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THREATENED PLANTS OF KERALA
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Name of the Plant: Buchanania beriberi Gamble
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Family: Anacardiaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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2
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Name of the Plant: Desmos viridiflorus (Bedd.) Safford
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Family: Annonaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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3
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Name of the Plant: Goniothalamus rhynchantherus Dunn
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Family: Annonaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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4
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Name of the Plant: Phaeanthus malabaricus Bedd.
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Family: Annonaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Vulnerable
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5
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Name of the Plant: Polyalthia rufescens Hook. f. & Thoms.
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Family: Annonaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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6
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Name of the Plant: Popowia beddomeana Hook. f. & Thoms.
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Family: Annonaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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7
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Name of the Plant: Sageraea grandiflora Dunn
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Family: Annonaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Endangered, Possibly Extinct
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8
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Name of the Plant: Aponogeton appendiculatus van Bruggen
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Family: Aponogetonaceae
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Distribution: Kerala, Tamil Nadu
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Status: Insufficiently Known
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9
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Name of the Plant: Bentinckia condapanna Berry ex Roxb.
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Family: Arecaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Rare
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10
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Name of the Plant: Ceropegia beddomei Hook. f.
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Family: Asclepiadaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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11
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Name of the Plant: Ceropegia decaisneana Wight
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Family: Asclepiadaceae
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Distribution: Kerala, Tamil Nadu
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Status: Rare
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12
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Name of the Plant: Ceropegia maculata Bedd.[C. parviflora Trimen]
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Family: Asclepiadaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Endangered or Possibly Extinct
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13
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Name of the Plant: Ceropegia metziana Miq.
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Family: Asclepiadaceae
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Distribution : Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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14
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Name of the Plant: Ceropegia pusilla Wight et Arn.
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Family: Asclepiadaceae
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Distribution : Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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15
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Name of the Plant: Ceropegia spiralis Wight
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Family: Asclepiadaceae
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Distribution : Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Vulnerable
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16
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Name of the Plant: Ceropegia thwaitesii Hook
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Family: Asclepiadaceae
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Distribution : Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Vulnerable
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17
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Name of the Plant: Toxocarpus beddomei Gamble
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Family: Asclepiadaceae
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Distribution : Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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18
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Name of the Plant: Toxocarpus palghatensis Gamble
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Family: Asclepiadaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Vulnerable
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19
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Name of the Plant: Asparagus jacquemonti Baker
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Family: Asclepiadaceae
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Distribution : Maharashtra, Kerala
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Status: Insufficiently Known
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20
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Name of the Plant: Anaphalis barnesii C.E.C. Fischer
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Family: Asteraceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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21
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Name of the Plant: Vernonia multibracteata Gamble
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Family: Asteraceae
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Distribution : Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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22
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Name of the Plant: Impatiens anaimudica Fischer
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Family: Balsaminaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Endangered or possibly extinct
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23
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Name of the Plant: Impatiens johnii E. Barnes
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Family: Balsaminaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Endangered or possibly extinct
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24
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Name of the Plant: Impatiens macrocarpa Hook. f.
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Family: Balsaminaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Endangered or possibly extinct
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25
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Name of the Plant: Impatiens munnarensis E. Barnes
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Family: Balsaminaceae
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Distribution:, Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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26
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Name of the Plant: Impatiens pandata E. Barnes
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Family: Balsaminaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Rare
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27
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Name of the Plant: Capparis fusifera Dunn
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Family: Capparaceae
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Distribution: Kerala, Tamil Nadu
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Status: Rare
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28
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Name of the Plant: Cleome burmanni Wight et Arn.
