Exotic Plant species documented in Pulney hills Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu

Enlist of species collected from Flora of Palani Hills, Matthew,1981

This study encountered 337 species from 75 families. Among them Myraceae contributed more species (30) followed by Solanaceae (21 sp.), Compositae and Graminae (20 sp.) each.

Family Species Name Habit Podocarpaceae Podocarpus brevifolius (stapf.) Foxw. Tree Araucariaceae Araucaria bidwillii Hook.Lond. Tree Pinaceae Cedrus deodara (Roxb.) G.Don Tree Pinus wallichiana Jacks Tree Pinus torreyana Parr. ex Torr. Tree Pinus radiata D.Don Tree Pinus canariensis Sm Tree Pinus insularis Endl. Tree Pinus roxburghii Sarg. Tree Pinus echinata Gard. Tree Pinus pinaster Ait Tree Pinus pinea Linn. Tree Taxodiaceae Cryptomeria japonica (Linn.f.) D.Don Tree Sequoia sempervirens (Lamp.) Endl. Tree Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamp.) Hook. Tree Cupressaceae Thuja orientalis Linn. Shrub or small tree Libocedrus decurrens Torr. Tree Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Murr.) Parl. Tree Callitris rhomboidea R.Br. ex Rich Tree Callitris oblonga Rich. Shrub or small tree Widdrngtonia juniperoides (Linn.) Endl. Tree Cupressus torulosa D.Don Tree Cupressus sempervirens Linn. Tree Cupressus macrocarpa Hart.w Tree Cupressus funebris Endl. Tree Cupressus lusitanica Mill. Gard. Tree Cupressus arizonica Greene Tree Cupressus goveniana Gord. Tree Calycanthaceae Chimonanthus praecox Linn Shrub Magnoliaceae Magnolia grandiflora Linn. Tree Magnolia campbelliii Hook.f. & Thomas Tree Magnolia liliflora Desr. Shrub Papavaraceae Romneya colteri Harv. Herb Fumariaceae Cydalis lutea (L.) DC. Herb Cruciferae Nasturtium officinale R.Br. Herb Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm. Herb Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Med. Herb Barbarea vulgaris R.Br. Herb Sisymbrium wolgense Marsch. Herb Flacourtiaceae Aphloia mauritiana Baker Shrub Caryophyllaceae Silene gallica L. Herb Polycarpon tetraphyllum (L.) L. Herb Hyperiacaceae Hypericum hoomerianum Wt. & Arn. Shrub Saurauiaceae Saurauia nepaulensis DC. Tree Theaceae Schima wallichii (DC.) Choisy Tree Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze Shrub Camellia japonica L. Shrub Malvaceae Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Shrub Hibiscus syriacus L. Shrub Althaea rosea Cav. Diss. Herb Malvaviscus arboreus Cav.Diss. Shrub Abutilon megapotamicum (Spreng.) St.Hill Shrub Sterculaceae Brachychiton acerifolius (Cunn.) F.V.Muell. Tree Dombeya wallichii (Lindl.) K.Schum. Shrub Dombeya acutangula Cav.Diss. Shrub Dombeya burgessiae Gerr. ex Harv. Shrub Dombeya mastersii Hoo.f. Shrub Geraniaceae Pelargoinum graveolens L'Her. Geran. Shrub Pelargonium grossularioides (L.) Ait. Herb Oxalidaceae Oxalis pubescens H.Br. Herb Oxalis variabilis var. rubra Jacq. herb Oxalis cernua Thunb. Herb Oxalis deppei Lodd. Herb Oxalis latifolia H.B.K. Herb Oxalis martiana Zucc. Herb Tropaeolaceae Tropaeolus majus L. Climber Rutaceae Ruta graveolens L. Shrub Euodia fraxinifolia (Don.) Hook.f. Tree Choisya ternata Kunth Shrub Citrus sinensis (L.) Tree Aquifoliaceae Ilex opaca Ait. Tree Ilex aquifolium L. Shrub Rhamnaceae Hovenia dulcis Thunb. Tree Colletia cruciata Gill. Shrub Pomaderris lanigera Sims Shrub Noltea africana (L.) Reichb. Shrub Melianthaceae Melianthus major L. Shrub Hippocastanaceae Aesculus indica (Camb.) Hook. Tree Aceraceae Acer