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TABLE 5: STRICT ENDEMICS OF TAMIL NADU S.No. Family Binomial Habit Distribution Remarks References Flora of Tamil Clematis 1 Ranunculaceae Climbing Shrub Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, VOL. I, theobromina Dunn 1983 Polyalthia Viswanathan & tirunelveliensis M. 2 Annonaceae Tree Tirunelveli Endemic Manikandan, B. Viswan. & 2001 Manikandan. Flora of Tamil Berberis Nadu, VOL. I, 3 Berberidaceae nilghiriensis Erect Shrub Nilgiri Endemic 1983; Ahrendt, Ahrendt 1961 Pittosporum Flora of Tamil 4 Pittosporaceae anamallayense Shrub Coimbatore Endemic Nadu, VOL. I, Nayar & Giri 1983 Pittosporum Flora of Tamil viridulum Nayar, 5 Pittosporaceae Small Tree Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, VOL. I, Giri & 1983 Chandrasekaran Flora of Tamil Polycarpaea diffusa Nadu, VOL. I, 6 Caryphyllaceae Undershrub Tirunelveli Endemic Wight & Arn. 1983; Gamble, 1957 Flora of Tamil Grewia pandaica 7 Tiliaceae Large Tree Tirunelveli Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. I, Drumm. 1983 Flora of Tamil Impatiens viscida Madurai, Nadu, VOL. I, 8 Balsaminaceae Herb Endemic, Rare Wight Tirunelveli 1983; Fyson, 1932 Olax imbricata Flora of Tamil Coimbatore, 9 Olacaceae Roxb. var. Shrub Endemic Nadu, VOL. I, Tirunelveli nigrescens Gamble 1983 Celastrus K.T. Mathew paniculatus Willd. 10 Celastraceae Shrub Nilgiri Endemic 1991, Matthew subsp. dependens 1999 (Wall.) Ding Hou Celastrus K.T. Mathew paniculatus Willd. 11 Celastraceae Shrub Madurai Endemic 1991, Matthew subsp. aggregatus 1999 K.T. Mathew Euonymus Flora of Tamil 12 Celastraceae paniculatus Wight Shrub Tirunelveli Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. I, ex Lawson 1983 Flora of Tamil Salacia beddomei 13 Celastraceae Shrub Coimbatore Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. I, Gamble 1983 Nothopegia aureo- fulva Bedd. ex Flora of Tamil Small tree or large 14 Anacardiaceae Hook. Tirunelveli Endemic Nadu, VOL. I, shrub 1983

Nothopegia Flora of Tamil racemosa (Dalz.) Madurai, Nilgiri, Nadu, VOL. I, 15 Anacardiaceae Ramam. var. Small tree Endemic Tirunelveli 1983; Gamble, angustifolia 1957 (Gamble) Chithra Nothopegia vajravelui K.Ravikumar, 16 Anacardiaceae Tree Madurai Endemic Ravikumar & 1999 Lakshmanan Crotalaria barbata Flora of Tamil 17 Fabaceae Graham ex Wight Herb Nilgiri, Tirunelveli Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. I, & Arn. 1983 Crotalaria Flora of Tamil willdenowiana 18 Fabaceae Perennial Coimbatore Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. I, DC.subsp. 1983 glabrifoliolata Ellis Flora of Tamil Dalbergia congesta Nadu, VOL. I, Nilgiri, North 19 Fabaceae Graham ex Wight Shrub Endemic, Rare 1983; Arcot & Arn. Viswanathan, 1990 Desmodium barbatum (L.) Flora of Tamil 20 Fabaceae Benth. Herb Pulney Hills Endemic Nadu, VOL. I, subsp.sauliereri 1983 (Schind.) Ohashi Desmodium Flora of Tamil Kanniyakumari, 21 Fabaceae dolabriforme Herb Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. I, Tirunelveli Benth. 1983 Flora of Tamil Indigofera barberi Salem, South 22 Fabaceae Undershrub Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. I, Gamble Arcot 1983 Indigofera Flora of Tamil Ramanathapuram, 23 Fabaceae tirunelvelica Herb Endemic Nadu, VOL. I, Tirunelveli Sanjappa 1983 Flora of Tamil Tephrosia barberi Ramanathapuram, 24 Fabaceae Undershrub Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. I, Drumm. Tirunelveli 1983 Rhizophora x South Arcot K. Kathiresan 25 Rhizophoraceae annamalayana Shrub Endemic (Pichavaram) 1999 Kathir. Syzygium Flora of Tamil Large shrub or Kanniyakumari, 26 Myrtaceae gambleanum Endemic Nadu, VOL. I, small tree Tirunelveli Rathakr. & Chithra 1983 Syzygium sriganesanii K.Ravikumar, 27 Myrtaceae Tree Madurai Endemic Ravikumar & 1999 Lakshmanan Syzygium zeylanicum (L.) Flora of Tamil DC. var.ellipticum 28 Myrtaceae Shrub Tirunelveli Endemic Nadu, VOL. I, Henry, 1983 Chandrabose and Nair Syzygium zeylanicum (L.) DC. var. K.Ravikumar, 29 Myrtaceae Tree Madurai Endemic megamalayanum 1999 Ravikumar & Lakshmanan Memecylon Viswanathan 30 Melastomataceae bremeri Shrub Salem Endemic 2001 Viswanathan Flora of Tamil Memecylon Large shrub or Endemic, Rare, 31 Melastomataceae Nilgiri Nadu, VOL. I, flavescens Gamble small tree Endangered 1983 Memecylon Murugan, C. & 32 Melastomataceae gopalanii Murugan Large Shrub Tirunelveli Endemic Manickam, et Manickam V.S. 2001 Memecylon Viswanathan 33 Melastomataceae kollimalayana Large Shrub Salem Endemic 2001 Viswanathan Flora of Tamil Memecylon Large shrub or Coimbatore, Endemic, Rare, 34 Melastomataceae Nadu, VOL. I, sisparense Gamble small tree Nilgiri Endangered 1983 Osbeckia Manickam, tirunelvelica V.S. & 35 Melastomataceae Shrub Tirunelveli Endemic Manickam & Murugan, C. Murugan 2001 Flora of Tamil Sonerila elegans Coimbatore, 36 Melastomataceae Herb Endemic Nadu, VOL. I, Wight Nilgiri 1983 Sonerila inaequalis Murugan, C. & 37 Melastomataceae Murugan et Herb Tirunelveli Endemic Manickam, Manickam V.S. 2001 Sonerila R.Gopalan & 38 Melastomataceae kanyakumariana Herb Kanniyakumari Endemic A.N. Henry, Gopalan & Henry 2000 Sonerila parameswaranii K.Ravikumar, 39 Melastomataceae Herb Madurai Endemic Ravikumar & 1999 Lakshmanan Sonerila Flora of Tamil Endemic, Rare, 40 Melastomataceae pulneyensis Herb Madurai Nadu, VOL. I, Endangered Gamble 1983 Flora of Tamil Begonia aliciae 41 Begoniaceae Herb Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, VOL. I, Fischer 1983 Begonia Flora of Tamil 42 Begoniaceae anamalayana Herb Coimbatore Endemic Nadu, VOL. I, Bedd. 1983 Heracleum hookerianum Flora of Tamil Wight & Arn. 43 Apiaceae Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. I,

