Memecylon clarkeanum Cogn., a vulnerable species, is reported as new record for Karnataka from primeval sacred forest, Rameshwara Devarakadu of Hulkodu village in the region Sharavathi river basin, Sagar taluk, Shivamogga district, central Western Ghats. The present discovery highlights importance groves conserving rare, endangered and endemic flora. Prior to this, species was India Kerala 2012...

Northern Kerala of southern India is characterized by widely spread lateritic plateaus which provide an extremely harsh physical environment for life leading to the development specialized plant communities with a large number endemic and habitat specific species. Madayippara, midland plateau located in Kannur District northern icon rich floristic diversity endemism. The forms microhabitats due...

THE NORTHERN TERRITORY Situated in the centre of Australia, the Northern Territory is the third largest state in Australia and is roughly the size of France, Spain and Italy combined (figures 1 and 2). It has a unique environment that ranges from arid desert down south to tropical regions on the coast in the north. The Northern Territory is often considered the quintessential Australian outback...

Extrapolation of data from two national nutritional surveys in India--the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) and surveys conducted by the National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB)--enabled the ranking of states on the basis of criteria such as nutritional status of children under 5 years of age. The most recent NNMB survey report (1988-90) indicates that between 42.5% (Kerala) and 69.5% (O...

Author for correspondence: Professor A. Subramoniam Former Director, Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram-695562, Kerala, India Residence: Vininivas, T.C. 14/80, Anyara (P.O.), Near KIMS Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram-695029, Kerala, India E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +91-09496093609 ANNALS OF PHYTOMEDICINE An International Journal Annals of Phytomedicine 2(1...