Rohitukine, a chromane alkaloid, is a precursor of flavopiridol, a promising anti-cancer compound. Currently in Phase III clinical trials, flavopiridol is a potent inhibitor of several cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs). Rohitukine was first reported from Amoora rohituka (0.083% dry weight) followed by that in Dysoxylum binectariferum (0.9% dry weight), both belonging to the family Meliaceae. Here...

Raorchestes flaviventris, a species of rhacophorid bush frog described from the Western Ghats by George Albert Boulenger in 1882, has never been reported from the region since its description. However, we herewith report a record of the species after almost 132 years and redescribe the species and also clarify confusions that prevailed over the taxonomic status of the species and its closely-re...

A new butterfly taxon, Nacaduba sinhala ramaswamii ssp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatini), is described from Agasthyamalais of southern Western Ghats in peninsular India. The taxa can be diagnosed all other India and N. Ormiston, 1924 Sri Lanka, by its distinct male genitalia. early stages, larval hostplants, flight periods, ecology the known distribution are discussed. revised keys ...

The present paper reports new records of six species termites (Blattodea: Termitidae), viz., Angulitermes acutus Mathur & Sen-Sarma, Dicuspiditermes obtusus (Silvestri), Pericapritermes dunensis (Roonwal Sen-Sarma), topslipensis Thakur, Nasutitermes cherraensis Roonwal Chhotani, and kali Chhotani from Kerala. Three P. dunensis, N. are reported for the first time Western Ghats. details mater...

A checklist of odonates Kerala State is presented in this paper. Scientific binomen, vernacular names Malayalam, IUCN Red List status, and endemism are also given. total 174 species have been recorded from till date, 65 which endemic to the Western Ghats, 10 India. Five fall under various threatened categories IUCN. None occurring listed schedules Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act or appendices ...

the other hand he found that villages along the ghats* cutting the face of the plateau escarpment were intensely infected and he ll?ted that two particular villages, Angarah Bundkhela, situated at the top of the ghats otherwise apparently quite similar to filftges on the plateau were as highly infected any he had found at the foot of the scarp, ' nrr-^ley are notoriously malarious. His findings...

The natural distribution and the species ecology of lesser-known nocturnal endemic brown palm civet in Western Ghats are definite. We used camera trap data from to predict suitable niche, coat colour pattern, diel activity. environmental variables like rainfall, elevation, isothermaility, tree density, height profoundly influence civet’s habitat suitability. determined that most area entire is ...

We here describe a new Indian helicarionoidean genus, Varadia Bhosale & Raheem gen. nov., containing the single species amboliensis Bhosale, Thackeray, Muley et sp. nov. This semi-slug is endemic to northern and central Western Ghats primarily forest-living species. figure shell, reproductive system, radula, spermatophore external morphology of this species, detail its known distribution. e...

Grass Hills ecosystem lies in Anaimalais. The western ghats possesses rich biodiversity, The annual summer fire, an integral part of this ecosystem, promotes the ecological status of certain perennial grasses including the dominant grass. Chrysopogon zeylanicus Thw. On the other hand, some medicinal plants Viz., Impatiens tomentosa Heyne, Drosera peltata Sm Osbeckia parviflora Arn., Emilia sonc...

Majority of the fungi producing diseases in man and animals exist freely in nature as soil saprophytes or plant pathogens and gain entrance into the body through abrasion, implantation or inhalation. Adametz isolated fungi for the first time from the soil in the year 1886, since then there has been very few reports. Manipal and surrounding places being coastal areas, experience heavy rainfall w...