Sahyadri Conservation Series 15 ENVIS Technical Report: 41,  March 2012 Home Page l Contents Citation l Contact l   PDF   l   HOME   ECOLOGY OF SACRED KAN FORESTS IN CENTRAL WESTERN GHATS Ramachandra T.V.           Subash Chandran M.D.           Joshi N.V.           Sooraj N.P.          Rao G.R.           Vishnu Mukri Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India. *Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in Summary | Introduction | Literature Review | Materials & Methods | Results & Discussion | Threats & Conservation | References | Appendix-1 Appendix-1: List of total species in the sampled area of Kathlekan Sl. No Species name Family Habit Distribution 1 Strobilanthus heynianus Acanthaceae Shrub Oriental- W.Ghats 2 Justicia simplex Acanthaceae Herb Eafrica,India,Malaysia 3 Rungia pectinata Acanthaceae Herb Oriental-India,Sri Lanka,Myanmar 4 Dracaena terniflora Agavaceae Herb Oriental-India,S.E.Asia 5 Holigarna ferruginea Anacardiaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 6 Holigarna grahamii Anacardiaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 7 Mangifera indica Anacardiaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 8 Nothopegia colebrookeana Anacardiaceae Tree South india and Sri Lanka 9 Ancistrocladus heyneanus Ancistrocladaceae Climber Oriental-W.Ghats 10 Meiogyne pannosa Annonaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 11 Mitrephora heyneana Annonaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 12 Polyalthia fragrans Annonaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 13 Polyalthia sp Annonaceae Tree   14 Sageraea laurifolia Annonaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 15 Orophea zeylanica Annonaceae Shrub India and Sri Lanka 16 Artabotrys zeylanica Annonaceae Climber Peninsular India and Sri Lanka 17 Ervatamia heyneana Apocynaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 18 Lagenandra ovata Araceae Herb India- Sri Lanka 19 Pothos scandens Araceae Climber Oriental-India,Sri Lanka 20 Pothos scandens Araceae Climber Oriental-India,Sri Lanka 21 Caryota urens Arecaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 22 arenga whiti Arecaceae Palm Oriental- W.Ghats 23 Pinanga dicksonii Arecaceae Shrub Oriental- W.Ghats 24 Calamus sp Arecaceae Climber   25 Calamus thwaitesii Arecaceae Climber India and Sri Lanka 26 Hemidesmus indicus Asclepiadaceae Climber Oriental-India,Sri Lanka 27 Canarium strictum Burseraceae Tree India and Upper Myanmar 28 Capparis sp. Capparaceae Shrub   29 Cassine glauca Celastraceae Tree Oriental-Indomalaysia 30 Cassine sp Celastraceae Tree   31 Euonymus indicus Celastraceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 32 Lophopetalum wightianum Celastraceae Tree Oriental-Indomalaysia 33 Gymnosporia rothiana Celastraceae Shrub Oriental-W.Ghats 34 Microtropis wallichiana Celastraceae Shrub Indo- Malesia 35 Calophyllum tomentosum Clusiaceae Tree Oriental,paleoarctic 36 Garcinia cambogia Clusiaceae Tree South india and Sri Lanka 37 Garcinia morella Clusiaceae Tree Oriental-Indomalaysia 38 Garcinia talbotii Clusiaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 39 Mesua ferrea Clusiaceae Tree Oriental-Indomalaysia 40 Terminalia paniculata Combretaceae Tree Oriental-Peninsular India 41 Combretum latifolium Combretaceae Climber Oriental-Indomalaysia 42 Connaraceae member Connaraceae Shrub   43 Mastixia arborea Cornaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 44 Carex sp. Cyperaceae Herb   45 Tetrameles nudiflora Datiscaceae Tree Oriental-India,Sri Lanka 46 Dichapetalum gelonioides Dichapetalaceae Shrub Oriental-W.Ghats 47 Dioscorea bulbifera Dioscroreaceae Climber Oriental-India,Sri Lanka 48 Dipterocarpus indicus Dipterocarpaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 49 Hopea ponga Dipterocarpaceae Tree Oriental- W.Ghats 50 Diospyros candolleana Ebenaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 51 Diospyros crumenata Ebenaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats and Sri Lanka 52 Diospyros oocarpa