• Asha Prayline, E
• PaulRaj, K
• Mary Sujin, R
• Siva Pradeesh, D.S
• Sukumaran, S

Sacred groves are significant places in which biodiversity is preserved in mostly undisturbed condition because of certain taboos and religious beliefs associated with them. Based on inventory and preliminary survey, two sacred groves were selected in Parakudi village along the southwest coast of Kanyakumari district for the purpose of detailed studies of floristic richness. Total of 124 species of angiosperms belonging 48 families, 10 species of pteridophytes and 1 species of gymnosperm were recorded. Of these 25 were trees, 28 shrubs, 56 herbs and 15 climbers. Five species remain unidentified including on orchid taxon. Family-wise distribution of plant families showed that Poaceae was the most speciose family with 10 species in site 1, whereas, Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Malvaceae were the dominant families in site 2 with 5 species each. Inventorying of the flora of sacred groves would provide a strong basis for evolving measures for their protection.

Floristic survey, Kanyakumari district, Parakudi village, sacred grove, vascular plants

"A Floristic Study on Select Sacred Groves of Parakudi village, Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu, South India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 2, page no.1221-1228, February-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1802251.pdf

"A Floristic Study on Select Sacred Groves of Parakudi village, Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu, South India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 2, page no. pp1221-1228, February-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1802251.pdf