The diversity and magnitude of Indian flora open a vast field of palynological research, both applied and pure. Angiosperm taxa occurring in India are estimated to be about 20,000; many among them are reportedly rare and endemic. Lack of sufficient knowledge in the palynology of present-day plants causes great amount of erroneous identification of many a fossil or other dispersed pollen. In India the study of pollen has a short history, traced back to 1947. But ...
Kerala is a narrow strip of lush green land with a geographical area of 39,863 sq km stretching along the western coast of the Peninsular India. Part of the Western Ghats, the state mainly harbours wet, semi evergreen, moist and dry deciduous forests, sholas and grasslands. The world knew about the plants of Kerala through van Rheede's Hortus Malabaricus (1678-1693). Since then hundreds of publications have come out but there is no work which comprehensively ...