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Flora of Tamil Peucedanum Nadu, VOL. I, Coimbatore, 44 Apiaceae anamallayense Herb Endemic, Rare 1983; Gamble, Madurai Clarke 1957; Fischer, 1921 Pimpinella Flora of Tamil 45 Apiaceae pulneyensis Herb Madurai Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. I, Gamble 1983 Schefflera maduraiensis K.Ravikumar, 46 Araliaceae Tree Madurai Endemic Ravikumar & 1999 Lakshmanan Hedyotis barberi Flora of Tamil Endemic, Rare, 47 Rubiaceae (Gamble) Henry & Shrub Tirunelveli Nadu, Vol. II, Endangered Subram. 1987

Hedyotis eualata (Gamble) Henry & Flora of Tamil Kanniyakumari, 48 Rubiaceae Subram. var. Undershrub Endemic, Rare Nadu, Vol. II, Tirunelveli agastyamalayana 1987 Henry & Subram.

Flora of Tamil Hedyotis gamblei Kanniyakumari, Endemic, Rare, 49 Rubiaceae Shrub Nadu, Vol. II, Henry & Subram. Tirunelveli Endangered 1987 Flora of Tamil Hedyotis 50 Rubiaceae Shrub Nilgiri Endemic, Rare Nadu, Vol. II, hirsutissima Bedd. 1987 Hedyotis Flora of Tamil purpurascens 51 Rubiaceae Shrub Tirunelveli Endemic, Rare Nadu, Vol. II, Hook.f. var. pallida 1987 (Gamble) Mohanan Hedyotis shettyi K. Ravikumar 52 Rubiaceae Ravikumar & Shrub Madurai Endemic 1999 Lakshmanan Flora of Tamil Hedyotis Endemic, Rare, Nadu, Vol. II, 53 Rubiaceae Undershrub Nilgiri sisparensis Gage Endangered 1987; Gamble 1957 Hedyotis Flora of Tamil villosostipulata Endemic, Rare, 54 Rubiaceae Shrub Kanniyakumari Nadu, Vol. II, (Gamble) R.Rao & Endangered 1987 Hemadri Flora of Tamil Hedyotis viscida Nadu, Vol. II, 55 Rubiaceae Shrub Nilgiri, Tirunelveli Endemic, Rare Bedd. 1987; Fyson 1932 Flora of Tamil Ixora monticola Endemic, Rare, 56 Rubiaceae Shrub Madurai Nadu, Vol. II, Gamble Endangered 1987 Flora of Tamil Ixora saulierei Endemic, Rare, 57 Rubiaceae Tree Madurai Nadu, Vol. II, Gamble Endangered 1987 Knoxia sumatrensis Flora of Tamil (Retz.) DC. var. Endemic, Rare, 58 Rubiaceae Herb Tirunelveli Nadu, Vol. II, linearis (Gamble) Endangered 1987 Bhattacharjee & Deb Flora of Tamil Lasianthus 59 Rubiaceae Shrub Tirunelveli Endemic, Rare Nadu, Vol. II, blumeanus Wight 1987 Flora of Tamil Lasianthus ciliatus 60 Rubiaceae Shrub Nilgiri Endemic, Rare Nadu, Vol. II, Wight 1987 Flora of Tamil Lasianthus Kanniyakumari, 61 Rubiaceae Shrub Endemic, Rare Nadu, Vol. II, cinereus Gamble Tirunelveli 1987 Flora of Tamil Lasianthus Kanniyakumari, 62 Rubiaceae Shrub Endemic, Rare Nadu, Vol. II, dichotomous Wight Tirunelveli 1987 Flora of Tamil Lasianthus Coimbatore, Nadu, Vol. II, 63 Rubiaceae Shrub Endemic, Rare jackianus Wight Nilgiri 1987; Gamble 1957 Flora of Tamil Lasianthus 64 Rubiaceae Shrub Tirunelveli Endemic, Rare Nadu, Vol. II, oblongifolius Bedd. 1987

Neanotis monosperma (Wall. ex Wight & Flora of Tamil Endemic, Rare, 65 Rubiaceae Arn.) W.H. Lewis Herb Tirunelveli Nadu, Vol. II, Endangered var. tirunelvelica 1987 Henry & Chandrabose

