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Conclusion
Vegetation Types Represented in Protected Areas as presented in the TISC Maps 2002
2101 Upper Alpine Meadow
2211 Dry Alpine Scrub
2231 Moist Alpine Scrub
3001 Trans Himalayan Steppe
3002 Trans Himalayan Lower Caragana Steppe
3003 Trans Himalayan High Alpine vegetation
3111 Fir-Blue Pine forest
3131 Birch–Rhododendron forest
3211 Fir forest
3212 Larch forest
3221 Fir -Oak-Rhododendron
3231 Sub-alpine Mountain Oak forest
4111 Upper Temperate Blue Pine forest
4112 Temperate Juniper forest
4114 Spruce forest
4122 West Himalayan Fir-Hemlock-Oak forest
4131 Temperate Mountain Oak forest
4134 Mountain Oak-Rhododendron forest
4135 Deciduous Maple- Magnolia-Sorbus forest
4136 Mixed Rhododendron-Maple forest
4212 Cedar forest
4213 Cypress forest
4221 Mixed Blue Pine-Oak forest
4231 Lower Temperate Oak forest
4234 Deciduous Walnut-Maple-Alder forest
4235 East Himalayan Oak-Laurel forest
5011 Chir Pine forest
5021 Chir Pine and Broad-leaved forest
5033 Schima-Castanopsis forest
6131 Hill Sal forest
6231 Lower Tropical Sal and Mixed Broad leaved forest
Vegetation Types Not Represented in Protected Areas as presented in the TISC Maps 2002
Vegetation Types Region, Altitude Districts
1. 3222 Fir-Hemlock-
Oak Forest
Mid west and far west,
2800m-3300m
Sub alpine mountain areas of Dailekh,
Kalikot, Jajarkot, Rukum, Bajhang,
Darchula
2. 4132 Lithocarpus
forest
East 2600m-3000m Between Panchthar and Ilam
3. 4133 Rhododendron
forest
East 2600m-3000m
Meeting point of Taplejung, Tehrathum
and Sankhusabha
4. 4236 Olea forest Mid West 1500m-2000m South Dolpa and North Rukum
5. 5034 Eugenia-
Ostodes forest
East 1000m-1700m South-east Ilam
NBYP 2006
Source: TISC/NARMSAP/MFSC. 2002. Forest Vegetation Types of Nepal. Ministry of Forests and Soil
Conservation, Natural Resource Management Sector Assistance Program, Tree Improvement and
Silviculture Component
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