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Family: Capparaceae
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Distribution: Kerala, Tamil Nadu
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Status: Insufficiently known
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29
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Name of the Plant: Euonymus angulatus Wight
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Family: Celastraceae
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Distribution: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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30
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Name of the Plant: Salacia beddomei Gamble
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Family: Celastraceae
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Distribution:, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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31
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Name of the Plant: Salacia malabarica Gamble
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Family: Celastraceae
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Distribution: Karnataka, Kerala
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Status: Endangered or possibly extinct
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32
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Name of the Plant: Commelina indehiscens Barnes
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Family: Commelinaceae
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Distribution: Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
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Status: Rare
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33
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Name of the Plant: Dictyospermum ovalifolium Wight
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Family: Commelinaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Rare
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34
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Name of the Plant: Murdannia lanceolata (Wight) Kammathy
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Family: Commelinaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Vulnerable
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35
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Name of the Plant: Sphaeropteris crinita (Hook.) Tryon; [Cyathea crinita (Hook.) Copel.]
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Family: Cyatheaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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36
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Name of the Plant: Rhynchospora submarginata Keukenth.
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Family: Cyperaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Insufficiently known
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37
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Name of the Plant: Vateria macrocarpa B.L. Gupta
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Family: Dipterocarpaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Rare
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38
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Name of the Plant: Crotalaria peduncularis Grah. ex Wight et Arn.
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Family: Fabaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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39
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Name of the Plant: Cynometra beddomei Prain
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Family: Fabaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Insufficiently known
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40
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Name of the Plant: Dialium travancoricum Bourd
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Family: Fabaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Insufficiently known
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41
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Name of the Plant: Humboldtia bourdilloni Prain
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Family: Fabaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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42
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Name of the Plant: Humboldtia laurifolia Vahl
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Family: Fabaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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43
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Name of the Plant: Humboldtia unijuga var. unijuga Bedd
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Family: Fabaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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44
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Name of the Plant: Indigofera constricta (Thw.) Trimen
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Family: Fabaceae
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Distribution: Goa, Karnataka, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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45
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Name of the Plant: Inga cynometroides (Bedd.) Bedd. ex Baker
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Family: Fabaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Insufficiently known
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46
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Name of the Plant: Kingiodendron pinnatum (Roxb. ex DC.) Harms
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Family: Fabaceae
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Distribution: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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47
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Name of the Plant: Tephrosia wynaadensis Drumm.
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Family: Fabaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Rare
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48
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Name of the Plant: Hydnocarpus macrocarpa (Bedd.) Warb. ssp. macrocarpa
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Family : Flacourtiaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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49
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Name of the Plant: Pogostemon atropurpureus Benth.
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Family: Lamiaceae
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Distribution : Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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50
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Name of the Plant: Pogostemon travancoricus Bedd. var. travancoricus
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Family: Lamiaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Rare
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51
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Name of the Plant: Actinodaphne lawsonii Gamble
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Family: Lauraceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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52
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Name of the Plant: Hugonia belli Sedgw.
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Family: Linaceae
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Distribution : Karnataka, Kerala
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53
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Name of the Plant: Aspidopteris canarensis Dalz.
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Family: Malpighiaceae
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Distribution: Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra
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Status: Rare
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54
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Name of the Plant: Cyclea fissicalyx Dunn
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Family: Menispermaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Insufficiently Known
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55
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Name of the Plant: Antistrophe serratifolia (Bedd.) Hook. f.
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Family: Myrsinaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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56
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Name of the Plant: Eugenia argentea Bedd.
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Endangered or possibly extinct
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57
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Name of the Plant: Eugenia discifera Gamble
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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58
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Name of the Plant: Meteoromyrtus wynaadensis (Bedd.) Gamble
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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59
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Name of the Plant: Syzygium bourdillonii (Gamble) Rathakr. et N.C. Nair
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Endangered or possibly extinct
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60
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Name of the Plant: Syzygium palghatense Gamble
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Endangered or possibly extinct
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61
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Name of the Plant: Syzygium travancoricum Gamble
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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62
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Name of the Plant: Bulbophyllum aureum (Hook. f.) J.J. Sm.
