Balsams Diversity in Anamalai Hills of Tamil Nadu, India
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2019/v145i6/146228Keywords:
Anamalai Hills, Ecological Status, Impatiens, Endemic.Abstract
The present study mainly focuses on the documentation and diversity of Impatiens species in different forest habitats of Anamalai hills, Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu. A total of 40 species were recorded. Of which 34 species are classified under the endemic category, 5 rare and one species placed as critically endangered. Besides these, the three species namely I. chandrasekharanii, I. parasitica and I. jerdoniae are rare and have been documented in the study area. The study indicates the urgent need of a conservation strategy which could save these species from extinction.References
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