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Volume 65, Issue 1, July 2023

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Analysis of grass diversity of Nilgiri Bisophere Reserve, India, with special emphasis to the endemic species

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v65/2023/172942

Published 2023-07-27

  • V. Anusuba
    • ,
  • M. Murugesan
    • ,
  • S. Nagaraju
    • ,
  • J. Swamy
    • ,
  • R. Tharani
    • ,
  • B. Karthik

V. Anusuba
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Coimbatore-641 003

M. Murugesan
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Coimbatore-641 003

S. Nagaraju
Botanical Survey of India, Head Quarter, Publication Division, Kolkata, West Bengal-700 064

J. Swamy
Botanical Survey of India, AJC Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, West Bengal-711 103

R. Tharani
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Coimbatore-641 003

B. Karthik
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Coimbatore-641 003

Abstract

The grass diversity of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) has been analysed for their distribution, endemism, threat assessment and conservation perspective. Ouf of 412 grass taxa found in NBR, straggering 92 are endemic in India (22.33%) including 14 species strictly endemic to the NBR.

Keywords

Eastern Ghats, Endemic, Poaceae, Western Ghats.

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