Research Article | Published: 01 December 2009

Relocation and extended distribution of some little known endangered plants from Velliangiri Hills, the Western Ghats of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India

M. Murugesan and V. Balasubramaniam

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 16 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 331-336 | 2009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2009-0W52T7 | Cite this article

Abstract

The present paper records the relocation and extended distribution of certain little known endangered and endemic plant species such as Crotalaria longipes Wight & Arn. (Fabaceae), Hedyotis eualata (Gamble) A.N.Henry & Subram. (Rubiaceae), Helichrysum wightii C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f. (Asteraceae), Senecio lessingianus (Wight & Arn.) C.B.Clarke (Asteraceae), Lilium neilgherrense Wight (Lilianceae) and Eriocaulon ensiforme Fischer (Eriocaulaceae) of angiosperms collected from Velliangiri hills, a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu. The above said species are restricted only to the hill ranges of Southern Western Ghats. Correct status, nomenclature, brief description, distribution with phenological data and critical notes are given for further collections.

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Murugesan, M. and Balasubramaniam, V., 2009. Relocation and extended distribution of some little known endangered plants from Velliangiri Hills, the Western Ghats of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 16(4), pp.331-336. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2009-0W52T7

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