The present investigation reports a digital solution to overcome limitations of traditional herbarium. The data of tree species in the Western Ghat regions of Maharashtra is presented in this paper. The botanical information and digital photographs of about 130 tree species from the Western Ghat regions of Pune, Kolhapur, Thane, Satara, Sangali, Raigad and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra were used to build a searchable database to be made available online at the dedicated website www.indianflora. org. So far, the data of about 535 tree species which include 43 endemic to Western Ghats and 7 rare species has been recorded.
Keywords
Digital Herbarium, Digital Images, Endemic Plants, Maharashtra, Plant Systematics, Western Ghats.
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