TNPSC Thervupettagam

New plant species from Western Ghats

May 27 , 2020 1516 days 896 0
  • Three new plant species reported in the evergreen forest patches of the southern end of the Western Ghats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
  • These are as follows
    • Eugenia sphaerocarpa of the Myrtaceae or Rose apple family - Found in Kakkayam area of the Malabar wildlife sanctuary in Kerala. 
    • Goniothalamus sericeus of the Annonaceae family of custard apple - Found in the Kanyakumari wildlife sanctuary in Tamil Nadu.
    • Memecylon nervosum of the Melastomataceae.

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