[PDF] Top 20 Rare, Endangered and Threatened (RET) climbers of Southern Western Ghats, India

... present study observed it as most abundant species in all types of forests. Some of the rare species, Celastrus paniculata Willd., Aganosma cymosa G.Don. Smilax zeylanica L., Corallocarpus gracilipes Cong., ... See full document

... Ixora are popular ornamental plants grown in the tropics for their beautiful inflorescences which are different shades of white, yellow, orange, pink and red. Five species of Ixora are endemic to Kerala. One among them ... See full document

... The Western Ghats of India is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight “hotspots” of biological diversity in the ...the southern Western ...the southern ... See full document

... the rare category (Sasidharan, ...vanishing rare and endangered taxa is a key concern of the day all over the ...of rare and endangered plant taxa including orchids has long been ... See full document

... The epiphytic orchid species like Dendrobium, Coelogyne and Bulbophyllum were found highest in number of species diversity and wide distribution throughout the hill ranges. Some attractive orchid species in the regions ... See full document

... Numerous reports made on the biodiversity of mushrooms in South India have opened up an avenue to study their biochemical composition and the bioactive compounds responsible for the heal- ing potential. Several ... See full document

... The species in natural ecosystem provides the foundation for many recreational and aesthetic interests. Millions of people enjoy hunting, fishing, camping, hiking and wild life watching. These activities provide ... See full document

... of rare, endangered and threatened important medicinal plants & animal species region wise to know the exact status of ...the rare, endangered and threatened species of ... See full document

... the Western Ghats and North-Eastern ...In India, it is reported that traditional healers use 2,500 plant species and 100 species of plants serve as regular sources of medicine ... See full document

... of southern Western Ghats have their own unique manifestations of floral elements due to spatial and ecological isolation from the surrounding ...many rare and endemic ... See full document

... etc. India has two biodiversity hotspots such as, the Western Ghats and the Eastern ...of India (1983 to 2006) conducted some survey regarding studies of aquatic and semi aquatic ... See full document

... Peninsular India. The Western Ghat mountains host a spectrum of forest categories including tropical wet evergreen, moist deciduous forests interspersed with grasslands (Varghese and Menon 1999; Rugmini and ... See full document

... Author Details: Pradeep Kumkar is working on diversity, distribution, ecology and evolution of freshwater fishes. Sanjay Kharat is working on diversity and distribution of freshwater fishes in the northern Wsestern ... See full document

... critically endangered tree species in the IUCN Red list and World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998), belongs to the family Clusiaceae of order Theales and sub class ...the Southern Western ... See full document

... of Threatened Taxa is dedicated to building evidence for conservation globally by publishing peer-reviewed articles online every month at a reasonably rapid rate at ... See full document

... Sahyadria denisonii is an endemic Cyprinid of the Western Ghats of India that has great demand in the international ornamental fish market. The present study examined the morphology, histology and ... See full document

... In India, development of groundwater in different parts of the country has not been uniform. Highly intensive development of groundwater in certain areas in the country has resulted in over exploitation leading to ... See full document

... Latidens salimalii is the only species in the genus Latidens, and is endemic to India (Bates & Harrison 1997). It is the only fruit bat to be protected under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, ... See full document

... Acknowledgements: The authors are grateful to the director, KSCSTE-Malabar Botanical Garden & Institute for Plant Sciences, Kozhikode, Kerala for all the facilities provided for this work. The constant encouragement ... See full document

... 2003), 73 species from Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary (Mathew et al. 2004), 74 species from Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary (Mathew et al. 2005), 24 species from Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (Ambrose & Raj ... See full document