Contents: Preface,Introduction,The physical features and topography,General landscape and configuration,Climate,Soil,Environment conditions,Floristie diversity in the flora,The Eastern himalaya,The eco-floristie zones and the present status of the flora,Present status of the main forest types of western himalayas,Phytogeography,Relationship of vegetation stages with the climate,Phytogeographical patterns,Floristic components,discontinuous distribution and affinities,Discontinuons distribution in some tree species the himalaya flora,Discontinuous distribution of taxa between himalaya and China.Mediterranean and arcto-alpine influence in the flora of western himalaya,Origin of the himalaya and its glaciation,Vegetational changes as a result of himalayan uplift,Palaeohistory of west himalaya forest vegetation,Migration of vegetation,Plant explorations,Annotated list of plants.
