Plant Diversity Hotspots in India: An OverviewP. K. Hajra |
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An Overview P. K. Hajra. and Nilgiris , the upper Nilgiri Plateau , the Silent Valley and the Siruvani hills . The total area of the biosphere reserve is around 5670 sq km of which 2020 sq km is the core zone , 2290 sq km the ...
An Overview P. K. Hajra. and Nilgiris , the upper Nilgiri Plateau , the Silent Valley and the Siruvani hills . The total area of the biosphere reserve is around 5670 sq km of which 2020 sq km is the core zone , 2290 sq km the ...
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... Nilgiri - Wynad Plateau situated in the north - west has an average elevation of 1000 m . This undulating plateau is characterized by the prevalence of swampy low - lying areas ( Wyals or hadlus ) . The well - known Mudumalai wildlife ...
... Nilgiri - Wynad Plateau situated in the north - west has an average elevation of 1000 m . This undulating plateau is characterized by the prevalence of swampy low - lying areas ( Wyals or hadlus ) . The well - known Mudumalai wildlife ...
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... plateau greatly . In the upper Nilgiri Plateau only about 10 % of the natural vegetation is now conserved ( Anonynous . , 1990-91 ) . Many multipurpose river valley projects like the Upper Bhavani , Kundah , Pykara and Moyar have not ...
... plateau greatly . In the upper Nilgiri Plateau only about 10 % of the natural vegetation is now conserved ( Anonynous . , 1990-91 ) . Many multipurpose river valley projects like the Upper Bhavani , Kundah , Pykara and Moyar have not ...
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FOREWORD | 3 |
Plant diversity in K Vivekananthan | 25 |
Plant diversity in A S Chauhan | 65 |
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A.N. Henry Acanthaceae Agastyamalai Albizia alpine altitude Apiaceae Arunachal Pradesh assamica Asteraceae Balsaminaceae Bedd Benth biodiversity biogeographic Blume Botanical Survey Bulbophyllum C.B. Clarke Calamus Coimbatore Compositae conservation Courtesy H.J. Chowdhery cultivated plants Cymbidium Cyperaceae Dibang valley Dist district Eastern Circle Eastern Himalaya ecosystems endangered endemic Ericaceae Euphorbiaceae ex Hook Fabaceae ferns Ficus flora floristic diversity flowering plants Gamble genera Griff griffithii hills Himalaya Hook.f Impatiens India Jhum Karnataka Kerala Lamiaceae large number Lindl Llonakh Lohit Magnolia Manilal Muell Nair Namdapha Biosphere Reserve Nees nepalensis Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Nilgiri Plateau Orchidaceae orchids Plant Diversity Poaceae rainfall rare region Rhododendron rich Rosaceae Roxb Rubiaceae Rubus sholas shrubs Siang Sikkim Sikkim Himalaya sikkimensis Silent Valley Singh Southern Circle sq km Subtropical Survey of India Tamil Nadu taxa Terminalia trees tropical vegetation Wall Western Ghats wet evergreen forests Wight & Arn wild relatives Wildlife Sanctuary zone