An updated and reorganized electronic version of the author’s doctoral thesis, this work deals primarily with the palynology and palynotaxonomy of 5 genera: Adenoon Dalz. Elephantopus Linn., Lamprachaenium Benth. (1 species of each genus), 9 species of Centratherum Cass. and 29 species of Vernonia Schreb. The majority of these taxa are from the Western Ghats, one of the richest and most diverse ecosystems in peninsular India. In addition, certain ...