Flora of Tamil Ophiorrhiza Endemic, Rare, Nadu, Vol. II, 66 Rubiaceae Undershrub Nilgiri incarnata Fischer Endangered 1987; Fischer 1938 Flora of Tamil Ophiorrhiza Endemic, Rare, 67 Rubiaceae Undershrub Nilgiri Nadu, Vol. II, pykarensis Gamble Endangered 1987 Ophiorrhiza Flora of Tamil Kanniyakumari, 68 Rubiaceae tirunelvelica Henry Herb Endemic, Rare Nadu, Vol. II, Tirunelveli & Subram. 1987 Pavetta Viswanathan & Endemic, 69 Rubiaceae oblanceolata Shrub Tirunelveli Manikandan Endangered Bremek 2001 Psychotria Flora of Tamil Endemic, Rare, 70 Rubiaceae globicephala Shrub Tirunelveli Nadu, Vol. II, Endangered Gamble 1987 Cissampelopsis R.Gopalan & ansteadii (Tad. & Kanniyakumari, 71 Compositae Shrubby Climber Endemic A.N.Henry Jacob) C. Jeffrey & Tirunelveli 2000 Y.L. Chen Vernonia V.Chelladurai & pothigaiana 72 Compositae Herb Tirunelveli Endemic R.Gopalan Chelladurai & 2001 Gopalan Lobelia Flora of Tamil 73 Lobeliaceae courtallensis Shrub Tirunelveli Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, K.K.N.Nair 1987

Vaccinium leschenaultii Wight S.M.Rajendran, var. pubescens S.C.Agarwal & 74 Ericaceae Tree Virudhunagar Endemic S.M. Rajendran, H.N.Verma S.C. Agarwal & 2002 H.N. Verma

Palaquium R.Gopalan & Kanniyakumari, 75 Sapotaceae bourdillonii Tree Endemic A.N.Henry Tirunelveli Brandis 2000 Symplocos Flora of Tamil macrocarpa Wight Kanniyakumari, 76 Symplocaceae Tree Endemic, Rare Nadu, Vol. II, ex Clarke subsp. Tirunelveli 1987 macrocarpa Symplocos Flora of Tamil macrocarpa Wight Coimbatore, Nadu, Vol. II, 77 Symplocaceae ex Clarke subsp. Tree Endemic Tirunelveli 1987; Gamble kanarana (Talbot) 1957 Nooteb. Symplocos macrophylla Wall. Flora of Tamil 78 Symplocaceae ex A.DC. subsp. Shrub Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, microphylla 1987 (Wight) Nooteb. Flora of Tamil Symplocos Endemic, Rare, Nadu, Vol. II, 79 Symplocaceae Shrub Tirunelveli monantha Wight Endangered 1987; Gamble 1957 Flora of Tamil Symplocos pulchra 80 Symplocaceae Shrub Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, Wight 1987 Symplocos pulchra R.Gopalan & Wight subsp. 81 Symplocaceae Shrub Kanniyakumari Endemic A.N.Henry coriacea Gopalan & 2000 Henry Flora of Tamil Wrightia indica Dharmapuri, 82 Apocynaceae Shrub/small tree Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, Ngan Nilgiri 1987 Caralluma Flora of Tamil Endemic, Rare, 83 Asclepiadaceae nilagiriana Kumari Herb Nilgiri Nadu, Vol. II, Endangered & Subba Rao 1987 Ceropegia mannarana P. Daniel & P. 84 Asclepiadaceae Umamahesw. & P. Twining Herb Gulf of Mannar Endemic Umamaheswari Daniel 2001

