Gloniopsis praelonga. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. P. Hayova
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Prunus Persica ◽  
Pinus Halepensis ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Castanea Sativa ◽  
Rubus Idaeus ◽  
Melia Azedarach ◽  
Acer Pseudoplatanus ◽  
Hedera Helix ◽  
Buxus Sempervirens

Abstract A description is given for Gloniopsis praelonga. Some information on its dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Zambia, Canada (British Columbia), Mexico, USA (Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia), Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, China (Hubei), India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu), Pakistan, Taiwan, Azores, Australia (Australian Capital Territory, Queensland), New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Gibraltar, Germany, Greece, Irish Republic, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia (Leningradskaya oblast), Spain and UK), hosts (Acacia filiculoides, Acacia mearnsii, Acacia sp., Acer campestre, Acer pseudoplatanus, Acer sp., Alnus sp., Andromeda sp., Arbutus menziesii, Arbutus unedo, Arctostaphylos tracyi, Arctostaphylos sp., Aronia sp., Arundo donax, Atalantia sp., Azalia sp., Bambusa sp., Poaceae, Berchemia scandens, Berchemia sp., Betula pendula, Betula sp., Buddleja sp., Buxus sempervirens, Calicotome spinosa, Calluna vulgaris, Carya tomentosa, Carya sp., Castanea sativa, Castanea sp., Catalpa bignonioides, Catalpa sp., Ceanothus sp., Chamaerops sp., Cistus salviifolius, Cistus sp., Cladium jamaicense, Coccoloba ewifera, Combretum zeyheri, Combretum sp., Cornus sp., Corylus avellana, Corylus colurna, Corylus sp., Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus sp., Duvaua longifolia, Erica arborea, Ericaceae indet., Eucalyptus coccifera, E. globulus, Eucalyptus sp., Fagus sylvatica, Fagus sp., Francoa sonchifolia, Rhamnus frangula, Fraxinus excelsior, Fraxinus ornus, Fraxinus sp., Poaceae indet., Hedera helix, Hedera sp., Hippophae rhamnoides, Ilex aquifolium, Ilex sp., Jasminum sp., Juglans cinerea, Juniperus sp., Lavandula stoechas, Leucothoe axillaris, Ligustrum japonicum, Ligustrum vulgare, Ligustrum sp., Lithocarpus sp., Lonicera periclymenum, Lonicera sp., Malus sylvestris, Malus sp., Melia azedarach, Metrosideros robusta, Myrica gale, Myrtus communis, Ostrya sp., Prunus persica var. persica, Phormium tenax, Phragmites australis, Pinus halepensis, Pinus pinaster, Pinus sylvestris, Pinus sp., Pittosporum sp., Plantae indet., Populus alba, Populus sp., Prunus spinosa, Prunus sp., Malus domestica, Malus fusca, Quercus agrifolia, Q. alba, Q. ilex, Q. petraea, Q. robur, Quercus sp., Rhamnus sp., Rhododendron ponticum, Rhododendron sp., Robinia pseudoacacia, Robinia sp., Rosa arvensis, Rosa canina, Rosa sp., Rosaceae indet., Rubus fruticosus, Rubus idaeus, Rubus inermis, Rubus sp., Sabal palmetto, Salix caprea, Salix fragilis, Salix sp., Sambucus nigra, Sambucus sp., Sequoia sp., Serenoa repens, Smilax aspera, Sorbus sp., Spiraea canescens, Spiraea sp., Symphoricarpos albus, Trachycarpus fortunei, Ulex europaeus, Ulex sp., Ulmus procera, Ulmus sp., Vaccinium glabrum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Vaccinium sp., Verbascum sp., Viburnum lantana, Viburnum opulus, Viburnum sp., Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris, Vitis sp., Xanthorrhoea sp. and Xolisma ferruginea) and associated fungi (Actinocladium rhodosporum, Ascochyta deformis, Circinotrichum olivaceum, Clypeosphaeria mamillana, Dasyscypha cerina, Farlowiella carmichaeliana, Glonium lineare, Herpotrichiella sp., Hysterium angustatum, Keissleriella caudata, Lophiostoma ulicis, Metasphaeria longispora, Orbilia alnea, Phaeostalagmus cyclosporus, Lophiostoma compressum, Pleospora sp., Pseudospiropes obclavatus, Strossmayeria atriseda, Strossmayeria bakeriana, Sporothrix ghanensis, Taeniolina scripta, Valsa ceratophora and Zygosporium gibbum).

