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Sebastine, K. M.
- Studies on the Flora of the Pakasura Hills (Hulical Drug R.F.) in the Nilgiri District, Madras State
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1 Systematic Botanist, Southern Circle, Coimbatore, IN
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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 2, No 1-2 (1960), Pagination: 1-7Abstract
The Pakasura Hills remained botanically unexplored so far and four seasonal explorations were completed during 1957-58. The slopes of the mountain which reach an altitude of 2,097 M. show zonations in their vegetation represented by the Southern Tropical Thom Type, Tropical Secondary Dry Deciduous Type, Nilgiri Sub Tropical Evergreen Type and Wet Temperate Type of Forests. Some of the plants introduced on the Nilgiris have become naturalised and run wild adding new elements to its floristic composition. The collections from this area include species of plants which are not recorded by Fyson and Gamble for the Nilgiris though some of them are reported by the latter as occurring in the Western Ghats in a very general way.Full Text
- Studies on the Flora of Singampatti Reserve Forest in Tirunelveli District, Madras State
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1 Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle, Coimbatore, IN
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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 2, No 1-2 (1960), Pagination: 27-42Abstract
A detailed study of the flora of Singampatti Reserve Forest has not been made so far and four seasonal exploration trips were made for the collection of plants in the year 1957-58.The vegetation of this region consists of the scrub jungle type which extends to a height of about 300 M, the deciduous and grassland regions lying between 300 M to 1000 M and the evergreen forests appearing at a height of about 1000 M. The evergreen forests, however, get changed into the monsoon type above 1500 M. The Kakachi region which forms the highest peak in this area is the typical monsoon forest.
Plant collections were made at various places that had distinctly different ecological conditions and in all a total of 92 families represented by 320 genera, 432 species, native to or naturalized in the forest was found. The families with quite a large number of species are: Gramineae, Euphorbiaceae, Leguminosae, Acanthaceae, Cyperaceae, Compositae, Poly-podiaceae (sensu lato), Rubiaceae, Labiatae and Verbenaceae. These ten families contain 54.4 per cent of the total flora of the forest. The collections include species which are endemic to this area.
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- Vascular Plants of Pachamalais
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1 Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore, IN
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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 3, No 1 (1961), Pagination: 55-65Abstract
The Pachamalais are covered by extensive forests and are situated along the north-western border of Tiruchirapally district in Madras State. The altitude of the hills ranges from 567 m. to 1000 m. The range is surrounded by steep slopes and forms a plateau at the top. This area remained botanically unexplored until three exploration trips were conducted in the year 1958-59 ; a total of 285 species representing 75 families and 226 genera were collected.
The forests of Pachamalais, present a vegetation of the South Indian tropical dry deciduous type and are characterized by populations of Acacia chundra, A. leucophloea, Albizia amara, Anogeissus latifolia, Bauhinia racemosa, Chloroxylon swietenia, Dendrocalamus strictus, Dichrostachys cinerea, Dodonaea viscosa, Mangifera indica, Santalum album, Strychnos nux-vomica, Terminalia arjuna, T. chebula, T. paniculata, Zizyphus mauritiana, Z. xylopyra and climbers like Cardiospermum halicacabum, Dioscorea hispida, D. oppositifolia and Pachygone ovata. The plateau at the top shows a thick vegetation consisting of Capparis zeylanica, Carissa carandas, Clematis gouriana, Cylista scariosa, Gnetum ula, Jasminum rigidum, Morinda umbellata and Zizyphus rugosa.
In the present enumeration the families with the largest number of species are Leguminosae 29, Gramineae 28, Euphorbiaceae 23, Acanthaceae 13, Cyperaceae 13, Verbenaceae 11 and Compositae 10. These seven families contain 42.8 per cent of the total flora of the forest.
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- Observations on the Flora of Narasapur, Medak District, Andhra Pradesh
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1 Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle, Coimbatore, IN
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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 2, No 3-4 (1960), Pagination: 275-285Abstract
The Narasapur Forests lie between 77°35'-78°55' E longitudes and 17°34'- 18°20' N latitudes. Botanical explorations were undertaken in this area during the months of September, 1958 and April, 1959.
The top soil is sandy to clayey loam with rocks consisting of pink and grey granites. The climate is moist and hot, the temperature varying from 14°C to 40°C. The annual rainfall is 91 cm., mainly precipitated by south-west monsoon.
The vegetation of this region presents the scrub jungle at low elevations with dominant species Gymnosporia spinosa associated with Diospyros melanoxylon and Lagerstroemia parviflora. Patches of grasslands in the scrub jungle show herbs like Borreria hispida, Phyla nodiflora and Striga euphrasioides and grasses Chloris virgaita and Iseilema laxum. As the altitude rises the scrub jungle gradually changes into mixed deciduous forests. The transitional zone is characterised by large populations of Cissus adnata. Butea monosperma is the dominant species in these forests associated with Madhuca indica, Tectona grandis and Terminalia bellerica. The undergrowth is mainly formed by Bridelia montana, Cleistanthus collinus, Olax scandens, Habenaria platyphylla and Sclerocarpus africanus. The lakes and ponds present large populations of Aponogeton natans, Lagarosiphon alternifolius and Nymphaea stellata.
Families Leguminosae, Gramineae and Cyperaceae are well represented in the flora of this region.
