Island floras have a facination of their own--especially from the days of Charles Darwin. It is generally realised that our knowledge about the flora and fauna of small tropical islands throughout the globe is meagre and quite poor. In view of this, it was felt that an effort should be made to throw light on this dark area of study. The Andaman and Nicobar group of islands present and ideal challenge from this point of view. Though part of the Indian nation, they ...