Ebenaceae Tree South india and Sri Lanka 53 Diospyros paniculata Ebenaceae Tree Oriental- W.Ghats 54 Diospyros saldanhae Ebenaceae Tree Oriental- South India 55 Diospyros sp Ebenaceae Tree   56 Elaeocarpus tuberculatus Elaeocarpaceae Tree Oriental-Indomalaysia 57 Antidesma menasu Euphorbiaceae Tree Indomalesia and east Himalayas 58 Cleidion javanicum Euphorbiaceae Tree Oriental-Indomalaysia 59 Dimorphocalyx lawianus Euphorbiaceae Tree Oriental- W.Ghats 60 Drypetes elata Euphorbiaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 61 Drypetes sp(1) Euphorbiaceae Tree   62 Drypetes sp (2) Euphorbiaceae Tree   63 Fahrenhetia zeylanica Euphorbiaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats, Sri Lanka 64 Glochidion javanicum Euphorbiaceae Tree   65 Macaranga peltata Euphorbiaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats,Sri Lanka 66 Euphorbiaceae-1 Euphorbiaceae Tree   67 Mallotus sp. Euphorbiaceae Tree   68 Aporosa lindleyana Euphorbiaceae Tree Penisular India and Sri Lanka 69 Mallotus philippensis Euphorbiaceae Tree China,Indomalaysia to Australia 70 Mallotus stenanthus Euphorbiaceae Tree Penisular India 71 Mallotus sp Euphorbiaceae Tree   72 Agrostistaches indicus Euphorbiaceae Shrub   73 Blachia denudata Euphorbiaceae Shrub Oriental- W.Ghats 74 Briedelia stipularis Euphorbiaceae Shrub Peninsular India 75 Croton gibsonianus Euphorbiaceae Shrub Oriental-W.Ghats 76 Croton sp. Euphorbiaceae Shrub   77 Phyllanthus lawii Euphorbiaceae Shrub   78 Atylosia sp Fabaceae Climber   79 Flemingia strobilifera Faboideae Shrub Oriental-Indomalaysia 80 Casearia sp. Flacourthidace Tree   81 Flacourtia montana Flacourtiaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 82 Flacourtia sp Flacourtiaceae Tree   83 Hydnocarpus laurifolia Flacourtiaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 84 Hydnocarpus pentandra Flacourtiaceae Tree Oriental- W.Ghats 85 Gnetum scandens Gnetaceae Climber   86 Gomphandra axillaris Icacinaceae Shrub South and South east Asia, China 87 Nothapodytes  foetida Icacinaceae Shrub Indo-Malesia and China 88 Actinodaphne hookeri Lauraceae Tree Southern W.Ghats 89 Beilschmiedia fagifolia Lauraceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 90 Cinnamomum macrocarpum Lauraceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 91 Litsea floribunda Lauraceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 92 Litsea ghatica Lauraceae Tree Oriental- W.Ghats 93 Litsea sp. Lauraceae Tree   94 Persea macrantha Lauraceae Tree Penisular India and Sri Lanka 95 Phoebe cathia Lauraceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats,C Himalayas to Myanmar 96 Euphorbiaceae-2 Lauraceae Tree   97 Litsea laevigata Lauraceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 98 Neolitsea zeylanica Lauraceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 99 Litsea sp.(2) Lauraceae Tree   100 Careya arborea Lecythidaceae Tree Oriental- Tropical Asia 101 Leea indica Leeaceae Shrub Oriental-India,China To Australia 102 Strycnos sp. Loganaceae Shrub   103 Strychnos climber Loganaceae Climber   104 Lagerstroemia  microcarpa Lythraceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 105 Hibiscus furcatus Malvaceae Shrub Tropical Africa,Tropical Asia 106 Aglaia sp Melaceae Tree   107 Aglaia anamallayana Melaceae Tree Southern W.Ghats 108 Aglaia roxburghiana Melaceae Tree Indomalesia to pacific Islands 109 Memecylon terminale Melastomataceae Shrub Oriental-W.Ghats 110 Walsura trifolia Meliaceae Tree India and Pakistan 111 Cyclea peltata Menispermaceae Climber Oriental-W.Ghats 112 Artocarpus hirsutus Moraceae Tree Oriental- South W.Ghats 113 Ficus callosa Moraceae Tree Oriental- Indo- Malesia 114 Ficus nervosa Moraceae Tree Oriental-India to Vietnam 115 Gymnacranthera canarica Myristicaceae Tree Oriental- Indo Malaya 116 Knema attenuata Myristicaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 117 Myristica dactyloides Myristicaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats,Sri Lanka 118 Myristica fatua Myristicaceae Tree