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

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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