Floristic Diversity of Sacred Grove of Pathirakunnath Mana, Chalavara, Palakkad District, Kerala State

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Published: Nov 20, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53555/jaz.v43iS1.4586
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Diversity, Pathirakunnath Mana, Endemic, Palakkad

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Praveenkumar K
Udayan P S

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An exploratory survey conducted in Pathirakunnath Mana Pambum Kavu is present in Chalavara Gramapanchayath, Ottapalam taluk of Palakkad district, Kerala state lead to the collection of 86 species coming under 74 genera and 23 families. Among them, 8 endemic, rare and redlisted plants are represented here and also including 31medicinal plants.

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Praveenkumar K, & Udayan P S. (2022). Floristic Diversity of Sacred Grove of Pathirakunnath Mana, Chalavara, Palakkad District, Kerala State. Journal of Advanced Zoology, 43(S1), 573–577. https://doi.org/10.53555/jaz.v43iS1.4586
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Author Biographies

Praveenkumar K

P.G. and Research Department of Botany, Sree Krishna College Guruvayur, Ariyannur (P.O), Thrissur District, Kerala 680102, University of Calicut, Kerala

Udayan P S

P.G. and Research Department of Botany, Sree Krishna College Guruvayur, Ariyannur (P.O), Thrissur District, Kerala 680102, University of Calicut, Kerala

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