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Rajbhandari, K.R. (1994). A Bibliography of the Plant Science of Nepal. Nepal Press; Kathmandu.
Rajbhandari, K.R. (2001). A Bibliography of the Plant Science of Nepal, Supplement 1. The Society of Himalayan Botany; Tokyo.
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UN Nepal Information Platform: www.un.org.np
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Websites:
HM Govt. Nepal, Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation: www.mofsc.gov.np
HM Govt. Nepal, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation: www.dnpwc.gov.np
HM Govt. Nepal, Ministry of Population and Environment: www.mope.gov.np
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Manandhar, N.P. (2002). Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press; Portland, Oregon.
Rajbhandari, K. R. (2001). Ethnobotany of Nepal. Ethnobotany Society of Nepal; Kathmandu.
Websites:
Ethobotanical Society of Nepal website: www.eson.org