A SYNOPSIS OF DIPTEROCARPACEAE IN INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: ITS DISTRIBUTION AND ENDEMISM

摘要

The members of the family Dipterocarpaceae are mostly tall trees, distributed throughout humid zone of tropics. In Indian subcontinent (comprising of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India), the endemic taxa are well represented (66.96% of the total taxa). The present paper deals with distribution, phytoendemism, possible fossil ancestry, potential survival, threat on existing taxa, etc. of Dipterocarpaceae in Indian subcontinent.