Flora of Tamil Ceropegia omissa Madurai, Nadu, Vol. II, 85 Asclepiadaceae Climber Endemic, Rare Huber Tirunelveli 1987; Gamble 1957 Hoya Flora of Tamil 86 Asclepiadaceae kanyakumariana Herb Kanniyakumari Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, Henry & Swamin. 1987 Marsdenia Flora of Tamil Endemic, Rare, 87 Asclepiadaceae tirunelvelica Henry Twining Undershrub Tirunelveli Nadu, Vol. II, Endangered & Subram. 1987 Flora of Tamil Toxocarpus Endemic, Rare, 88 Asclepiadaceae Climber Tirunelveli Nadu, Vol. II, beddomei Gamble Endangered 1987 Coimbatore, Flora of Tamil Tylophora Climbing 89 Asclepiadaceae Kanniyakumari, Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, subramanii Henry Undershrub Tirunelveli 1987 Flora of Tamil Exacum pumilum 90 Gentianaceae Herb Coimbatore Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, Griseb. 1987 Exacum Flora of Tamil wightianum Arn. 91 Gentianaceae Shrubby Herb Tirunelveli Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, var. uniflorum 1987 Henry & Subram. Flora of Tamil Cordia diffusa Chengalpattu, 92 Boraginaceae Shrub Endemic Nadu, VOL. II, Jacob Coimbatore 1987 Flora of Tamil Argyreia 93 Convolvulaceae Climber Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, nellygherya Choisy 1987 Flora of Tamil Bonamia Kanniyakumari, Nadu, VOL. II, 94 Convolvulaceae evolvuloides Undershrub Endemic Tirunelveli 1987; Gamble (Choisy) Raizada 1957 Ipomoea pes- caprae (L.) R. Br. P. Daniel & P. var. 95 Convolvulaceae Prostrate Herb Gulf of Mannar Endemic Umamaheswari perunkulamensis 2001 Umamahesw. & P. Daniel Flora of Tamil Solanum vagum Ramanathapuram, 96 Solanaceae Shrub/undershrub Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, Heyne ex Nees Tirunelveli 1987 Flora of Tamil Didymocarpus Coimbatore, Nadu, Vol. II, 97 Gesneriaceae gambleanus Herb Madurai, Endemic, Rare 1987; Gamble Fischer Tirunelveli 1957 Flora of Tamil Didymocarpus Nadu, Vol. II, 98 Gesneriaceae lyrata Wight var. Herb Tirunelveli Endemic, Rare 1987; Gamble lyrata 1957 Flora of Tamil Didymocarpus Madurai, Nadu, Vol. II, 99 Gesneriaceae meeboldii W.W. Herb Endemic, Rare Tirunelveli 1987; Gamble Smith 1957 Didymocarpus Flora of Tamil Endemic, Rare, 100 Gesneriaceae missionis Wall. ex Herb Kanniyakumari Nadu, Vol. II, Endangered R.Br. 1987 Flora of Tamil Didymocarpus Kanniyakumari, Endemic, Rare, 101 Gesneriaceae Herb Nadu, Vol. II, ovalifolia Wight Tirunelveli Endangered 1987 Flora of Tamil Didymocarpus 102 Gesneriaceae Creeping Herb Tirunelveli Endemic, Rare Nadu, Vol. II, repens Bedd. 1987 Andrographis Flora of Tamil 103 Acanthaceae lobelioides Wight Herb Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, var. lobelioides 1987 Andrographis Flora of Tamil neesiana Wight 104 Acanthaceae Herb Coimbatore Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, var. rotundifolia 1987 Sreemadh. Flora of Tamil Andrographis rothii Straggling 105 Acanthaceae Tirunelveli Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, Clarke Undershrub 1987 Flora of Tamil Andrographis 106 Acanthaceae Undershrub Coimbatore Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, stenophylla Clarke 1987 Ecbolium viride Flora of Tamil (Forssk.) Alston 107 Acanthaceae Undershrub Coimbatore Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, var. rotundifolia 1987 (Nees) Raizada Santapaua Flora of Tamil Endemic, 108 Acanthaceae madurensis Balakr. Herb Madurai Nadu, Vol. II, Endangered & Subram. 1987 Flora of Tamil Stenosiphonium Endemic, 109 Acanthaceae Shrub Tirunelveli Nadu, Vol. II, wightii Bremek. Endangered 1987 Flora of Tamil Thunbergia bicolor 110 Thunbergiaceae Climber Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, (Wight) Lindau 1987 Premna balakrishnanii Rajendran & 111 Verbenaceae Shrub Tirunelveli Endemic Rajendran & P.Daniel 2002 P.Daniel Premna latifolia Rajendran & 112 Verbenaceae Roxb. var. henryi Tree Chengalpattu Endemic P.Daniel 2002 Narasimhan Premna mundanthuraiensis Rajendran & 113 Verbenaceae Shrub Tirunelveli Endemic Rajendran & P.Daniel 2002 P.Daniel Anisochilus henryi K. Ravikumar 114 Labiatae Ravikumar & Shrub Madurai Endemic 1999 Lakshmanan Flora of Tamil Anisochilus Nadu, Vol. II, 115 Labiatae Undershrub Nilgiri, Tirunelveli Endemic suffruticosus Wight 1987; Hook.f.1885 Leucas P. Daniel & P. anandaraoana 116 Labiatae Herb Gulf of Mannar Endemic Umamaheswari Umamahesw. & P. 2001 Daniel Flora of Tamil Leucas lamifolia 117 Labiatae Shrub Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, Desf. 1987 Flora of Tamil Coimbatore, Leucas wightiana Nadu, VOL. II, 118 Labiatae Herb Kanniyakumari, Endemic Benth. 1987; Matthew South Arcot 1983 Orthosiphon Flora of Tamil rubicundus Nadu, Vol. II, 119 Labiatae (D.Don) Benth. Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare 1987; var. hohenackeri Mukerjee 1940 Hook.f. Pogostemon R.Gopalan & 120 Labiatae hedgei V.S. Kumar Shrub Kanniyakumari Endemic A.N.Henry & B. Sharma 2000 Flora of Tamil Pogostemon Endemic, Rare, Nadu, Vol. II, 121 Labiatae Herb Nilgiri nilagiricus Gamble Endangered 1987; Gamble 1957 Flora of Tamil Pogostemon 122 Labiatae Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare Nadu, Vol. II, paludosus Benth. 1987 Teucrium Flora of Tamil 123 Labiatae plectranthoides Herb Tirunelveli Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, Gamble 1987 Flora of Tamil Teucrium wightii 124 Labiatae Herb Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, Hook.f. 1987 Flora of Tamil Piper barberi Kanniyakumari, Endemic, 125 Piperaceae Climber Nadu, Vol. II, Gamble Tirunelveli Endangered 1987 Flora of Tamil Piper schmidtii 126 Piperaceae Shrub Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, Hook.f. 1987

Balanophora indica M.B. (Arn.) Griff. var. Viswanathan, Kanniyakumari, 127 Balanophoraceae agastyamalayana Herb Endemic E.H. Prem Tirunelveli Viswanathan, Prem Kumar & N. Kumar & Ramesh Ramesh 2000

