ENVIS Technical Report: 36,  February 2012 Home Page l Content Citation l Contact l   PDF   l   HOME   Grasslands of Anshi-Dandeli Tiger Reserve Subash Chandran MD             Rao GR              Vishnu Mukri              Prakash Mesta              Ramachandra TV Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India. *Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Glossary References Sketches by G R Rao Appendix III: Herb species (grass not included) in transect plots in Anshi and Dandeli wild life sanctuary Sl Family Genus Species Habit Geographical distribution 1 Fabaceae Acacia sinuata Shrub Oriental-Indomalaysia, China 2 Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides Herb Pantropical 3 Amaranthaceae Alternanthera sessilis Herb Paleotropics 4 Fabaceae Alysicarpus bupleurifolius Herb Oriental-Indomalaysia, China, Polynesia, Pakistan 5 Euphorbiaceae Aporosa lindleyana Tree Oriental-Peninsular India, Sri Lanka 6 Scrophulariaceae Bacopa monnieri Herb Tropics 7 Elatinaceae Bergia ammanioides Herb Warmer and Tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Australia 8 Oxalidaceae Biophytum sensitivum Herb India, Sri Lanka, Tropical Asia, Africa, America 9 Acanthaceae Blepharis asperrima Herb Oriental-Western Ghats 10 Gentianaceae Canscora decussata Herb Tropical Africa, Madagascar, India 11 Lecythidaceae Careya arborea Tree Oriental-Himalayas to Sri Lanka 12 Caesalpinieae Cassia tora Herb Oriental-Asia 13 Apiaceae Centella asiatica Herb Tropics 14 Scrophulariaceae Centranthera  indica Herb Oriental-Indomalaysia 15 Papilionaceae Crotalaria filipes Herb Oriental-Western Ghats 16 Liliaceae Curculigo  orchioides Herb India, Java 17 Zingiberaceae Curcuma neilgherrensis Herb Oriental-Wester Ghats 18 Cyperaceae Cyperus rotundus Herb Almost cosmopilitan 19 Cyperaceae Cyperus pilosus Herb Old World tropics 20 Cyperaceae Cyperus tenuispica Herb Old World tropics 21 Faboideae Desmodium triflorum Herb Tropics 22 Cyperaceae Diplacrum caricinum Herb Tropical Asia and Australia 23 Droseraceae Drosera burmanii Herb West Africa to North east Africa 24 Cyperaceae Eleocharis dulcis Herb Old World tropics 25 Cyperaceae Eleocharis retroflexa Herb Tropics of old Worlds 26 Cyperaceae Eleocharis spiralis Herb Tropics of old Worlds 27 Asteraceae Elephantopus  scaber Herb Pantropical 28 Asteraceae Emilia  sonchifolia Herb Pantropical 29 Asteraceae Epaltes divaricata Herb W Peninsular India, China, Myanmar 30 Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon xeranthemum Herb Oriental-India 31 Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon truncatum Herb S and S E Asia 32 Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon heterolepis Herb West India 33 Asteraceae Eupatorium odoratum Shrub Neotropical 34 Convolvulaceae Evolvulus   nummularius Herb Neotropics 35 Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acuminata Herb Indomalaysia to Philippines 36 Cyperaceae Fimbristylis tetragona Herb Tropical Asia and Australia 37 Cyperaceae Fimbristylis  dichotoma Herb Tropical and warm temperate regions 38 Faboideae Flemingia strobilifera Shrub Oriental-Indomalaysia 39 Papilionaceae Geissaspis cristata Herb South West India to Indo-China 40 Thymeliaceae Gnidia glauca Shrub Paleotropics, Oriental-India, Sri Lanka 41 Rubiaceae Hedyotis corymbosa Herb Oriental,Tropical Africa, America 42 Sterculiaceae Helicteres isora Shrub Paleotropics, India to Australia 43 Asclepiadaceae Hemidesmus indicus Climber Oriental-Peninsular India, Sri Lanka 44 Gentianaceae Hoppea fastigiata Herb Oriental-India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar 45 Balsaminaceae Impatiens lawii Herb