Oriental- Southern W.Ghats 119 Myristica malabarica Myristicaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 120 Syzygium cumini Myrtaceae Tree Oriental-Indomalaysia 121 Syzygium gardneri Myrtaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats,Sri Lanka 122 Syzigium hemisphericum Myrtaceae Tree South india and Sri Lanka 123 Syzigium laetum Myrtaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 124 Syzygium macrophylla Myrtaceae Tree   125 Syzigium sp(1) Myrtaceae Tree   126 Syzigium sp(2) Myrtaceae Tree Southern W.Ghats 127 Strombosia ceylanica Olacaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 128 Olea dioica Oleaceae Tree Oriental-NE India, S W India 129 Pandanus sp Pandanaceae Shrub   130 Piper sp. Piperaceae Climber   131 Ochlandra sp Poaceae Shrub   132 Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum Poaceae Herb Oriental-Indomalaysia 133 Scutia myrtina Rhamnaceae Shrub Oriental-Myanmar,India 134 Ziziphus rugosa Rhamnaceae Shrub Oriental-India,Sri Lanka 135 Ventilago maderaspatana Rhamnaceae Climber Oriental-W-Ghats,Sri Lanka,Java 136 Carallia brachiata Rhizophoraceae Tree Indo Malesia and Australia 137 Canthium dicoccum Rubiaceae Tree South India,Myamnar 138 Ixora brachiata Rubiaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 139 Randia ruugosa Rubiaceae Tree   140 Ixora nigricans Rubiaceae Shrub Indo- Malesia 141 Ixora parviflora Rubiaceae Shrub India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh 142 Ixora polyantha Rubiaceae Shrub Oriental-W.Ghats 143 Ixora sp. Rubiaceae Shrub   144 Canthium sp. Rubiaceae Shrub   145 Canthium rheedei Rubiaceae Shrub Peninsular India 146 Psychotria flavida Rubiaceae Shrub Oriental-W.Ghats 147 Ophiorrhiza hirsutula Rubiaceae Herb Oriental-W.Ghats 148 Randia rugulosa Rubiaceae Climber Oriental-W-Ghats,Sri Lanka,Java 149 Murraya paniculata Rutaceae Tree Oriental-Indomalaysia 150 Vepris bilocularis Rutaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 151 Atalantia racemosa Rutaceae Shrub Sri Lanka and Peninsular India 152 Glycosmis pentaphylla Rutaceae Shrub Oriental-India,Sri Lanka 153 Luvunga sarmentosa Rutaceae Climber Oriental-Sri Lanka,Java 154 Todalia asiatica Rutaceae Climber Oriental-South India 155 Dimocarpus longan Sapindaceae Tree Oriental-Tropics 156 Lepisanthes deficiens Sapindaceae Tree Indo- Malesia and Africa 157 Mimusops elengi Sapotaceae Tree Oriental-Indomalaysia 158 Palaquium ellipticum Sapotaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 159 Smilax zeylanica Smilacaceae Climber Oriental-South E.Asia 160 Smilax spp Smilacaceae Climber   161 Pterospermum diversifolium Sterculiaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats,Java,Philippines,Malaysia 162 Symplocos racemosa Symplocaceae Tree Oriental-W.Ghats 163 Tiliaceae member Tiliaceae Shrub   164 Celtis cinnomomea Ulmaceae Tree Oriental-Indomalaysia 165 Clerodendrum viscosum Verbenaceae Shrub Oriental-Indomalaysia 166 Callicarpa tomentosa Verbinaceae Tree Oriental-South India 167 Vitaceae member Vitaceae Shrub   168 Alpinia malaccensis Zingiberaceae Herb Oriental-Indomalaysia 169 Boesenbergia pulcherrima Zingiberaceae Herb Oriental-W.Ghats 170 Zingiber sp. Zingiberaceae Herb   171 Zingiberaceae Zingiberaceae Herb   172 Zingiber cernum Zingiberaceae Herb Oriental-W.Ghats   BACK   «   TOP   »   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.
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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

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

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

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

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

Citation: Ramachandra T.V., Subash Chandran M.D., Joshi N.V., Sooraj N.P., Rao G.R., and Vishnu Mukri, 2012. Ecology of Sacred Kan Forests in Central Western Ghats., Sahyadri Conservation Series 15, ENVIS Technical Report : 41, Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012.

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