Rediscovery of Ardisia blatteri Gamble (Myrsinaceae) an endemic and critically endangered species from the Kalakkad - Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in India

Viswanathan M.B., Manikandan U. & A.C. Tangavelou

Published on : 01-Jan-2022

DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2002.12.02.16

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Abstract

Ardisia blatteri Gamble, an endemic and critically endangered species, is rediscovered after a lapse of about 75 years from the Kalakkad - Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India. Description, illustration and other relevant details are provided to facilitate identification and conservation of the species.