Of the predominating families of plants in the flora of India Gramineae outnumbers all the other families with over 1100 species in India. There are meadowlands in the plains as well as on the hills, the savannahs of the tarai and dooars and the rolling downs of Ootacamund and other hills. Bamboo groves are common in warm and humid parts. [...]
In this article we will discuss about the Phytogeographic Divisions and Maps of India. Phytogeographic Divisions of India: J.D. Hooker, the auther of Flora of British India marked 9 distinct areas according to the nature of vegetation. By "British India" he meant the vast tract that included the sub-continent of India, Burma, Malaya, Sri Lanka and the Maldiva and Laccadiva [...]
From their original abode the Angiosperms covered the whole of the earth migrating to different countries along different routes. Moving northwards they covered the whole of Asia and following a coastal route reached the Bearing Straight and crossed over to America. Mountains of Malaya and Burma brought them to the Himalayas by which route they had access to Europe. In [...]