Murdannia lanceolata (Wight) Kamm. (Commelinaceae) - An Endangered Species Recollected After A Lapse of 56 Years from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Tamilnadu, South India

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-56
Author(s):  
T.J.S. Rajakumar ◽  
R. Selvakumari ◽  
S. Murugesan ◽  
N. Chellaperumal
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
South India ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Southern Western Ghats

Murdannia lanceolata (Wight) Kamm. (Commelinaceae) is an endangered species of Tirunelveli hills (Southern Western Ghats), Tamil Nadu, India. It was recollected after a lapse of 56 years from Kannikatti forests, Tirunelveli District, Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu, South India.

scholarly journals A new report on mixed species association between Nilgiri Langurs Semnopithecus johnii and Tufted Grey Langurs S. priam (Primates: Cercopithecidae) in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 15975-15984
Author(s):  
Chetan Nag
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
National Park ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Species Association ◽  
Interspecific Associations ◽  
Anthropogenic Habitat ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Nilgiri Langur

Phylogenetic conservatism or rapid anthropogenic habitat modifications could increase the incidences of interspecific associations of Hanuman and Nilgiri langurs (Family: Cercopithecidae, subfamily: Colobinae) in the southern Western Ghats.  Opportunistic surveys were conducted at the Silent Valley National Park, Kerala and around Devimalai Ghats, Tamil Nadu for  Tufted Grey-Nilgiri Langur association. Based on the observations from Researchers, field assistants, forest staff, and local people, the data in terms of the time of the sighting, number of individuals, phenotypes of individuals, and the time the interaction lasted, were recorded.  The study reports data on a troop of Nilgiri Langurs (N=13) around O Valley tea estate at Devimalai Ghat, Gudalur, Tamil Nadu with some hybrid looking individuals and a Tufted female Grey Langur amongst them. A total of six  and two uni-male troops of Nilgiri Langurs  and grey langurs respectively with Tufted female Grey Langurs, and aberrant coat colored infants observed at the Neelikkal section of Silent Valley National Park are also reported. The study reasonably speculates that there could be more such locations in the southern western ghats and emphasizes the need for more systematic surveys to understand  and explore the ecology, behavior, molecular, and other likely factors contributing to the conservation of vulnerable Nilgiri langur (Semnopithecus johnii) populations.

scholarly journals Notes on Cinnamomum travancoricum Gamble (Lauraceae) - a Critically Endangered species from the southern Western Ghats, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 12290
Author(s):  
A. J Robi ◽  
P. Sujanapal ◽  
P. S. Udayan
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Taxonomic Treatment ◽  
Critically Endangered Species ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
Different Parts

Cinnamomum travancoricum Gamble was recollected after its type from Chemunji, Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in Kerala.  It had long been confused with C. sulphuratum Nees and several naturalists reported its collection from different parts of the Western Ghats for the last few years.  Taxonomic treatment along with distribution, ecology and color photographs are provided. 

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

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.

scholarly journals Ramalina obtusata, a new lichen flora addition to Southern Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 100140
Author(s):  
Murugan Mariraj ◽  
Muthu Shenbagam ◽  
Rajendran Kalidoss ◽  
Ponnusamy Ponmurugan
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Lichen Flora

scholarly journals Chasmophytic grasses of Velliangiri Hills in the southern Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (15) ◽  
pp. 3462-3472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Binu Thomas ◽  
A. Rajendran ◽  
K. Althaf Ahamed Kabeer ◽  
R. Sivalingam
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Southern Western Ghats

Rediscovery of Miliusa wightiana Hook. f. & Thomson (Annonaceae) From type Locality and its Environment

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-60
Author(s):  
C. Murugan ◽  
S. Ganthikumar ◽  
L.J.P. Arulanandam ◽  
R. Gopalan
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Type Collection ◽  
Tamil Nadu State ◽  
Southern Western Ghats

Miliusa wightiana Hook.f. & Thomson (Annonaceae) is rediscovered after type collection from type locality (Courtallum Hills, southern Western Ghats) and its environs (Mancholai and Papanasam Hills of Tamil Nadu state).

The first Indian record of Pogonatum marginatum Mitt. (Polytrichaceae) from the Western Ghats

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALVERT EBENEZER DULIP DANIELS ◽  
KOCHUMANI CHINNAPILLA KARIYAPPA ◽  
JAAKKO HYVONEN ◽  
NEIL BELL
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Photographic Plate ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
First Record ◽  
Close Relative ◽  
Chloroplast Gene ◽  
Gene Sequences ◽  
The Western Ghats

Pogonatum marginatum has been previously known from Sri Lanka and Vietnam. It was recently collected in the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats (Kerala and Tamil Nadu), this being the first record of the plant in India. We provide a detailed description of the species with figures and a photographic plate, plus novel chloroplast gene sequences of the Indian plant, another specimen of the same species, and a close relative.

A new species of Striga section Polypleurae (Orobanchaceae) from southern Western Ghats of India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 212 (2) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
K. M. PRABHU KUMAR ◽  
M. OMALSREE ◽  
M. SABU ◽  
P. SUNOJKUMAR ◽  
BINU THOMAS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Corolla Tube ◽  
Glandular Hairs ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Striga from Tamil Nadu parts of Western Ghats of India is described and illustrated as Striga kamalii sp. nov. The new species shows similarity with S. densiflora in having a densely hispid stem, linear leaves, bracts longer than calyx, and oblong fruit shorter than calyx lobes, but differs in the 10-ribbed calyx, the glandular hairs on calyx and corolla tube, and the obovate-rounded petals. A detailed description, with data on distribution and parasitism together with relevant taxonomic notes and colour photographs are provided.

scholarly journals Nesting and egg-laying behavior of a Common Green Forest Lizard, Calotes calotes (Linnaeus 1758), from Tamil Nadu, southern Western Ghats of India

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 318-319
Author(s):  
Amit Sayyed ◽  
Abhijit Nale ◽  
Kiran Ahire ◽  
Mahesh Bandgar ◽  
Hrushikesh Awale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Egg Laying ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Southern Western Ghats

scholarly journals Diversity and Threatened Climber Plants in Tropical Forests of Courtallam Hills, Southern Western Ghats, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Pandian ◽  
P. Ravichandran
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
In Situ Conservation ◽  
Forest Protection ◽  
Climbing Plant ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Salacia Oblonga

Investigated the distribution of climber and its conservation status in tropical forests of Courtallam hills in southern Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India during 2017-2018. A total of five 1 ha plots were established, and all climber species ≥1 cm diameter at breast height (dbh) were counted, which resulted in a total of 81 climbing plant species that representing to 62 genera under 30 families. Study plots revealed the most abundant climber species are Jasminum flexile (Oleaceae), Salacia oblonga (Celastraceae) and Ziziphus oenopolia (Rhamnaceae). The dominant climber species families in the study plots include Apocynaceae (11 species), Leguminosae (10 species), Menispermaceae and Vitaceae (6 species each), Capparaceae and Oleaceae (5 species each) and Convolvulaceae (4 species). Among 81 climber species, about 12 species are documented as threatened species of Courtallam hills. The results of this investigation suggest that forest management and forest protection is important for in-situ conservation of liana diversity with the involvement of local community.

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