psudo-platanus L. Tree Acer caesium Wall.ex Brandis Tree Anacardiaceae Schinus molle L. Tree Papilionaceae Castanospermum australe A.Cunn. Tree Robinia pseudo-acacia L. Tree Erthrina crista-galli L. Shrub Ulex eruopeus L. Shrub Crotalaria agatiflora Schweinf. ex Engl Tree Spartinum junceum L. Shrub Laburnum anagyroides L. Shrub Sarothamus scoparius (L.)W.D.J. Koch. shrub Chorizema ilicifolium Labill Shrub Trifolium dubium Sibth. Herb Trifolium pratense L. Herb Trifolium repens L. Herb Hardenbergia comptoniana (Link) Benth Twiner Wisteria sinensis (Sims) Sweet Climber Caesalpiniaceae Schizolobium excelsum Vog. Tree Ceratonia siliqua L. Tree Cassia didymobotrya Fresen. Shrub Cassia laevigata Willd. Shrub or small tree Cassia tomentosa L. Shrub Mimosaceae Acacia mearnsii De Wild. Tree Acacia decurrens (Wendl.) Willd. Tree Acacia dealbata Link. Tree Acacia baileyana F.V.Muell. Tree Acacia elata A.Cunn. Ex Benth Tree Acacia podalyriifollia A.Cunn. Shrub or small tree Acacia cyanophylla Lindl. Shrub Acacia lindleyi Meissn. Shrub Acacia maidenii F.V.Muell. Tree Acacia cunninghamii Hook. Tree Acacia longifolia Willd Tree Acacia retinodes Schlecht Tree Acacia melanoxylon R.Br. Tree Albizia distachya (Vent.) Macb. Shrub or small tree Leucaena glauca (Willd.) Benth. Tree Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.)Lindl. Tree Rosaceae Prunus cerasoides D.Don. Tree Prunus armeniaca Linn. Tree Prunus domestica L. Tree Prunus salicina Lindl. Tree Prunus persica (L.) Batsch. Tree Pyrus communis L. Tree Malus baccata (l.) Borkh. Tree Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill. Gard. Tree Rosa banksiae Ait Climber Rosa centifolia L. Shrub Rosa damascena Mill.Gard. Shrub Spiraea canescens D.Don. Shrub Spiraea cantoniensis Lour. Shrub Spiraea cantoniensis Lour.var flore pleno Shrub Chaenomeles legenaria (Loisel.) Koidz. Shrub Prinsepila utilis Royle Shrub Philadelphaceae Philadelphus coronarius L. Shrub Deutzia gracilis Sieb. & Zucc. Shrub Deutzia scabra Thunb. Shrub hydrangeaceae Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. Shrub Escalloniaceae Escallonia marantha Hook. & Arn. Shrub Hamamelidaceae Liquidambar styraciflua L. Shrub Symingtonia populnea (R.Br.) Steen. Tree Myrtaceae Feijoa sellowiana (Berg.) Berg Shrub Leptospermum scoparium Forst. Tree Myrtus communis L. Shrub Callistemon brachyandrus Lindl. Shrub or small tree Callistemon citrinus (Curt.) Stapf. Shrub or small tree Callistemon rigidus R.Br. Shrub or small tree Melaeuca styphelioides Sm. Tree Syncarpia glomulifera (Sm.) Nied. Tree Baeckea virgata (Forst.) Andr. Shrub or small tree Tristania conferta R.Br. Tree Angophora costata (Gaertn.) Britt. TRee Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Tree Eucalyptus calophylla R.Br. exLindl. Tree Eucalyptus ficifolia F.v.Muell. Tree Eucalyptus longifolia Link. Tree Eucalyptus citriodora Hook. Tree Eucalyptus diversicolor F.v. Mueller Tree Eucalyptus viminalis Labill. Tree Eucalyptus robusta Sm. Tree Eucalyptus caldocalyx F.v.Mueller Tree Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm. Tree Eucalyptus nova-anglica Deane & Maiden Tree Eucalyptus macarthurii Deane & Maiden Tree Eucalyptus obliqua L'Herit. Tree Eucalyptus regnans F.v.Mueller Tree Eucalyptus piperita Sm. Tree Eucalyptus radiata Sieb exDC. Tree Eucalyptus sieberiana F.V.Mueller Tree Eycalyptus rossii R.T.Baker & H.G.sm. Tree Eucalyptus crebra F.V. Mueller Tree Melastomaceae Tubouchina