Balanophora indica M.B. (Arn.) Griff. Viswanathan, Kanniyakumari, 128 Balanophoraceae var.tirunelveliensis Herb Endemic E.H. Prem Tirunelveli Viswanathan, Prem Kumar & N. Kumar & Ramesh Ramesh 2000 Claoxylon wightii Hook.f. var. G.J. Jothi et al. 129 Euphorbiaceae Shrub Tirunelveli Endemic angustatum Susila 2002 et Balakr. Claoxylon wightii Hook.f. var. G.J. Jothi et al. 130 Euphorbiaceae Shrub Tirunelveli Endemic hirsutum (Hook.f.) 2002 Sushila et Balakr. M.S. Euphorbia Binojkumar & 131 Euphorbiaceae balakrishnanii Herb Tirunelveli Endemic R. Gopalan, Binojk. & Gopalan 1998 M.S. Binojkumar & Euphorbia 132 Euphorbiaceae Shrub All districts Endemic/Cultivated N.P. cotinoides Miq. Balakrishnan, 1991 S.M.Rajendran, Euphorbia S.C.Agarwal & 133 Euphorbiaceae vajravelui Binojk. Tree Tirunelveli Endemic H.N.Verma & Balakr. 2002 Glochidion G.J.Jothi, V.S. balakrishnanii G.J. Manickam, Jothi, V.S. 134 Euphorbiaceae Shrub Tirunelveli Endemic V.Sundaresan Manickam, V. & M. Josphine Sundaresan et M. Mary 2002 Josphine Mary Flora of Tamil Glochidion Nadu, Vol. II, 135 Euphorbiaceae Tree Nilgiri Endemic sisparense Gamble 1987; Gamble 1957 Jatropha Flora of Tamil Kanniyakumari, 136 Euphorbiaceae maheshwarii Undershrub Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, Tirunelveli Subram. & Nayar 1987 Jatropha villosa Flora of Tamil Wight var. 137 Euphorbiaceae Shrub Ramanathapuram Endemic Nadu, VOL. II, ramnadensis 1987 Ramam. Micrococca wightii Flora of Tamil 138 Euphorbiaceae (Hook.f.) P rain var. Undershrub Tirunelveli Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, wightii 1987 Pseudoglochidion Flora of Tamil 139 Euphorbiaceae anamalayanum Undershrub Coimbatore Endemic Nadu, Vol. II, Gamble 1987 Flora of Tamil Ficus angladei Nadu, Vol. II, 140 Moraceae Tree Madurai Endemic, Rare Fischer 1987; Gamble & Fischer 1957 Anoectochilus rotundifolius Flora of Tamil (Blatter) Balakr. Nadu, VOL. III, 141 Orchidaceae Herb Madurai Endemic, Rare 1989; Blatter, 1928

Brachycorythis Coimbatore, Flora of Tamil 142 Orchidaceae iantha (Wight) Herb Madurai, Nilgiri, Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, Summerh. Tirunelveli 1989 Brachycorythis Coimbatore, Flora of Tamil 143 Orchidaceae splendida Herb Kanniyakumari, Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, Summerh. Madurai 1989 Bulbophyllum R.Gopalan & 144 Orchidaceae agastyamalayanum Epiphyte Tirunelveli Endemic A.N. Henry, Gopalan & Henry 2000 Flora of Tamil Bulbophyllum Nilgiri and Endemic, Nadu, VOL. III, 145 Orchidaceae albidum (Wight) Pseudobulbs Tirunelveli Endangered 1989; Hook . f., Hook 1890 Bulbophyllum Flora of Tamil 146 Orchidaceae elegantulum Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, (Rolfe) J. J. Smith 1989 Bulbophyllum Flora of Tamil Coimbatore, 147 Orchidaceae fuscopurpureum Epiphyte Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, Nilgiri Wight 1989 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, 1989; Gamble Bulbophyllum Coimbatore, 148 Orchidaceae Epiphyte Endemic, Rare & Fischer, kaitiense Reichb. Nilgiri, Salem 1957, Seidenfaden, 1983 Flora of Tamil Bulbophyllum Nadu, VOL. III, Endemic, 149 Orchidaceae nodosum (Rolfe) J. Epiphyte Nilgiri 1989; Gamble Endangered J. Smith & Fischer, 1957 Bulbophyllum Flora of Tamil Endemic, 150 Orchidaceae proudlockii (King & Herb Nilgiri Nadu, VOL. III, Endangered Pantl.) J. J. Smith 1989 Flora of Tamil Chrysoglossum Nadu, VOL. III, 151 Orchidaceae Epiphyte Madurai Endemic, Rare hallbergii Blatter 1989; Blatter, 1928 Coelogyne Flora of Tamil glandulosa Lindl. 152 Orchidaceae Herb Madurai Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, var. bournei Das & 1989 Jain Coelogyne glandulosa Lindl. Flora of Tamil 153 Orchidaceae var. Herb Madurai Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, sathyanarayanae 1989 Das & Jain Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, 1989; Gamble Coelogyne mossiae Epiphyte or 154 Orchidaceae Madurai, Nilgiri Endemic & Fischer, Rolfe Lithophyte 1957

