Legumes of Kerala, India: a checklist

A checklist of the legumes of Kerala State is presented. This exhaustive checklist is an outcome of extensive field surveys, collection, identification and documentation of family Leguminosae carried out across Kerala State during the period 2006–2019. A total of 448 taxa were recorded under five subfamilies and 115 genera. The majority of the legumes are herbs and shrubs, the rest being trees and woody climbers. About 81 taxa are endemic to India, especially confined to the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, out of which 17 are endemic to Kerala. The state is home to two Critically Endangered and six Endangered legumes, facing severe threat of extinction. Crotalaria is the dominant legume genus in the state with 62 taxa followed by Desmodium and Indigofera. About 57 genera are represented by single species each. Legumes are treated according to the latest phylogenetic classification of the Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). Updated nomenclature, habit, native countries, voucher specimens, and images of endemic and lesser known legumes found in the state are provided. Crotalaria multiflora var. kurisumalayana (Sibichen & Nampy) Krishnaraj & N. Mohanan is reduced as a synonym to C. multiflora (Arn.) Benth.

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A note on the current distribution of reedtail damselfly Protosticta rufostigma Kimmins, 1958 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from Western Ghats, and its addition to the odonate checklist of Kerala

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.6307.13.1.17548-17553 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 17548-17553

Author(s):

Kalesh Sadasivan ◽

Muhamed Jafer Palot

Keyword(s):

Current Distribution ◽

Western Ghats ◽

Tamil Nadu ◽

Literature Search ◽

Original Description ◽

The State ◽

Peninsular India ◽

Kerala State ◽

The Western Ghats

The genus Protosticta (Odonata, Zygoptera, Platystictidae) is represented by nine species in the Western Ghats of peninsular India, of which seven are reported for the state of Kerala. Our recent records of Protosticta rufostigma Kimmins, 1958 from the Western Ghats of Kerala State is discussed, and despite a thorough literature search no collection records or photographs of the species has been found after the original description from Tamil Nadu. The species is, thus, added to the checklist of odonates of Kerala State. The description of the live insect, its ecology, status and distribution is discussed.

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A checklist of the vertebrates of Kerala State, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.1999.7.13.7961-7970 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (13) ◽

pp. 7961 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

P. O. Nameer ◽

Praveen J ◽

A. Bijukumar ◽

Muhamed Jafer Palot ◽

Sandeep Das ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Western Ghats ◽

Scientific Information ◽

Biodiversity Loss ◽

The State ◽

Current Status ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Kerala State ◽

Research Students ◽

The Western Ghats ◽

Made In

Following the first publication on vertebrates of India (Blanford 1888–1890), a huge wealth of information has been compiled on the vertebrate fauna of various biogeographic zones of the country, especially the Western Ghats. The state of Kerala comprising of a land area of 38,863km2, 590km coastline, an intricate system of backwaters along the coast, tropical moist forests of the Western Ghats, the highly undulating terrain, and the tropical monsoon is a unique geographical and environmental entity rich in biodiversity. A region-specific checklist that summarises and documents the current status of vertebrate diversity provides benchmark data for documentation and appreciation of biodiversity at regional level. Further, with the current rate of global biodiversity loss and concordant conservation efforts, the taxonomic community has a greater responsibility to make scientific information available to scientists, policy makers, politicians, research students and all relevant stakeholders, an attempt that has been made in the present paper. The State of Kerala has 1847 species of vertebrates in 330 families and 81 orders, of which 386 are endemic to the Western Ghats region (of the Western Ghats - Sri Lanka Hotspot), and 205 species as threatened. Six hundred and eighty species of vertebrates of Kerala have been listed in the various schedules of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, while 148 are listed in the different appendices of CITES.

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Terrestrial Orchid Diversity in Sharavati River Valley of Shimoga District Karnataka (India)

Shanlax International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities ◽

10.34293/sijash.v8is1-feb.3927 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (S1-Feb) ◽

pp. 24-30

Author(s):

Soumya Mahabaleshwara Hegde ◽

Krishnaswamy K

Keyword(s):

River Basin ◽

Single Species ◽

River Valley ◽

Terrestrial Orchid ◽

Orchid Species ◽

Field Surveys ◽

Extensive Field ◽

The One ◽

Basin Region ◽

The Western Ghats

Sharavati is a river which originates and flows entirely within the state of Karnataka in India. Sharavati river valley is the one of the most beautiful valley in the Western Ghats. Extensive field surveys during 2018-2020, revealed the occurrence of 25 species of orchids under 13 genera in river basin region in Shimoga district. Habenaria with 9 species is the largest genus in the river basin region, followed byNervilia with 3 species;Malaxis, Peristylus are 2 species each and the remaining genera by a single species each. The habit, distribution, phenology and population status of terrestrial orchid species is presented in this paper. Efforts have also been initiated for their conservation at Sharavati river valley region in Shimoga district Karnataka.