semidecandra Cogn. Shrub Lythraceae Lagerstroemia indica L. Shrub or small tree Onagraceae Oenothera tetraptera Cav. Herb Oenothera odorata Jacq. Herb Oenothera nocturna Jacq. Herb Oenothera biennis L. Herb Oenothera rosa Ait. Herb Fuchsia boliviana Carr.var.luxurians Johnston Shrub Fuchsia magellanica Lamk. Shrub Passifloraceae Passiflora mollissima (H.B.K. ) Bailey Climber Passiflora antioquiensis Karst. Climber Passiflora caerulea L. Climber Passiflora edulis Sims Climber Passiflora calcarata Mast. Tree Carica cundinamarcensis Lindl. Tree Araliaceae Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) C.Koch Shrub Hedera helix L. Climber Caprifoliaceae Lonicera sempervirens L. Shrub Rubiaceae Cinchona officinalis L. Tree Cinchona calisaya Wedd. Tree Chinchona succirubra Pav.exKlotzsch Tree Chinchona calisaya var.ledgeriana How. Tree Luculia gratissima Sw. Shrub Luculia pinceana Hook. Shrub Coffea arabica L. Shrub Compositae Ageratum houstonianum Mill. Herb Eupatorium glandulosum H.B.K. Nov. Herb Santolina chamaecyparissus L. Shrub Hypochoeris glabra L. Herb Taraxacum officinale Weber Herb Sonchus oleraceus L. Herb Sonchus arvensis L. Herb Helichrysum bracteatum Andr. Herb Helichrysum bracteatum Andr.var albidum DC. Herb Erechthites valerianiifolia (Wolf.) DC. Herb Cortula australis Hook.f. Herb Montanoa bipinnatifida C.Koch Shrub Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium (Trev.) Vis. Herb Chrysanthemum frutescens L. Shrub Tithonia diversifolia A.Gray Herb Dahlia imperialis Roezl Shrub Galinsoga parvifolia Cav. Herb Erigeron karvinskianus DC. Spreading herb Erigeron canadensis L. Herb Erigeron bonariensis L. Herb Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull Shrub Erica vagans L. Shrub Erica urceolaris Berg Shrub Rhododendron simsii Planch Shrub Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sw. Shrub Rhododendron mucronatum (Bl.) G.Don Shrub Rhododendron ponticum L. Shrub or small tree Oleaceae Jasminum mesnyi Hance Shrub Jasminum officinale L. Shrub Apocyanaceae Mandevilla laxa (Ruiz and Pav.) Woods. Climber Vinca major L. Straggler Nerium indicum Mill Shrub Plumaria rubra L. Tree Asclepiadaceae Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) Ait Shrub Buddaliaceae Buddleja madagascariensis Lamk. Straggler Buddleja davidii Franch Shrub Cobaeaceae Cobaea scandens Cav. Climber Ipomoea congesta R.Br. Twiner Solanaceae Streotosolen jamesonii (Benth.) Miers Shrub Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.) Sendt. Shrub Solanum jasminoides Paxt. Shrub Solanum wendlandii Hook.f. Climbing shrub Solanum pseudo-capsicum L. Shrub Solanum sisybriifolium Lamk. Shrub Physalis peruviana L. Herb Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn. Herb Cestrum elegans (Brongn.) Schlecht Shrub Cestrum fasciculatum (Schlecht.) Miers Shrub Cestrum aurantiacum Lindl. Shrub Costrum nocturnum L. Shrub Brugmansia suaveolens (H.B.) Bercht. Shrub Scrophulariaceae Calceolaria mexicana Benth. Herb Hebe andersonii (Lindl. & Paxt.) Shrub Digitalis purpurea L. Herb Digitalis purpure L. var alba Hort. Herb Verbascum thapsus L. Herb Verbascum virgatum Stokes Herb Maurandia barclaiana Lindl. Herb Cymbalaria muralis (L.) Gaertn. Herb Bignoniaceae Catalpa bignonioides (L.) Walt. Tree Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don Tree Phyllarthron comorense DC. Tree Tecoma mollis H.B.K. Nov. Shrub Tecoma stans (L.) H.B.K.Nov. Shrub Tecomdaria capensis (Thunb.) Spach. Shrub Bignonia unguis-cati L. Climber Pyrostegia venusta (Ker-Gawl.)Presl Climber Phaedranthus buccinatorius (DC.) Miers Climber Campsis radicans (L.) Seem Shrub Pandorea jasminoides (Lindl.) Schumann Shrub Podranea ricasoliana (Tanf.) Sprague Climbing shrub Acanthaceae Acanthus mollis L. Herb Verbenaceae Lantana camara var. aculeata (L.) Mold Shrub Aloysia triphylla (L'Herit) Britt. Shrub Verbena bonariensis L. Herb Verbena biinnatifida Schauer Tree Verbena rigida Spreng Creeper Holmskioldia sanguinea Retz. Shrub Clerodendrum fragrans var.pleniflorum Schaucer Shrub Duranta repens L. Shrub Labiatae Salvia leucantha Cav. Shrub Rosmarinus officinalis L. Shrub Nyctaginaceae Bougainvillea glabra Choisy Climbing shrub Bougainvillea buttiana Holtt. Climbing shrub Amarathaceae Alternanthera ficoidea var.bettzickiana (Nich) Back. Herb Iresina herbstii Hook.f. Herb Phytolaccaceae Phytolacca octandra L. Herb Phytolacca dioica L. Tree Polygonaceae Rumex acetosella L. Tree Fagopyrum esculentum Moench Herb Lauraceae Persea americana Mill. Tree Proteaceae Grevillea robusta A.Cunn. Tree Banksia marginata R.Br. Shrub Hakea salicifolia (Vent.)Burtt Shrub Hakea acicularis Kn. Shrub Buxaceae Buxus sempervirens L. Shrub Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia milii Desmoul. Shrub Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. Shrub Ricinus communis L. Shrub or small tree Acalypha wikesiana Muell-Arg Shrub Morus australis Poir Shrub Ficus carica L. Shrub or small tree Ficus elastica Roxb. Tree Ficus pumila L. Climber Platanus orientalis L. Tree Juglans regia L. Tree Casurainaceae Casuarina suberosa Otto & Dietr. Tree Casuarina torlosa Ait Tree Betulaceae Betula alnoides Buch.-Ham. Tree Alnus nepalensis D.Don. Tree Fagaceae Fagus sylvatica L. Tree Fagus sylvatica L. var cuprea Tree Castanea sativa (L.) Mill. Tree Castanopsis indica (Roxb.) DC. Tree Quercus incana Roxb Tree Quercus ilex L. Tree Quercus robus L. Tree Saliaceae Salix babylonica L. Tree Musaceae Ensete edule Horan. Herb Musa paradisiaca L. Herb Musa basjoo Sieb. Herb Liaceae Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Hook. Herb Eucomis undulata Ait Herb Ruscus aculeatus L. Shrub Amaryllidaceae Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffmgg. Verz. Herb Agapanthus orientalis Leight. Herb Iridaceae Watsonia ardernei Math. & Bol. Herb Agavaceae Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw. Herb Phormium tenax Forst. Herb Cordyline australis (Forst.) Hook.f. Tree Palmae Phoenix rupicola T. Shrub Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) Wendl Tree Washingtonia robusta Wendl. Tree Livistona rotundifolia (Lamk.) Mart. Tree Sabal mauritiiformis (Karst.) Gr. & Wendl. Tree Araceae Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng. Herb Graminae Miscanthus nepalensis (Trin.) Hack Herb Panicum maximum Jacq. Herb Paspalum dilatatum Poir. Herb Pennisetum cladestimum Hochst. exChiov Herb Pennisetum purpurenum Schumach. Herb Bromus unioloides H.B.K. Herb Brachypodium sylvaticum (Hude.) P.Beauv. Herb Lolium perenne L. Herb Briza maxima L. Herb Briza media L. Herb Briza minor L. Herb Dactylis glomerata L. Herb Poa annua L. Herb Vulpia myuros (L.) Gmel. Herb Festuca ovina L. Herb Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees Herb Anthoxanthum odoratum L. Herb Anthoxanthum hookeri (Griseb.)Rendle Herb Cortaderia selloana (Schult.) Aschers. & Graebn. Herb Phalaris tubersa L. Herb