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

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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