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

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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