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Genetic variation and differentiation in Indirana beddomii frogs endemic to the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot

Conservation Genetics ◽

10.1007/s10592-012-0389-z ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 1459-1467 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Abhilash Nair ◽

Sujith V. Gopalan ◽

Sanil George ◽

K. Santhosh Kumar ◽

Takahito Shikano ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Genetic Variation ◽

Western Ghats ◽

Biodiversity Hotspot ◽

The Western Ghats

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First record of Mantispilla indica (Westwood, 1852) (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) from the Western Ghats, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.6827.13.9.19376-19379 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (9) ◽

pp. 19376-19379

Author(s):

T.B. Suryanarayanan ◽

C. Bijoy

Keyword(s):

Western Ghats ◽

First Record ◽

Kerala State ◽

First Time ◽

The Western Ghats

The species, Mantispilla indica (Westwood, 1852) of the Mantispidae family is recorded for the first time from the Western Ghats as well as from Kerala state. Besides, the distribution of the species in India is mapped.

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Notes on the extended distribution of Humboldtia bourdillonii (Fabales: Fabaceae), an Endangered tree legume in the Western Ghats, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.5424.11.14.14886-14890 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (14) ◽

pp. 14886-14890

Author(s):

Anoop P. Balan ◽

A. J. Robi ◽

S. V. Predeep

Keyword(s):

Endemic Species ◽

Western Ghats ◽

Type Locality ◽

Tree Legume ◽

Endangered Tree ◽

Conservation Measures ◽

Tiger Reserve ◽

Kerala State ◽

Periyar Tiger Reserve ◽

The Western Ghats

Humboldtia bourdillonii is an Endangered tree legume; considered endemic to its type locality in the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Idukki District of Kerala State. A new population of this highly threatened endemic species is located in the Vagamon Hills of Kottayam District which is about 70km away from its original locality. The newly located population is drastically affected by the severe floods and landslides that occurred in Kerala state during August 2018. Urgent conservation measures are needed to protect the population from further loss.

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The oat-like grass Trisetopsis aspera (Munro ex Thwaites) Röser & A.Wölk (Poaceae): a new record for the flora of central Western Ghats of Karnataka, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.6181.13.1.17601-17603 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 17601-17603

Author(s):

H.U. Abhijit ◽

Y.L. Krishnamurthy ◽

K. Gopalakrishna Bhat

Keyword(s):

Random Sampling ◽

Western Ghats ◽

New Record ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Field Surveys ◽

Extensive Field ◽

Central Western Ghats

For the documentation of grasses in the central Western Ghats of Karnataka, we have conducted the extensive field surveys by using random sampling method from 2017 to 2020. During this survey we have collected some grass specimens from the shola grassland, which forms the new distributional record of Trisetopsis aspera (Munro ex Thwaites) Roser & A. Wolk to the flora of central Western Ghats, Karnataka, India from the montane high- lands of Baba Budangiri hills of Chikkamagaluru District.

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First record of the myrmicine ant genus Syllophopsis Santschi, 1915 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4985.3.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4985 (3) ◽

Author(s):

SHAHID ALI AKBAR ◽

HIMENDER BHARTI ◽

MARIUSZ KANTURSKI ◽

AIJAZ AHMAD WACHKOO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Western Ghats ◽

National Park ◽

Indian Subcontinent ◽

First Record ◽

Sem Analysis ◽

Biodiversity Hotspot ◽

Western Ghats Of India ◽

The Western Ghats ◽

A New Species

Here we describe and illustrate Syllophopsis peetersi sp. nov. from Silent Valley National Park, a biodiversity hotspot region of the Western Ghats of India. The discovery also marks a first native report of the genus from the Indian subcontinent. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis was carried out to elucidate the general morphology and sensilla of the new species. The new species is similar to congeners from Madagascar, but with larger differences from species that occur elsewhere.

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