Didymosphaeria oblitescens. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. P. Hayova
Keyword(s):  
Prunus Persica ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Saccharum Officinarum ◽  
Rubus Idaeus ◽  
Quercus Garryana ◽  
Viburnum Opulus ◽  
Camellia Japonica ◽  
Salix Caprea ◽  
Platycladus Orientalis ◽  
Brunei Darussalam

Abstract A description is provided for Didymosphaeria oblitescens. Some information on its dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Kenya, Canada (British Columbia, Ontario), USA (Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Minnesota, New Jersey, Utah), Argentina, Venezuela, Brunei Darussalam, China, Republic of Georgia, India (Bihar, Rajasthan, West Bengal), Maldives, Pakistan, Taiwan, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Irish Republic, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and UK) and hosts (Microdiplodia rosarum, Alnus sp., Arbutus menziesii, Arbutus unedo, Arundo donax, Poaceae, Barleria prionotis, Berberis sp., Bryophyllum sp., Cadaba farinosa, Camellia japonica, Carya sp., Casuarina equisetifolia, Cercidium microphyllum, Cornus sanguinea, Cornus sericea subsp. sericea, Cornus sp., Coronilla emerus, Dodonaea viscosa, Dryas octopetala, Fraxinus excelsior, Gaultheria shallon, Gossypium sp., Cortaderia selloana, Humulus lupulus, Hydrangea sp., Indigofera sp., Jasminum frutescens, Lantana camara, Leycesteria sp., Livistona sp., Lonicera caprifolium, Lupinus sp., Malus sp., Margyricarpus setosus, Mesembryanthemum sp., Pinus sylvestris, Prunus persica, Quercus garryana, Rhododendron ponticum, Rosa canina, Rosa villosa, Rosa sempervirens, Rosa sp., Rubus caucasicus, Rubus caesius, Rubus fruticosus, Rubus idaeus, Rubus inermis, Rubus sp., Saccharum munja, Saccharum officinarum, Salix caprea, Salix glauca, Smilax sp., Solidago canadensis, Strelitzia reginae, Platycladus orientalis, Tilia sp., Trachycarpus fortunei and Viburnum opulus).

Fomes fomentarius. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Minter
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Voronezh Oblast ◽  
Moscow Oblast ◽  
Novosibirsk Oblast ◽  
Novgorod Oblast ◽  
Fomes Fomentarius

Abstract A description is provided for Fomes fomentarius. Sporophores of this fungus are found on both living and dead trees, where the fungus causes a decay of heartwood. Some information on its associated organisms and substrata, dispersal and transmission, habitats and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Africa (São Tomé and Principe, Somalia, Tunisia), Asia (Azerbaijan, China (Hong Kong), Cyprus, Georgia, India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan (Akmola, Aktobe, Almaty, East Kazakhstan, Kostanay, North Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, South Kazakhstan, West Kazakhstan), Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia (Altai Krai, Altai Republic, Buryatia, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Irkutsk Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Novosibirsk Oblast, Primorsky Krai, Sakha Republic, Sakhalin Oblast, Tyumen Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai), South Korea, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan), Central America (Panama), Atlantic Ocean (Portugal (Madeira)), Europe (Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (Komi Republic, Krasnodar Krai, Moscow Oblast, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Orenburg Oblast, Republic of Karelia, Saratov Oblast, Voronezh Oblast), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK), North America (Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan), USA (Alabama, Alaska, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin)), South America (Brazil (Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina), Chile)).

