Abstract
In an extensive floristic diversity study in Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka State, authors collected the specimens of Celastrus paniculatus Willd. subsp. aggregatus K. T. Mathew and Canscora sanjappae Diwakar & R. Kr. Singh, the two endemics of Western Ghats. Present paper discusses the extended distribution of these two endemics in the Western Ghats with complete description, images and a note on their distribution.
Highlights
Karnataka, one among the important areas falling under the Western Ghats track of peninsular India, Date of publication: 26 April 2011 Date of publication: 26 April 2011 ISSN 0974-7907 | 0974-7893
In Uttara Kannada District, the plant occurs in the lower elevations ranging from 91m at moist deciduous forests (Khandagar) to 620m (Devimane Ghat) above MSL of tropical wet evergreen forests
Palni Hills of Tamil Nadu in southern India segregated Celastrus paniculatus Willd. into two subspecies namely paniculatus and aggregatus based on the differences in position of inflorescences, number of bisexual flowers, number of capsules for infrutescence and leaf apex
Summary
Report on the extended distribution of two endemic plants (Angiospermae) in the central Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. The Western Ghats of India is one of the 34 global biodiversity hotspots of the world (Myers et al 2000) and over one-third of its angiosperms are endemic (Kaveriappa & Shetty 2001). Both plant diversity and plant endemism are higher towards the wet southern region compared to the dry northern region (Nihara et al 2007). One among the important areas falling under the Western Ghats track of peninsular India, Date of publication (online): 26 April 2011 Date of publication (print): 26 April 2011 ISSN 0974-7907 (online) | 0974-7893 (print).
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