Occurrence of three Western Ghats elements in dry evergreen forest of Gingee Hills, Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India

2015/11/26 by Natesan Balachandran, K. Rajendiran, W. F. Gastmans · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics

paper · pdf · doi:10.11609/jott.2433.7.14.8177-8181

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Abstract

<p>The botanical exploration of Gingee hills, Tamil Nadu, India resulted in collection of three species <em>viz</em>., <em>Diospyros affinis </em>Thwaites, <em>Drypetes porteri</em> (Gamble) Pax & K. Hoffm. and <em>Premna wightiana </em>Schauer have showing their extended geographical distribution in Eastern Ghats. This study revealed about the disjunct distribution, ecology and the present status of these three species from the Eastern Ghats.</p><div> </div>

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