Abstract
Caralluma bicolor V.S. Ramach., S. Joseph, H.A. John and Sofiya (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) was known only from Tamil Nadu. Recent collections from Ranganathapuram and Cheerakadavu of the Eastern Attappady Hills of the Palakkad District, Kerala are not only a new report for the state of Kerala but also extend its distribution towards the Western slopes of the Western Ghats.
Highlights
DŚĞ ŶĂŵĞ Caralluma Z ƌ ŝƐ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ͚ĂƌͲĂůͲ ůƵŵ͛ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌŶĂĐƵůĂƌ ŶĂŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ dĞůŝŶŐĂƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƚLJƉĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐC. adscendens ;ZŽdžďͿ,ĂǁŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůůLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ as Stapelia adscendensZŽdžď;ZŽdžďƵƌŐŚϭϳερDĞǀĞΘ >ŝĞĚĞϮϬϬϮͿtŚŝůĞZĂŵĂĐŚĂŶĚƌĂŶ;ϭεεϮͿŵĞŶƟŽŶ͞
In the Attappady area the distribution of Caralluma bicolor is restricted to Mattathukadu, Ranganathapuram and Cheerakadavu localities where only 20 individuals were noted (Image 2)
Status: The conservation status of C. bicolour was not mentioned by Ramachandran et al (2011)
Summary
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