Unidentified specimens were preserved following
the method of Jain and Rao (1976) and brought to
Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar for further
examination and identification. Herbaria of Wildlife
Institute of India (WII), Dehradun and Forest Research
Institute (FRI), Dehradun was used to cross check the
identity of various species. Taxonomists of WII and FRI
also were consulted for the identification of plant
samples.