Plant Resources and Their Uses in Salt Range, Pakistan

Salt range of Pakistan is a rich source of minerals and salts. It has great variety of flora and fauna because of its geographical significance. Alteration of seasons results in flourishing of seasonal flora as well as perennial one. Olea ferruginea, Acacia modesta, Cynodon dactylon, Justicia adhatoda and Dodonea visoca are few dominant plant species of this region. All of these species are best to fit in arid and dry climate of the Salt Range. Litsea, Neolitsea and Colchicin are the critically endangered species of this area. Over exploitation of plants to be used as medicines and overgrazing are major biotic pressure on the biodiversity and natural resources of this region. Cooperation between conservationists and local communities can be helpful for the conservation of Salt Range flora.