Research Article | Published: 01 June 2007

Notes on the occurrence of some rare, endemic, endangered and red listed plants from Velliangiri hills – Additions to the flora of Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India

M. Murugesan, V. Balasubramaniam and N. Nagarajan

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 14 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 127-132 | 2007
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2007-8AD51Z | Cite this article

Abstract

This paper deals with the occurrence of seven rare, endemic, endangered and red listed plant species such as Impatiens auriculata Wight (Balsaminaceae), Biophytum polyphyllum Munro (Oxalidaceae), Melicope indica Wight (Rutaceae), Eugenia singampattiana Bedd. (Myrtaceae), Hedyotis hirsutissima Bedd. (Rubiaceae), Anaphalis notoniana (DC.) DC. (Asteraceae), and Cissampelopsis ansteadi (Tadul. & K.C. Jacob) C. Jeffrey & Y.L. Chen. (Asteraceae) of angiosperms have been collected from Velliangiri hills and reported as additions to the flora of Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu. A brief description together with phenological, distributional data and critical notes are given for easy identification and further collections.

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Murugesan, M., Balasubramaniam, V. and Nagarajan, N., 2007. Notes on the occurrence of some rare, endemic, endangered and red listed plants from Velliangiri hills – Additions to the flora of Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 14(2), pp.127-132. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2007-8AD51Z

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