Dendrobium Flora of Tamil anamalayanum Nadu, VOL. III, Coimbatore, 155 Orchidaceae Chandrabose, Epiphyte Endemic 1989; Salem Chandrasekaran & Seidenfaden, N. C. Nair 1983 Coimbatore, Flora of Tamil Dendrobium 156 Orchidaceae Epiphyte Salem, Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, aquem Lindl. Tiruchchirappalli 1989 Coimbatore, Flora of Tamil Dendrocium 157 Orchidaceae Epiphyte Kanniyakumari, Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, barbatulum Lindl. Nilgiri 1989 Dendrobium dioidon Reichb.f. R.Gopalan & subsp. 158 Orchidaceae Epiphyte Kanniyakumari Endemic A.N. Henry, kodayarensis 2000 Gopalan & A.N. Henry Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, Dendrobium Coimbatore, 1989; Sant. & 159 Orchidaceae microbulbon A. Epiphyte Nilgiri, Salem, Endemic Kapadia, 1966; Rich. Tirunelveli Seidenfaden, 1983 Coimbatore, Flora of Tamil Dendrobium Kanniyakumari, 160 Orchidaceae Epiphyte Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, nanum Hook. f. Madurai, Nilgiri, 1989 Salem, Tirunelveli Flora of Tamil Coimbatore, Dendrobium wightii Nadu, VOL. III, Kanniyakumari, 161 Orchidaceae A. Hawkers & A. H. Herb Endemic 1989; Gamble Nilgiri, Salem, Heller & Fischer, Tirunelveli 1957 Dendrobium R.Gopalan & panduratum Lindl. 162 Orchidaceae Epiphyte/Lithophyte Tirunelveli Endemic A.N. Henry, subsp. villosus 2000 Gopalan & Henry Flora of Tamil 163 Orchidaceae Eria albiflora Rolfe Epiphyte Nilgiri Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, 1989 Flora of Tamil Eria dalzellii (Hook. 164 Orchidaceae Herb Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, ex Dalz) Lindl. 1989 Flora of Tamil Eria mysorensis Coimbatore, 165 Orchidaceae Epiphyte Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, Lindl. Nilgiri 1989 Flora of Tamil Coimbatore, Nadu, VOL. III, 166 Orchidaceae Eria nana A. Rich Herb Madurai, Nilgiri, Endemic, Rare 1989; Salem Seidenfaden, 1983 Coimbatore, Flora of Tamil Eria pauciflora Kanniyakumari, Nadu, VOL. III, 167 Orchidaceae Lithophyte Endemic Wight Madurai, Nilgiri, 1989; Blatter, Salem 1928 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, Eria polystachya A. Kanniyakumari, 168 Orchidaceae Epiphytic Herb Endemic 1989; Rich Nilgiri, Salem Seidenfaden, 1983 Flora of Tamil Eria Nadu, VOL. III, 169 Orchidaceae pseudoclavicaulis Epiphyte Madurai Endemic, Rare 1989; Blatter, Blatter 1928 Flora of Tamil Eulophia 170 Orchidaceae Terrestrial Herb Madurai Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, ramentacea Lindl. 1989 Flora of Tamil Flickingeria nodosa Nadu, VOL. III, Nilgiri, Salem, 171 Orchidaceae (Dalz.) Epiphyte Endemic 1989; Tirunelveli Seidenfaden Seidenfaden, 1983 Flora of Tamil Habenaria barnesii 172 Orchidaceae Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare Nadu, VO L. III, Summerh. 1989 Flora of Tamil Habenaria 173 Orchidaceae Herb Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, cepholotes Lindl. 1989 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, Habenaria 174 Orchidaceae Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare 1989; Gamble denticulata Reichb. & Fischer, 1957 Habenaria digitata Flora of Tamil Lindl. var. Coimbatore, 175 Orchidaceae Herb Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, travancorica Madurai 1989 (Hook. f.) Fischer Flora of Tamil Habenaria elliptica Madurai, Nilgiri, 176 Orchidaceae Herb Endemic Nadu, VOL. I II, Wight Tirunelveli 1989 Flora of Tamil Habenaria elwesii Endemic, 177 Orchidaceae Herb Nilgiri Nadu, VOL. III, Hook Endangered 1989 Flora of Tamil Habenaria Coimbatore, 178 Orchidaceae Herb Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, heyneana Lindl. Nilgiri, Salem 1989 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, Habenaria Coimbatore, 179 Orchidaceae Herb Endemic, Rare 1989; Gamble hollandiana Sant. Nilgiri & Fischer, 1957 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, 1989; Habenaria Coimbatore, Seidenfaden, 180 Orchidaceae multicaudata Herb Endemic, Rare Nilgiri, Salem 1983;Gamble Sedgw. & Fischer, 1957

Habenaria Coimbatore, Flora of Tamil 181 Orchidaceae perrottetiana A. Herb Kanniyakumari, Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, Rich Madurai, Nilgiri 1989 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, Habenaria 182 Orchidaceae Herb Nilgiri Endemic 1989; Gamble polyodon Hook. & Fischer, 1957 Coimbatore, Madurai, Nilgiri, Flora of Tamil Habenaria rariflora 183 Orchidaceae Herb Ramanathapuram, Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, A. Rich Salem, 1989 Tiruchchirappalli Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, Habenaria Coimbatore, 184 Orchidaceae Herb Endemic 1989; Gamble richardiana Wight Nilgiri & Fischer, 1957 Flora of Tamil Hetaeria ovalifolia Coimbatore, 185 Orchidaceae Herb Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, Benth. Tirunelveli 1989 Flora of Tamil Liparis beddomei 186 Orchidaceae Herb Madurai Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, Ridley 1989 Flora of Tamil Liparis biloba 187 Orchidaceae Herb Nilgiri, Salem Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, Wight 1989 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, Liparis platyphylla Coimbatore, 188 Orchidaceae Herb Endemic, Rare 1989; Gamble Ridley Nilgiri & Fischer, 1957 Flora of Tamil Loxoma maculata 189 Orchidaceae Herb Kanniyakumari Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, (Dalz.) Garay 1989 Flora of Tamil Luisia pulniana Nadu, VOL. III, 190 Orchidaceae Epiphyte Madurai Endemic, Rare Vatsala 1989; Vatsala, 1981 Flora of Tamil Malaxis intermedia Nadu, VOL. III, 191 Orchidaceae (A. Rich) Herb Madurai, Nilgiri Endemic 1989; Fyson, Seidenfaden 1932 Oberonia Flora of Tamil Epiphyte or 192 Orchidaceae anamalayana Coimbatore Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, Lithophyte Joseph 1989 Coimbatore, Flora of Tamil Oberonia santapaui Kanniyakumari, 193 Orchidaceae Epiphytic Herb Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, Kapadia Madurai, Nilgiri, 1989 Salem, Tirunelveli Oberonia Flora of Tamil 194 Orchidaceae sebastiana Shetty Epiphyte Coimbatore Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, & Vivek 1989 Oberonia wightiana Lindl. var. Flora of Tamil 195 Orchidaceae arnottiana (Wight) Epiphyte Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, R. Ansari, N. C. 1989 Nair & V. J. Nair