Clonostachys candelabrum. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Minter
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
District Of Columbia ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Australian Capital Territory ◽  
Leningrad Oblast ◽  
Tver Oblast ◽  
Samara Oblast

Abstract A description is provided for Clonostachys candelabrum, usually found on pine debris (typically dead, wet and blackened needles, twigs and cones attached to trash). Some information on its morphology, habitat, dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya, South Africa, USA (District of Columbia, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Washington), Brazil (Pernambuco), Chile, Venezuela, India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh), Japan, Korea Republic, Syria, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Spain (Canary Islands), Australia (Australian Capital Territory), New Zealand, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Belarus, Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia (Leningrad Oblast, Samara Oblast, Tver Oblast), Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine and UK) and host (Pinus sylvestris).

Leptogium cochleatum. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Krasnodar Krai ◽  
Sao Tome And Principe ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Norfolk Island ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
St Helena

Abstract A description is provided for Leptogium cochleatum. Some information on its associated organisms and substrata, habitat, dispersal and transmission, and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa, Tanzania), North America (Canada (Nova Scotia), Mexico, USA (Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia)), Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua), South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Bahia, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guina, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela), Asia (China (Beijing, Yunnan), India (Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia (Primorsky Krai), Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam), Atlantic Ocean (Bermuda, Cape Verde, Portugal (Azores, Madeira), Spain (Canary Islands), St Helena), Australasia (Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria), New Zealand, Norfolk Island), Caribbean (Cuba, Guadeloupe), Europe (Austria, Croatia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (Krasnodar Krai), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, former Yugoslavia), Indian Ocean (Mauritius), Pacific Ocean (New Caledonia, USA (Hawaii), Vanuatu)). This species is used in the British Isles as an indicator when making ecological assesments.

Incidence of Debarking by Caterpillar, Indarbela quadrinotata Walker on Casuarina equisetifolia in Tamil Nadu and its Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-230
Author(s):  
K.R. Sasidharan ◽  
◽  
G. Ramesh ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Melia Azedarach ◽  
Seed Kernel ◽  
Casuarina Equisetifolia ◽  
The North ◽  
Eastern Zone ◽  
Tamil Nadu State ◽  
Multipurpose Tree Species ◽  
Cauvery Delta

Casuarina equisetifolia is an exotic, fast growing, multipurpose tree species grown in Tamil Nadu. Altogether, about 40 species of insects have been recorded on C. equisetifolia in Tamil Nadu State. Among them, the bark eating caterpillar, Indarbela quadrinotata is considered as the most destructive pest in plantations. Wide variation in the infestation levels of bark eating caterpillar was noticed in Casuarina plantations grown under four agro-climatic zones of Tamil Nadu; the Cauvery Delta Zone showed highest intensity of attack, followed by the North Eastern Zone and the Southern Zone in the decreasing order of infestation, while the High Rainfall Zone was not affected by the pest. Plantations of younger age suffered from higher levels of infestation, compared to that of older ones. Among the climatological parameters, the minimum temperature had significant positive correlation with the pest infestation. Apart from the naturally occurring entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana, the botanical formulations such as Melia azedarach seed kernel extract (5%), Pongamia pinnata seed oil (5%), Hydnocarpus pentandra seed oil (10,000 ppm) and Neem oil (5%) were found to be very effective in managing the pest under field condition.

