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VOL. 6, ISSUE 6 (2021)
Notes on endemic and endangered plants of Eugenia genus from kalakad mundanthurai tiger reserve (KMTR), southern western Ghats
Authors
Pavithra Chinnasamy, Rajendran Arumugam
Abstract
The plants are basic resource for the living of almost all the organism in the world. Extinction risk is highly noticed with greatest percentage in every country. Conserving the Endangered species to maintain ecological balance of forest is very important. The study is designed to explore endemic and endangered Eugenia species distributed in Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) is a required to develop conservation practices. In entire Southern Western Ghats, Eugenia species collectively documented with nine species only from KMTR hills within particular geographical area. Noticeably these species are endangered namely, E. singampattiana Bedd., E. floccosa Bedd. E. discifera Gamble, E. mabaeoides Wight and E. indica (Wight) Chithra. The vulnerable species are E. calcadensis Bedd. and E. rottleriana Wight & Arn. The Eugenia diversity in KMTR is considerably high with much number of species which are in endangered condition. These species should be conserved by developing various monitoring plans and projects.
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Pages:902-906
How to cite this article:
Pavithra Chinnasamy, Rajendran Arumugam "Notes on endemic and endangered plants of <em>Eugenia</em> genus from kalakad mundanthurai tiger reserve (KMTR), southern western Ghats ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 6, 2021, Pages 902-906
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