A Checklist of the Genus <I>Pogostemon</I> Desf. in Southern Western Ghats

Eurema nilgiriensis Yata, 1990, the Nilgiri grass yellow, was described from Nilgiris in southern India. There are not many published records of this species since its original description, and it was presumed to be a high-elevation endemic species restricted to its type locality. Based on the external morphology (wing patterns) as well as the male genitalia, the first confirmed records of the species from Agasthyamalais and Kodagu in the southern Western Ghats, is provided here. This report is a significant range extension for the species outside the Nilgiris, its type locality. Ecological data pertaining to this species as well as the field identification key to all known Eurema of Western Ghats are also presented.

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Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Properties of Streptomyces Sp. (ERINLG-51) Isolated from Southern Western Ghats

South Indian Journal of Biological Sciences ◽

10.22205/sijbs/2015/v1/i1/100436 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 7 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Chandransekar Balachandran ◽

Veeramuthu Duraipandiyan ◽

Nobuhiko Emi ◽

Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu

Keyword(s):

Western Ghats ◽

Southern Western Ghats

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New locality records and call description of the Resplendent Shrub Frog Raorchestes resplendens (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.5994.12.11.16502-16509 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (11) ◽

pp. 16502-16509

Author(s):

Sandeep Das ◽

K.P. Rajkumar ◽

K.A. Sreejith ◽

M. Royaltata ◽

P.S. Easa

Keyword(s):

Endangered Species ◽

Western Ghats ◽

Small Area ◽

Grassland Ecosystem ◽

Critically Endangered Species ◽

Controlled Burning ◽

New Locations ◽

Southern Western Ghats ◽

First Time ◽

The Western Ghats

Abstract: The Resplendent Shrub Frog, Raorchestes resplendens Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta, & Bossuyt, 2010 is a Critically Endangered species endemic to the Western Ghats and was considered to be restricted to a three-square kilometer patch atop Anamudi summit. In this study, we report 36 new locations of the species from the Anamalai massif of the southern Western Ghats. Niche-based prediction modelling suggests that the species is restricted to Anamalai massif. The call description of this frog is also provided for the first time. The preferred microhabitat of the frog is Chrysopogon grass clumps in the marshy/swampy montane grassland ecosystem. Restricted to a small area with controlled burning management practiced in its habitat, R. resplendens needs immediate attention.

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A review of the genus Trigonoderus Westwood (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) from oriental region with the description of a new species from Southern Western Ghats, India

Oriental Insects ◽

10.1080/00305316.2021.1933638 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Suresh K. Surya ◽

Pavittu Meethal Sureshan

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Western Ghats ◽

Oriental Region ◽

Southern Western Ghats ◽

A New Species

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Soil organic carbon pool under selected tree plantations in the Southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India

Tropical Ecology ◽

10.1007/s42965-020-00137-y ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 62 (1) ◽

pp. 126-138

Author(s):

Vijo Thomas Kurien ◽

Elvin Thomas ◽

S. Prasanth Narayanan ◽

A. P. Thomas

Keyword(s):

Organic Carbon ◽

Soil Organic Carbon ◽

Western Ghats ◽

Carbon Pool ◽

Tree Plantations ◽

Southern Western Ghats ◽

Organic Carbon Pool

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Flowering phenology and flower predation of Cullenia exarillata (Bombacaceae) by arboreal vertebrates in Western Ghats, India

Journal of Tropical Ecology ◽

10.1017/s0266467400010622 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 459-468 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

T. Ganesh ◽

Priya Davidar

Keyword(s):

Western Ghats ◽

Keystone Species ◽

Flowering Phenology ◽

Dry Season ◽

Community Level ◽

Canopy Tree ◽

Southern Western Ghats ◽

Annual Period

ABSTRACTThe flowering phenology and flower predation of Cullenia exarillata, a canopy tree at Kakachi in the southern Western Ghats, India, was studied from 1991 to 1993 in relation to general phenological patterns at the community level. Flowering was monitored from 30 marked trees and flower predation estimated from fallen flowers in 40, 1 m2 nets placed under the trees. Flowering occurs in the dry season and coincides with the period of fruit scarcity in the forest. Flowering is synchronous in the population and each tree produces a mean of c. 8730 flowers per tree over a period of c. 47 d. Flowers produced little nectar but the edible fleshy sepals compensated for this. Six species of arboreal mammals and seven species of birds ate the flowers. These consumed 57% of the flower crop of which 37% were completely destroyed. Flower predators could be important in flower fertilization. The overabundance of the flower crop and the timing of flowering, may have evolved as a strategy to satiate predators and enable the flowers to be pollinated during the annual period of fruit scarcity in the forest. This in turn makes Cullenia exarillata a possible keystone species in this forest.

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