Ober onia wightiana Flora of Tamil 196 Orchidaceae Lindl. var. Epiphyte Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, nilgirenis R. Ansari 1989 Peristylus Flora of Tamil Coimbatore, 197 Orchidaceae brachyphyllus A. Herb Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, Nilgiri Rich 1989 Flora of Tamil Porpax reticulata 198 Orchidaceae Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, Lindl 1989 Proteroceras Flora of Tamil 199 Orchidaceae holtumii Joseph & Epiphyte Coimbatore Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, Vajravelu 1989 Robiquetia Coimbatore, Flora of Tamil 200 Orchidaceae josephiana Manilal Epiphyte Nilgiri, Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, & Satish Kumar Ramanathapuram 1989 Flora of Tamil Coimbatore, Schoenorchis Nadu, VOL . III, Kanniyakumari, 201 Orchidaceae jerdoniana (Wight) Epiphyte Endemic, Rare 1989; Madurai, Salem, Garay Seidenfaden, Tirunelveli 1983 Coimbatore, Flora of Tamil Sirhookera latifolia 202 Orchidaceae Epiphyte Kanniyakumari, Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, (Wight) Kuntze Tirunelveli 1989 Spiranthes sinensis Flora of Tamil 203 Orchidaceae (Pers.) Ames var. Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, wightiana Lindl. 1989 Thrixspermum muscaeflorum A. Flora of Tamil Coimbatore, 204 Orchidaceae S. Rao & Joseph Epiphyte Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, Nilgiri var. nilagiricum 1989 Joseph & Vajravelu Coimbatore, Flora of Tamil Trias s tocksii Benth 205 Orchidaceae Herb Kanniyakumari, Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, ex Hook Tirunelveli 1989 Flora of Tamil Vanda wightii Endemic, Nadu, VOL. III, 206 Orchidaceae Epiphyte Nilgiri Reichb. Endangered 1989; Hook.f., 1890 Flora of Tamil Dioscorea wightii 207 Dioscoreaceae Climber Tirunelveli Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, Hook 1989 Theriophonum Flora of Tamil Ramanathapuram, sivaganganum Nadu, VOL. III, 208 Araceae Herb Central Tamil Endemic (Ramam. & 1989; Nadu Sebastine) Bogner Matthew, 1983 Eriocaulon R.Gopalan & 209 Eriocaulaceae panagudianum Herb Tirunelveli Endemic A.N. Henry, Ansari & Balakr. 2000 Flora of Tamil Eriocaulon Nadu, VOL. III, 210 Eriocaulaceae Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare pectinatum Ruhl. 1989; Fischer 1957 R. Ansari & Eriocaulon N.P. 211 Eriocaulaceae ramnadense Ansari Herb Ramanathapuram Endemic Balakrishnan & Balakr. 1994 Flora of Tamil Eriocaulon 212 Eriocaulaceae Herb Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, robustum Steud. 1989 Carex Flora of Tamil 213 Cyperaceae pseudoaperta Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, Boeckeler ex Kuek. 1989 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, Carex 214 Cyperaceae Herb Madurai Endemic, Rare 1989; Gamble raphidocarpa Nees & Fischer, 1957 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, Carex vicinalis 215 Cyperaceae Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare 1989; Gamble Boott & Fischer, 1957 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, Carex wightiana 216 Cyperaceae Herb Tirunelveli Endemic, Rare 1989; Gamble Nees & Fischer, 1957 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, Fimbristylis 217 Cyperaceae Herb Coimbatore Endemic, Rare 1989; Gamble aggregata Fischer & Fischer, 1957 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, Fimbristylis 218 Cyperaceae Herb Tirunelveli Endemic, Rare 1989; Gamble contorta Fischer & Fischer, 1957 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, 1989; Gamble Fimbristylis 219 Cyperaceae Herb Salem, Tirunelveli Endemic & Fischer, narayanii Fischer 1957; Viswanathan, 1998 Fimbristylis paupercula Flora of Tamil Madurai, Nilgiri, 220 Cyperaceae Boeckeler Herb Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, Tirunelveli 1989

Fimbristylis Flora of Tamil 221 Cyperaceae rectifolia Herb Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, Govindarajaluv 1989 Flora of Tamil Fimbristylis rugosa Kanniyakumari, 222 Cyperaceae Herb Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, Govindarajalu Madurai, Nilgiri 1989 Fimbristylis Flora of Tamil 223 Cyperaceae subtraceculata Herb Coimbatore Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, Clarke 1989 Coimbatore, Fimbristylis Flora of Tamil Madurai, 224 Cyperaceae uliginosa Hochst. Herb Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, Tiruchchirappalli, ex Steud 1989 Tirunelveli Fuirena pubescens Flora of Tamil (Lam.) Kunth var. Coimbatore, 225 Cyperaceae Herb Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, pergamentacea Madurai 1989 Fischer Flora of Tamil Fuirena trilobites 226 Cyperaceae Herb Salem Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, Clarke 1989 Flora of Tamil Agrostis 227 Poaceae Herb Madurai, Nilgiri Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, peninsularis Hook. 1989 Flora of Tamil Agrostis schmidii Endemic, Rare, 228 Poaceae Herb Nilgiri Nadu, VOL. III, (Hook. f.) Fischer Endangered 1989 Flora of Tamil Andropogon 229 Poaceae Herb Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, longipes Hack. 1989 Flora of Tamil Anthoxanthum 230 Poaceae Herb Madurai Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, borii Jain & Pal 1989 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, Acrachne 1989; Bor, 231 Poaceae henrardiana (Bor) Herb Ramanathapuram Endemic 1960, Phillips Sebastine, 1963 Acrachne P. Daniel & P. 232 Poaceae sundararajii Herb Kanniyakumari Endemic Umamaheswari Umamahesw. et al 2001 Arundinaria Flora of Tamil wightiana Nees 233 Poaceae Shrub Nilgiri Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, var. hispida 1989 Gamble Arundinella Flora of Tamil purpurea Hochst. 234 Poaceae Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, ex Steud. var. laxa 1989 Bor Arundinella setosa Trin. var. Flora of Tamil 235 Poaceae nilagiriana Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, Subbarao & 1989 Kumari

Flora of Tamil Brachiaria munae 236 Poaceae Herb Madurai Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, Basappa 1989 Flora of Tamil Brachiaria Nadu, VOL. III, 237 Poaceae Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare nilagirica Bor 1989; Bor, 1973 Cenchrus glaucus Flora of Tamil 238 Poaceae Mudaliar & Herb Coimbatore Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, Sundararaj 1989 Flora of Tamil Chloris wightiana 239 Poaceae Herb Tirunelveli Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, Nees ex Steud. 1989 N. Ravi, N. Chrysopogon copei Mohanan & 240 Poaceae Herb Tirunelveli Endemic Mohanan et Ravi M.S. Kiran Raj, 2001 Cymbopogon Flora of Tamil flexuosus (Nees ex Nadu, VOL. III, 241 Poaceae Steud) Wats var. Herb Coimbatore Endemic 1989; Gupta, coimbatorensis 1970 Gupta Cynodon barberi Flora of Tamil Rang. & Tad. 242 Poaceae Herb Madras Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, formalongifolius 1989 Jain Flora of Tamil Dichanthium Nadu, VOL. III, 243 Poaceae pallidum (Hook. f.) Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare 1989; Gamble Stapf ex Fischer & Fischer, 1957 Flora of Tamil Dimeria acutipes Nadu, VOL. III, 244 Poaceae Herb Chengalpattu Endemic, Rare Bor 1989; Bor, 1960 K.Ravikumar, Dimeria P.V. balakrishnaniana Sreekumar & 245 Poaceae K.Ravik., P.V. Herb Madurai Endemic V. Sreek. & V. Lakshmanan, Lakshmanan 1990 Dimeria Flora of Tamil 246 Poaceae kollimalayana Herb Salem Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, Mohanan & Rao 1989 Enteropogon Flora of Tamil coimbatorensis K 247 Poaceae Herb Coimbatore Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, K. N. Nair, Jain & 1989 Nayar Eragrostis dayanandanii P. Ravichandran 248 Poaceae Ravichandran, S. Herb Chengalpattu Endemic, Rare et al. 1996 Krishnan, N. P. Samson Flora of Tamil Eragrostis 249 Poaceae Herb Salem Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, deccanensis Bor 1989 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, Eragrostis rottleri Endemic, Rare, 250 Poaceae Herb Thanjavur 1989; Gamble Stapf Endangered & Fischer, 1957 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, Eriochrysis Endemic, Rare, 251 Poaceae Herb Nilgiri 1989; Gamble rangacharii Fischer Endangered & Fischer, 1957 Flora of Tamil Eulalia wightii 252 Poaceae Herb Madurai Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, (Hook. f.) Bor 1989 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, Garnotia exaristata 253 Poaceae Herb Coimbatore Endemic 1989; Ved Gould Prakash & Jain, 1979 Flora of Tamil Garnotia schmidii 254 Poaceae Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, Hook 1989 Helictotrichon Flora of Tamil 255 Poaceae polyneurum Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, (Hook.f.) Henrard 1989 Helictotrichon Flora of Tamil 256 Poaceae schmidii (Hook.f.) Herb Madurai, Nilgiri Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, Henrard 1989 Flora of Tamil Heteropogon Coimbatore, 257 Poaceae Herb Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, fischerianus Bor Madurai 1989 Flora of Tamil Indopoa Nadu, VOL. III, 258 Poaceae paupercula (Stapf) Herb Western Ghats Endemic, Rare 1989; Bor, Bor 1960 Flora of Tamil Isachne angladei Coimbatore, 259 Poaceae Herb Endemic Nadu, VOL. III, Fischer Madurai 1989 Isachne dispar 260 Poaceae Trin. var. villosa Herb Madurai Endemic Bor 1960 C.E.C. Fischer Flora of Tamil Isachne oreades Endemic, Rare, 261 Poaceae Herb Nilgiri Nadu, VOL. III, (Domin) Bor. Endangered 1989 Iseilema jainiana P. Daniel & P. 262 Poaceae Umamahesw. & P. Herb Gulf of Mannar Endemic Umamaheswari Daniel 2001 Ochlandra Flora of Tamil scriptoria Madurai, Endemic, Rare, Nadu, VOL. III, 263 Poaceae (Dennst.) Fischer Herb Ramanathapuram, Endangered 1989; Fischer, var. sivagiriana Tiruchchirappalli 1934 (Gamble) Fischer Flora of Tamil Panicum fischeri Nadu, VOL. III, 264 Poaceae Herb Nilgiri, Tirunelveli Endemic, Rare Bor 1989; Bor, 1960 Perotis indica (L.) Kuntze var. P. Daniel & P. 265 Poaceae keelakaraiensis Herb Gulf of Mannar Endemic Umamaheswari Umamahesw. & P. 2001 Daniel Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, 266 Poaceae Poa gamblei Bor Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare 1989; Bor, 1960 Sporobolus hajrae P. Daniel & P. 267 Poaceae Umamahesw. & P. Herb Gulf of Mannar Endemic Umamaheswari Daniel 2001 Flora of Tamil Tripogon Coimbatore, 268 Poaceae Herb Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, jacquemontii Stapf Nilgiri, Tirunelveli 1989 Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, Tripogon pungens Coimbatore, 269 Poaceae Herb Endemic, Rare 1989; Gamble Fischer Madurai & Fischer, 1957 Flora of Tamil Tripogon wightii 270 Poaceae Herb Nilgiri Endemic, Rare Nadu, VOL. III, Hook. 1989