Research Article | Published: 01 June 2008

Rare, endemic and threatened angiosperms of Velliangiri hills in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu

M. Murugesan and V. Balasubramaniam

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 31 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 309-314 | 2008
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2008-B21EV6 | Cite this article

Abstract

Velliangiri hills in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu form a portion of the Western Ghats. Floristic diversity assessment study was conducted in the study area, which resulted in the collection of 1200 species of Angiosperms out of which 19 species viz., Elaeocarpus munronii, E. recurvatus, Crotalaria longipes, C. priestleyoides, Medinella malabarica, Hydrocotyle conferata, Vanasushava pedata, Hedyotis swertioides, Ophiorrhiza brunonis, Psychotria johnsonii, Anaphalis beddomei, Vernonia travancorica, Smilax wightii, Disporum leschenaultianum, Brachycorythis iantha, Coelogyne nervosa, Habenaria richardiana, Fimbristylis kingii, F. uliginosa are rare and endemic to Southern Western Ghats.

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Murugesan, M. and Balasubramaniam, V., 2008. Rare, endemic and threatened angiosperms of Velliangiri hills in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Forestry, 31(2), pp.309-314. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2008-B21EV6

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