Research Article | Published: 01 September 2009

A Checklist of endangered, rare and threatened plants in Velliangiri hills, Tamil Nadu, India with special reference to Peninsular Indian endemic plants

M. Murugesan and V. Balasubramaniam

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 16 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 225-238 | 2009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2009-T5JJE9 | Cite this article

Abstract

The present paper highlights the endangered, rare and threatened plants in Velliangiri hills of the Western Ghats of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India with special reference to peninsular Indian endemic plants. Among the total number of 174 species, 19 species are endemic to Peninsular India, 113 species are endemic to Western Ghats, 22 species to Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, 20 species to Tamil Nadu with only one species endemic to present study area. Apart from these, among the total number of 174 species, 13 species are reported first time from the state of Tamil Nadu.

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Murugesan, M. and Balasubramaniam, V., 2009. A Checklist of endangered, rare and threatened plants in Velliangiri hills, Tamil Nadu, India with special reference to Peninsular Indian endemic plants. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 16(3), pp.225-238. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2009-T5JJE9

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