Syzygium travancoricum Gamble (Myrtaceae) is one of the critically endangered, endemic species of the Southern Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Inferior seedling survival and habitat destruction might be the reasons for its endangerment, which demands urgent ex-situ and in-situ conservation. The paper discusses the multiplication of this species through air layering carried out as part of its ex-situ conservation.
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Manuscript Published on 01 September 2010
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