Table 1 List of RET climber species of the Southern Western Ghats
From: Rare, Endangered and Threatened (RET) climbers of Southern Western Ghats, India
S. No | Botanical name | Family | Mode of dispersala | Usesb | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Abrus fruticulosus Wight & Arn. | Fabaceae | AU | M | