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Herbaceous Flora of Iringol Kavu, Perumbavoor, Ernakulam District, Kerala
The herbaceous flora of Iringole Kavu, Perumbavoor has analysed taxonomically based on APG III. 68 angiosperms in 28 families and 9 pteridophytes belongs to 5 families. The dominant families of herbaceous members are Poaceae and Commelinaceae (7 species each) followed by Asteraceae, Orchidaceae, Pteridaceae and Rubiaceae (5 species each). Evergreen and semi evergreen forest components (22%) dominated in the sacred groves and is followed by Deciduous members (18%), Wasteland components (14%), Moist deciduous forest members (13%), Wetland species (11%), Stream bank and Grassland species (9% each) and Cultivated species (4%). Indo‐Pacific, African and South American elements (23 species) dominated and followed by Indo‐Pacific (19 species) and Indo‐Pacific and African (12 species). Among the herbs, 4 species are endemic to Peninsular India and Dendrobium jerdonianum is rare.
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Sacred Grove, Vegetation, APG III, Iringole Kavu.
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