Oriental-Western Ghats 46 Acanthaceae Justica simplex Herb India,Abyssinia,Malay Islands 47 Cyperaceae Kyllinga melanosperma Herb Old world tropics and subtropics 48 Anacardiaceae Lannea coromandelica Tree Oriental-South Asia, Indomalaysia 49 Leeaceae Leea indica Shrub Oriental to Australia 50 Acanthaceae Lepidagathis prostrata Herb Oriental-India 51 Lamiaceae Leucas lavandulifolia Herb India, Mauritius, Malay Islands 52 Scrophulariaceae Limnophila indica Herb Palaeotropics 53 Scrophulariaceae Limnophila repens Herb Tropical Asia 54 Scrophulariaceae Lindernia ciliata Herb Oriental-Indomalaysia 55 Scrophulariaceae Lindernia crustacea Herb Palaeotropics 56 Campanulaceae Lobelia alsinoides Herb Oriental-Indomalaysia 57 Onagraceae Ludwigia perennis Herb Oriental-Indomalaysia 58 Sterculiaceae Melochia  corchorifolia Shrub Tropics 59 Convolvulaceae Meremia tridentata Herb Oriental-Indomalaysia,  Tropical Africa 60 Scrophulariaceae Microcarpae minima Herb Tropical Asia and Australia 61 Fabaceae Mimosa pudica Herb Neotropics 62 Loganiaceae Mitrasacme pygmaea Herb India to Japan 63 Caesalpiniaceae Moullava spicata Climber Oriental-South India 64 Commelinaceae Murdannia spirata Herb Indomalesia 65 Melastomaceae Osbeckia truncata Herb Oriental-Western Ghats 66 Acanthaceae Phaulopsis imbricata Herb India, Africa, Sri Lanka, Madagascar 67 Euphorbiaceae Phyllanthus  debilis Herb Western Peninsula, Tropical Africa 68 Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea Herb Pantropics 69 Cyperaceae Pycreus sanguinolentus Herb Old world tropics and subtropics 70 Rubiaceae Randia dumetorum Tree Paleotropics 71 Cyperaceae Rhynchospora wightiana Herb Oriental-Indomalaysia 72 Lythraceae Rotala densiflora Herb Oriental-Indomalaysia 73 Lythraceae Rotala indica Herb India, Korea, Sri Lanka 74 Acanthaceae Rungia pectinata Herb India, Burma, Srilanka 75 Asteraceae Senecio belgaumensis Herb Oriental-Western Ghats 76 Malvaceae Sida rhombifolia Herb Oriental-Indomalaysia 77 Rubiaceae Spermacoce mauritiana Herb Indomalaysia, Tropical America and Africa 78 Rubiaceae Spermacoce articularis Herb Oriental-Indomalaysia 79 Scrophulariaceae Striga lutea Herb Palaeotropics 80 Euphorbiaceae Trewia nudiflora Tree Oriental-Indomalaysia, Myanmar, China 81 Tiliaceae Triumpheta rhomboidea Herb Tropical Africa, Asia 82 Fabaceae Xylia xylocarpa Tree Oriental-Indomalaysia 83 Xyridaceae Xyris  pauciflora Herb Oriental-Indomalaysia 84 Rhamnaceae Ziziphus rugosa Shrub Oriental-India, Sri Lanka   BACK   l   TOP   l   NEXT E-mail    |    Sahyadri    |    ENVIS    |    GRASS    |    Energy    |    CES    |    CST    |    CiSTUP    |    IISc    |    E-mail

T.V. Ramachandra
Centre for Sustainable Technologies,
Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP),
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
E-mail : cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in
Tel: 91-080-22933099/23600985, Fax: 91-080-23601428/23600085
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Subash Chandran M.D
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
E-mail: mds@ces.iisc.ernet.in

Rao G.R
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
E-mail: grrao@ces.iisc.ernet.in

Prakash Mesta
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
E-mail: prakash_honavar@ces.iisc.ernet.in

Vishnu Mukri
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.

Citation: Subash Chandran M.D, Rao G.R, Vishnu Mukri, Prakash Mesta and Ramachandra. T.V, 2012. Grasslands of Anshi-Dandeli Tiger Reserve., ENVIS Technical Report : 36, Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012.

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