, Evodea,Filicium, Garcinia, Grewia, Gynocardia, Lagerstroemia, Lepionurus, Miliusa,Mil/ellia, Pllyl/alltllus, VIIon a, Vitis etc. <strong>of</strong> the dicotyledonous families. Tho fabaceausfruits have been identified with those <strong>of</strong> BUlea superba and Sindora velu/;na.A fossil leaf resembling extantAnocarpus from the Siwalik sediments <strong>of</strong>Arjun Khola, Nepal.33
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