Abstract
The present exploration based on the floristic studies carried out shows that there are about 121 endemic taxa of flowering plants in Velliangiri hills belonging to 34 families have been recorded and are listed. Out of the plants listed, the dominant families are Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Fabaceae and Orchidaceae.From the list of the endemic plants in the study, it is indicated that the phylo-genetically advanced families such as Orchidaceae, Asteraceae, and Lamiaceae are the most diversified families on the basis of their number of genera and species. The herbs and shrubs are better represented than the trees in the list. A large number of endemic taxa (about 20 species) are known only by their type collection, which could not be recollected or relocated even after repeated field explorations. It seems that either these taxa are vanished from their localities or alternatively, that species misidentification has occurred.
Highlights
The Velliangiri hills, the horse-shoe-shaped range of hills which are situated exactly to the west of Coimbatore town and comes under Boluvampatti reserve forests (1)
There are settling tanks and these collect water from a narrow channel drawn from Muthukolam, which is the main source of water supply for Coimbatore town and is situated in a ravine at the top of a group of hills
It is situated to the western boundary of Palghat district of Kerala, the plains of Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu to the east, the Nilgiri Mountains to the north
Summary
The Velliangiri hills, the horse-shoe-shaped range of hills which are situated exactly to the west of Coimbatore town and comes under Boluvampatti reserve forests (1). Consists of seven hillocks with different altitudes and micro-topography. It lies between 76° 40' and 77° 10' E longitude and 10° 55' and 11° 10' N latitude. The pilgrims visit the hill peak temple bare foot as they believe that the holiness will lose if they wear shoes and chapels. The devotees visit this temple by walk through the thick jungles, wet evergreen forests, shola forests and grassland vegetation. In the plains where the crops are cultivated, the black cotton soil and a sandy soil along the Noyil River
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