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- A New Species of Dichrostachys from South India
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1 Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle, Coimbatore, IN
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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 3, No 3-4 (1961), Pagination: 359-360Abstract
A new species of Dichrostachys by name Dichrostachys santapaui Sebastine and Ramam. collected from Kudiraimoli Teri Reserve Forest, Tirunelveli District. South India has been described with illustrations.Full Text
- A Contribution to the Flora of Vellingiri and Maruthumalai Hills of the Coimbatore District
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1 Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore, IN
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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 1, No 1 (1959), Pagination: 90-96Abstract
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- A New Species of Reidia from South India
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1 Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle, Coimbatore, IN
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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 2, No 3-4 (1960), Pagination: 437-439Abstract
A new species of Reidia by name R. singampattiana collected at Karachi, in Singampatti reserve forest, Tirunelveli district, Madras State has been described.Full Text
- A New Species of Justicia from South India
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1 Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle, Coimbatore, IN
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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 6, No 1 (1964), Pagination: 99-100Abstract
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- Some Additions to the Flora of the Presidency of Madras-II
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1 Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore, IN
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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 8, No 1 (1966), Pagination: 80-81Abstract
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- A New Variety of Geniosporum prostratum from Madras State
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1 Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle, Coimbatore, IN
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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 6, No 2-4 (1964), Pagination: 325-326Abstract
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- Some Additions to "Flora of the Presidency of Madras"
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1 Botanical Survey of India, Sourthern Circle, Coimbatore-2, IN
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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 4, No 1-4 (1962), Pagination: 219-225Abstract
J. S. Gamble began the compilation of the Flora of the Presidency of Madrasin the year 1912 and the first part was published in the year 1915. In 1925, after completing part VII Gamble died. The work was then continued by C. E. C. Fischer and finished with part XI in 1935. This monumental work on Systematic Botany deals with 4,516 species of plants from the old Madras Presidency which comprises the present states of Madras, Kerala, parts of Mysore and Andhra Pradesh. During the 26 years that have elapsed since its publication several botanists have studied the Flora of the region and have been able to discover many taxa new to science and several new records. The scattered information on the new taxa described by various authors in different journals and periodicals has been presented in this paper.The following data are given for each taxon : citation of the original publication, critical notes if any, the place of collection, collector’s number and the Herbarium where the Type specimen is permanaently preserved (if known).
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- Studies on the Flora of Parambikulam and Aliyar Submergible Areas
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1 Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore, IN
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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 8, No 2 (1966), Pagination: 169-182Abstract
The paper deals with a detailed account of the vegetation of the Parambikulam and Aliyar Submergible areas in Kerala and Madras States. Intensive botanical exploration was carried out in different seasons of the year during 1962-63.
The Parambikulam submergible area is situated in Trichur District, Kerala State at an altitude of ±610 m. It covers 20.8 sq. km of virgin forests and is formed by the construction of the dam across the Parambikulam river. The forest presents different layers of vegetation which is a continuation of that of Malabar Province and the Deccan Province as described by Sir J. D. Hooker. The luxuriant and thick vegetation comprises 159 species of Angiosperms belonging to 63 families. The families Papilionaceae and Euphorbiaceae are dominant. This vegetation includes several economically important timber yielding trees and medicinal plants.
The Aliyar submergible area is situated in the Coimbatore District, Madras State and it is formed by the dam constructed across the Aliyar river. It covers an area of 6.5 sq km. The vegetation is mostly the scrub jungle type with the combination of dry deciduous type. It constitutes 292 species of Angiosperms belonging to 71 families. The families like Papilionaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Gramineae, Cyperaceae, Acanthaceae, Malvaceae and Labiatae are largely represented.
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- A Contribution to the Flora of Pakhal and Surrounding Regions in Narasampet Taluk, Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh
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1 Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore, IN
2 Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta, IN
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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 8, No 3-4 (1966), Pagination: 304-311Abstract
The paper presents a detailed account of the flora of the Pakhal Reserve Forest and the surrounding regions in Narasampet Taluk, Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh. Intensive botanical explorations were carried out by the authors in the region during the years 1960-63.
As a result of the explorations 254 species of plants belonging to 198 genera and 70 families have been collected and recorded for the region. The paper contains an enumeration of the above species.
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- A New Genus of Araceae from Madras State, India
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1 Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore, IN
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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 8, No 3-4 (1966), Pagination: 348-351Abstract
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- A Contribution to the Flora of Devicolam, Kottayam District, Kerala
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1 Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore, IN
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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 9, No 1-4 (1967), Pagination: 163-185Abstract
This paper deals with the floristic account of Devicolam in Kottayam District, Kerala. The area covered lies between 9° 57'-10° 21' N and 76° 39'-77° 17' E and the altitude varies from 457-2675 m. Five seasonal botanical tours were conducted during 1963-65 and altogether 478 taxa were collected. In addition, 60 species collected by the earlier botanists and which were not collected during the above mentioned tours are also included in this list. Thus the total number of tans enumerated in this paper is 538 and they are spread over 125 families. Different types of vegetation are met with in Devicolam and they can broadly be classified as follows: Tropical dry deciduous, Tropical moist deciduous, Tropical wet evergreen, Montane wet temperate and Montane wet grassland. The occurrence of Argostemma rostratum Wall. in this area constitutes a new record for Peninsular India.Full Text
- A Contribution to the Vascular Flora of Vedharanyam and Talaignayar Reserve Forests, Tanjore District, Madras State
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1 Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore, IN
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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 9, No 1-4 (1967), Pagination: 190-200Abstract
The two reserves dealt with in this paper lie between 70°31'-80° E and 10°-11° N on the eastern coast of peninsular India in Tanjore District, Madras State. The two are separated from each other by about 18 kilometers; the Vedharanyam R. F. lying a little south of Talaignayar. The Vedharanyam R. F. has a Tropical Dry Evergreen type of forest, whereas Talaignayar shows characteristic salt-marsh or swamp vegetation. One new species and 3 new records have been noted.
Two botanical tours were conducted in August 1960 and January 1961 and altogether 218 taxa were collected. All the specimens have been deposited in the Southern Circle Herbarium of Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore (MH).
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