Physarum vernum. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. I. Krivomaz
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Quercus Ilex ◽  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Hedera Helix ◽  
Ulex Europaeus ◽  
Pinus Uncinata ◽  
Rock And Soil

Abstract A description is provided for Physarum vernum, a facultatively nivicolous myxomycete. Some information on its dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mexico, USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia), Costa Rica, Argentina, Brazil (Bahia), Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela, China (Fujian, Hebei, Jilin, Nei Mongol, Shanxi), India, Japan, Kazakhstan, (Zapadno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast), Russia (Krasnoyarski krai, Sverdlovskaya oblast), Taiwan, Australia (South Australia and Western Australia), New Zealand, Cuba, Austria, Belgium, Eire [Irish Republic], France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Russia (Astrakhanskaya oblast, Pskov oblast, Tverskaya oblast, Volvograd oblast), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, Ukraine and Hawaii), associated organisms (Achyranthes aspera, Agave schottii, Ailanthus altissima, Coffea arabica, Cynodon dactylon, Cynodon sp., Cytisus oromediterraneus, Daucus carota, Fagus sylvatica, Fraxinus excelsior, Gerbera sp., Gerbera, Graminae indet., Hedera helix, Lolium perenne, Medicago sativa, Melicytus ramiflorus, Muscopsida indet., Phoenix canariensis, Pinus uncinata, Populus tremula, Quercus ilex, Ulex europaeus, Lamproderma ovoideum), other substrata (artefact, rock and soil), and interactions and habitats.

Stomiopeltis pinastri. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Minter
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Pinus Ponderosa ◽  
Pinus Contorta ◽  
Pinus Halepensis ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Pinus Nigra ◽  
Pinus Monticola ◽  
Pinus Caribaea ◽  
Pinus Roxburghii ◽  
Diagnostic Features

Abstract A description is provided for Stomiopeltis pinastri, which are found on dead pine needles. Details are given of its hosts (Cupressus abramsiana, Juniperus communis, Picea sp., Pinus brutia, Pinus caribaea, Pinus cembra, Pinus contorta, Pinus halepensis, Pinus montezumae, Pinus monticola, Pinus mugo, Pinus muricata, Pinus nigra, Pinus nigra var. austriaca, Pinus nigra var. maritime, Pinus pinaster, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus radiata, Pinus roxburghii, Pinus strobus, Pinus sylvestris, Pinus taeda, Pinus thunbergiana [Pinus thunbergii], Pinus wallichiana and Protium sp.), associated species, geographical distribution (Canada (British Columbia), USA (California, Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Washington), Brazil (Pernambuco), India (Himachal Pradesh and Jammu-Kashmir), Pakistan, Portugal (Azores), Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Irish Republic, Finland, France, Germany, UK, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, San Marino, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland), transmission, diagnostic features and conservation status.

Balsamia platyspora. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Minter
Keyword(s):  
Pinus Ponderosa ◽  
Quercus Robur ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Corylus Avellana ◽  
Moscow Oblast ◽  
Acer Platanoides ◽  
Spore Dispersal ◽  
Hedera Helix ◽  
Ilex Aquifolium ◽  
Ulmus Glabra

Abstract A description is provided for Balsamia platyspora. Some information is given on its habitat (e.g. woodland and forest soils), traditional uses and conservation status, along with details of its transmission (spore dispersal), geographical distribution (North America: USA (Oregon) and Europe: Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Russia (Moscow oblast), Romania and Sweden) and hosts (Abutilon sp., Acer platanoides, Corylus avellana, Fagus sylvatica, Fagus sp., Hedera helix, Ilex aquifolium, Larix sp., Laurus sp., Quercus robur, Pinus ponderosa, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Tilia sp. and Ulmus glabra).

