f3edf6b0-f63e-4ed5-9c1f-f75a44ba9e4e eng Dr. Nakul Chhetri ICIMOD Programme Coordinator - Kangchenjunga Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative 977-1-5275222 Nepal Nakul.Chettri@icimod.org https://www.icimod.org/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ICIMOD Website 2026-01-23T11:37:24 North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 Seed Plants of Toorsa Strict Nature Reserve 2012-02-29 Neha Bisht ICIMOD Consultant 977-1-5275222 metadata@icimod.org This is a list of seed plants (angiosperms and gymnosperms) recorded from the Toorsa Strict Nature Reserve in Bhutan. This checklist was prepared to bridge the existing knowledge gap on biodiversity in the Toorsa Strict Nature Reserve. Species Plants Seed Plants Angiosperms Gymnosperms Biodiversity Toorsa Strict Nature Reserve Kangchenjunga Landscape Bhutan HKH-BIF Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) ICIMOD (2008) Kangchenjunga Landscape Biodiversity Database eng biota The Toorsa Strict Nature Reserve lies mostly in Haa dzongkhag with a very small area spreading south into Samtse dzongkhag in western Bhutan. This reserve covers an area of 650 sq. km and is the only reserve in Bhutan without human settlements. It protects the western most variant of central temperate forests in the country ranging from broadleaf forests to alpine parks and includes the small lake of Sinchulunga. Being virtually uninhabited, the Reserve has one of the most pristine temperate forests and alpine vegetation in the entire Himalayas. 88.90800000000002 89.167 27.203 27.573 ICIMOD 977-1-5275222 metadata@icimod.org http://rds.icimod.org:8080/hkh-bif/resource?r=Toorsa_strict_nature_reserve WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link HKH-BIF Portal