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Final Report of Vegetation Assessment<br />
were raised by Sindh Forest Department. A picture of the contribution of different plant<br />
families to the over all flora of Keti Bundar is provided in Annexure A – II.<br />
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Figure 6 - Types of Plant Families in Keti Bundar<br />
(Class Categories of Flora)<br />
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Dicotyledonous Monocotyledonous Gymnosperms Pteridophytes<br />
Table 5 - Cumulative plant species list recorded at Keti Bundar (Inland and creeks)<br />
Sr# Family Plant species Life form Habit<br />
1. Acanthaceae Blepharis sindica Stocks ex T. And. Therophyte Herb<br />
2. Aizoaceae Trianthema portulacastrum L. Therophyte Herb<br />
3. Aizoaceae Trianthema triquetra Rottl. and Willd. Therophyte Herb<br />
4. Aizoaceae Zaleya pentandra (L.) Jeffery Chamaephyte Herb<br />
5. Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera L. Chamaephyte Shrub<br />
6. Amaranthaceae Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC. Chamaephyte Herb<br />
7. Amaranthaceae Amaranthus viridis L. Therophyte Herb<br />
8. Amaranthaceae Digera muricata (L.) Mart. Therophyte Herb<br />
9. Araceae Pistia stratioites L. Hydrophyte Herb<br />
10. Asclepiadaceae Oxystelma esculentum (L.f.) R.Br. Cryptophyte Climber<br />
11. Asclepiadaceae Pentatropis nivalis (J.F.Gmel.) Field &<br />
J.R.I.Wood<br />
Chamaephyte Climber<br />
12. Asteraceae Conyza aegyptiaca Ait. Chamaephyte Herb<br />
13. Asteraceae Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. Chamaephyte Herb<br />
14. Asteraceae Iphiona grantioides Boiss. Chamaephyte Herb<br />
15. Asteraceae Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Amin Chamaephyte Herb<br />
16. Asteraceae Sonchus asper Fig. Chamaephyte Herb<br />
17. Asteraceae Sonchus oleraceus L. Hill Chamaephyte Herb<br />
18. Avicenniaceae Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. Phanerophyte Tree<br />
19. Azollaceae Azolla pinnata R.Br. Hydrophyte Herb<br />
20. Boraginaceae Heliotopium ophioglossum Boiss Chamaephyte Herb<br />
21. Boraginaceae Heliotropium crispum Desf. Camaephyte Shrub<br />
22. Boraginaceae Heliotropium curassavicum L. Chamaephyte Herb<br />
23. Capparidaceae Capparis decidua (Forsk.) Edgew. Phanerophyte Shrub<br />
24. Capparidaceae Cleome brachycarpa Vahl ex. DC. Chamaephyte Shrub<br />
25. Capparidaceae Cleome scaposa DC Chamaephyte Herb<br />
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