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

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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