EXPLORATION OF WILD ORNAMENTAL FLORA OF MADUKKARAI HILLS OF SOUTHERN WESTERN GHATS, TAMIL NADU

ABSTRACT The present study identified 137-wild ornamental species belonging to 99- genera and 42- families with potential artistic ornamental value. The striking features and ornamental potential of most plants are its flowers, fruits and foliage were analyzed. The present study will help the researchers and people, who are interested horticultural, olericulture and agriculture. Keywords: Madukkarai Hills, Flora, Vegetation, Ornamental, Tamil Nadu References Aasati, B.S and Yadav, D.S. 2010. Diversity of horticultural crops in North Eastern region. ENVIS Bulletin: Himal. Ecol. 12 (1). Arora. J.S. 1993. Introductory Ornamental Horticulture. Kalyani publuishers, Ludhiana. Bhawana Kapkoti, Neelu Lodhiyal and Lodhiyal, L.S. 2014. Ethno-medicinal plants and their uses by van panchayat people in nainital of Kumaun region, uttarakhand. Biolife. 2(2):526-532. BinuThomas, Rajendran. A, Aravindhan.V and Maharajan. M. 2011. Wild ornamental chasmophytic plants for rockery. J. Mod. Biol. Tech. 1 (3): 20-21. Chandrabose, M. and Nair, N.C. 1988. Flora of Coimbatore. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun. Chin, H.F and Tay. D. 2006. ISHS Acta Horticulturae 760: XXVII International Horticultural Congress IHC2006 II International Symposium on Plant Genetic Resources of Horticultural Crops Conservation and Utilization of Ornamental Germplasm. Gamble, J.S. and Fischer, C.E.C. 1915- 1936. Flora of the Presidency Madras. Vols. 1-3. Adlard & Co. London (Reprinted 1957). Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta. Henry, A.N., Chithra, V. and Balakrishnan, N.P. 1989. Flora of Tamil Nadu, India: Series I: Analysis. Vol. 3. Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore. Henry, A.N., Kumari, G.R. and Chithra, V. 1987. Flora of Tamil Nadu, India: Series I: Analysis. Vol. 2. Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore. Hooker. J.D. 1872 – 1897. The Flora of British India. Vols. 1 – 7. L. Reeve Company, A. ford, Kent, USA. Jain, S.K. & Rao, R.R. 1977. A Handbook of Field and Herbarium Methods. Today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi. Jayanthi, P, Rajendran, A, Binu thomas, Aravindhan, V. & Sivalingam, R. 2011. Biodiversity of Lithophytes in Madukkarai Hills of Southern Western Ghats of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India. Inter. J. Biol. Tech. 2(2): 76–82. Manickam, V.S, Irudayaraj, V. 2003. Pteridophyte Flora of Nilgiris, South India. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun. Manjusha Wath, Sangeeta Jambu and Virani Ramjan. 2014. Documentation of ethnoveterinary practices among the kolams of yavtamal district. Biolife. 2(2), 534-537. Matthew. K.M. 1983. The Flora of Tamilnadu Carnatic. Vol. I Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Nair, N.C. and Henry, A.N. 1983. Flora of Tamil Nadu, India: Series I: Analysis. Vol. 1. Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore. Rajagopal Reddy, S., Madhusudhana Reddy, A. and Yasodamma, N. 2012. Indian J. Fund. and Appl. Life Sci. Vol. 2(1) pp.192-19