New eriophyoid mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) in Britain: one new genus, four new species, 19 new records and two incursions

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3578 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANIEL R. L. PYE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Calluna Vulgaris ◽  
Acer Pseudoplatanus ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Acer Campestre ◽  
Buxus Sempervirens ◽  
Eriophyoid Mites ◽  
Plant Nursery ◽  
The Family

One new genus and four new species of eriophyoid mites from Britain are described and illustrated: Novophytoptus acu-leatus n. sp. (Phytoptidae) from Juncus squarrosus L. (Juncaceae); Tegnacus unicornutus n. gen. & n. sp. (Eriophyidae)from Carpinus betulus L. (Betulaceae); Calacarus pusillus n. sp. (Eriophyidae) from Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull (Ericace-ae); and Brevulacus extensus n. sp. (Diptilomiopidae) from Quercus robur L. (Fagaceae). Digital micrographs are alsoprovided for each new taxon. Furthermore, 19 eriophyoid species are confirmed or recorded in Britain for the first time:one species in the family Phytoptidae, Trisetacus ehmanni Keifer from Pinus sylvestris L. (Pinaceae); 13 species belong-ing in the family Eriophyidae, Abacarus acutatus Sukhareva and Aceria eximia Sukhareva from Calamagrostis epigeios(L.) Roth (Poaceae), Acaricalus hydrophylli Keifer from Ilex aquifolium L. (Aquifoliaceae), Aceria exigua (Liro) from C.vulgaris, Acaricalus rubrifoliae Labanowski and Glyptacus fagineae Carmona from Q. robur, Aculus cytisi Labanowskifrom Cytisus scoparius (L.) (Fabaceae), Anthocoptes transitionalis Hodgkiss from Acer pseudoplatanus L. (Sapindaceae),Calepitrimerus buxi Petanović from Buxus sempervirens L. (Buxaceae), Calepitrimerus crataegi Malandraki, Petanović& Emmanouel from Crataegus monogyna Jacq. (Rosaceae), Neotegonotus fastigatus (Nalepa) from Acer campestre L.(Sapindaceae), Phyllocoptes abaenus Keifer from Prunus spinosa L., and Platyphytoptus sabinianae Keifer from Pinusnigra J.F. Arnold; five species belonging in the family Diptilomiopidae, Brevulacus reticulatus Manson from Q. robur andQuercus cerris L., Cheiracus ornatus (Farkas) from Fagus sylvatica L. (Fagaceae), Quadracus urticarius (Canestrini &Massalongo) from Urtica dioica L. (Urticaceae), Rhinophytoptus bagdasariani Shevtchenko & Pogosova from Ulmusprocera Salisb. (Ulmaceae), and Rhyncaphytoptus amplus Keifer from Acer pseudoplatanus L. Two species are also re-corded here in Britain as incursions, Tumescoptes trachycarpi Keifer on Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H. Wendl. (Are-caceae) from a commercial plant nursery site, and Aceria gilloglii on Pleioblastus distichus (Mitford) Nakai[=Arundinaria pygmaea (Miq.) Asch. & Graebn. var. disticha (Mitford) C.S. Chao & Renvoize] (Poaceae) from a botan-ical garden. Collection details, distribution records and host symptoms are given for each species. The practice of publishing records solely identified from gall morphology and host association is also discussed.

Diversity and Distribution of Tropical Dry Forests

2020 ◽  
pp. 115-124
Author(s):  
Raja Prakasam ◽  
Balaguru Balakrishnan ◽  
Soosairaj Sebastian
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Eastern Ghats ◽  
Tropical Dry Forests ◽  
Plant Resources ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
National Wealth ◽  
Floristic Studies

Tropical dry forests occur as patches in Tamil Nadu distributed along the East Coast, Eastern Ghats, and plains of the Indian Peninsula. The floristic studies of these regions are of great national relevance as plant resources in a tropical climate contribute to national wealth. Dry forests of the plains in Tamil Nadu have been neglected and the area under study has remained practically unexplored. This chapter studies distribution of tropical dry forests, especially in Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu. In total, 187 sacred groves were surveyed for their distribution and floristic composition. The GPS position of each grove was noted and their distribution maps were prepared. The groves were classified based on conservation status, namely well conserved, moderately conserved and degraded. Extensive botanical explorations were carried out periodically during 2012–2016 in these groves and 812 species belonging to 480 genera under 124 families were recorded. The endemic, threatened species of these groves were also documented.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document