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Argyreia populifolia
Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagiricum
Senna didymobotrya
Ixora malabarica
Diospyros vera
Rhamphicarpa fistulosa
Syzygium grande
Exacum wightianum
Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa
Vallaris solanacea
Senecio scandens
Dendrobium barbatulum
Polyalthia fragrans
Syzygium cumini
Syzygium claviflorum
Ipomoea cairica
Syzygium densiflorum
Solanum jasminoides
Secamone emetica
Solanum pseudocapscicum
Osbeckia gracilis
Gentiana quadrifaria var. zeylanica
Asclepias physocarpa
Vernonia bourneana
Oberonia santapaui
Sonerila devicolamensis
Salacia chinensis
Radermachera xylocarpa
Pterocarpus marsupium
Dendrobium nanum
Smithia blanda
Uvaria zeylanica
Spathoglottis plicata
Merremia heterophylla
Achetaria azurea
Indigofera cassioides
Syzygium malaccense
Hoya wightii
Reinwardtia indica
Syzygium munroi
Helichrysum buddleioides
Poranopsis paniculata
Boucerosia umbellata
Leea guineensis
Ceropegia spiralis
Marsdenia raziana
Holarrhena pubescens
Ixora brachiata
Elaeocarpus grandiflorus
Oberonia swaminathanii
Senecio lavandulaefolius
Sarcostemma brunonianum
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Syzygium aqueum
Argyreia nervosa
Anaphalis meeboldii
Merremia umbellata
Ixora sivarajiana
Casearia bourdillonii
Syzygium zeylanicum
Sonerila pulneyensis
Strombosia ceylanica
Syzygium gardneri
Strobilanthes kunthiana
Syzygium travancoricum
Cotoneaster buxifolia
Ipomoea staphylina
Syzygium sasidharanii
Dendrophthoe falcata
Mucuna bennettii
Sophora velutina
Ixora javana
Impatiens agastyamalayensis
Pothos boyceanus
Aerides maculosa
Strobilanthes zenkeriana
Osbeckia leschenaultiana
Strobilanthes wightiana
Senecio multiceps
Conchidium nanum
Loropetalum chinense

Situated along the southwest corner of India, the state of Kerala is in the tropical belt. The varied topographical features coupled with high rainfall favoured the formation of different habitats such as the montane temperate forests (Shola) and grassland to the lowland mangroves along the estuaries and sea coasts. Each vegetation type has its own species composition. A remarkable feature of the state is the formation of tropical rain forests along the windward side of the Western Ghats, known for the rich biodiversity. Though the area forms only 1.18 percent of the country, nearly one fourth of the flowering plants recorded are reported to occur in Kerala.

Recent studies on the flora of Districts, Protected areas, Taxonomic revision of Families as well as Genera described many new taxa. Every year new species as well as new record of occurrences are recorded from Kerala. Though APG system is adopted in modern plant systematic studies, the Bentham and Hooker’s system is still followed in general floristic studies as well as for the arrangements of specimens in Indian Herbaria. The E-flora of Kerala is an attempt to provide updated account of the flowering plants of Kerala.

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