The paper enumerates 10 taxa as new record for the Flora of Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve (ABR) in Tamil Nadu based on authors’ own collections. Correct nomenclature with citations, family name, brief distinguishing characters, abundance, habitat, exact locality of occurrence, field number and flowering and fruiting period of each taxon has been presented.
Taxa, Nomenclature, Distinguishing characters, Ecosystem, Western Ghats, Endemism
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Murugesan, S., Rajakumar, T.J.S., Selvakumari, R. and Chellaperumal, N., 2014. Some Additional Plants For Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Forestry, 37(1), pp.109-112. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2014-2GF008
Manuscript Published on 01 March 2014
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