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Rare
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63
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Name of the Plant: Eria albiflora Rolfe
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
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Status: Rare
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64
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Name of the Plant: Habenaria barnesii Summerh
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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65
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Name of the Plant: Ipsea malabarica (Reichb. f.) Hook. f.
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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66
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Name of the Plant: Oberonia brachyphylla Blatt. & McCann
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Distribution : Karnataka, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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67
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Name of the Plant: Paphiopedilum druryi (Bedd.) Stein
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Endangered or possibly extinct
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68
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Name of the Plant: Vanilla wightiana Lindl.
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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69
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Name of the Plant: Utleria salicifolia Bedd.
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Family: Periplocaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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70
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Name of the Plant: Isachne fischeri Bor
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Family: Poaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Rare
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71
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Name of the Plant: Limnopoa meeboldii (Fischer) Hubb.
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Family: Poaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Vulnerable
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72
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Name of the Plant: Willisia selaginoides (Bedd.) Warm. ex Willis
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Family: Podostemonaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Rare
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73
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Name of the Plant: Clematis bourdillonii Dunn
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Family : Ranunculaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Vulnerable
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74
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Name of the Plant: Hedyotis beddomei Hook. f.
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Family: Rubiaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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75
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Name of the Plant: Hedyotis bourdillonii (Gamble) Rolla Rao et Hemadri
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Family: Rubiaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Vulnerable
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76
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Name of the Plant: Hedyotis eualata (Bedd. ex Gamble) Henry et Subramanyam
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Family: Rubiaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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77
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Name of the Plant: Hedyotis ramarowii (Gamble) Rolla Rao et Hemadri
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Family: Rubiaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Vulnerable
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78
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Name of the Plant: Hedyotis swersioides Hook. f
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Family: Rubiaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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79
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Name of the Plant: Ochreinauclea missionis (Wall. ex G. Don) Ridsd.
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Family: Rubiaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
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Status: Vulnerable
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80
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Name of the Plant: Ophiorrhiza barnesii Fischer
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Family: Rubiaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Possibly extinct
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81
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Name of the Plant: Ophiorrhiza brunonis Wight et Arn.
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Family: Rubiaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
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Status: Presumed Extinct
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82
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Name of the Plant: Ophiorrhiza caudata Fischer
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Family: Rubiaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Presumed Extinct
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83
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Name of the Plant: Ophiorrhiza incarnata Fischer
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Family: Rubiaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Endangered
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84
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Name of the Plant: Ophiorrhiza radicans Gardn
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Family: Rubiaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Possibly Extinct
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85
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Name of the Plant: Pavetta oblanceolata Brem.
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Family: Rubiaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Insufficiently known or Possibly Extinct
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86
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Name of the Plant: Glycosmis macrocarpa Wight
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Family: Rutaceae
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Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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Status: Rare
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87
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Name of the Plant: Madhuca bourdillonii (Gamble) H.J. Lam
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Family: Sapotaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Possibly Extinct
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88
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Name of the Plant: Palaquium bourdillonii Brandis
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Family: Sapotaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Insufficiently Known
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89
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Name of the Plant: Pterospermum reticulatum Wight & Arn
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Family: Sterculiaceae
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Distribution: Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
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Status: Rare
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90
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Name of the Plant: Pronephrium thwaitesii (Hook.) Holtt.
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Family: Thelypteridaceae
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Distribution: Kerala
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Status: Vulnerable
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91
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Name of the Plant: Pseudocyclosorous griseus (Baker) Holtt. & Grimes [Neprodium griseum Bake]
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Family: Thelypteridaceae
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Distribution: Kerala, Tamil Nadu
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Status: Endangered
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92
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Name of the Plant: Cayratia roxburghii (Wight et Arn.) Gagnepain
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Family: Vitaceae
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Distribution: Kerala, Tamil Nadu
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Status: Vulnerable
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93
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Name of the Plant: Amomum microstephanum Baker
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Family: Zingiberaceae
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Distribution: Kerala, Tamil Nadu
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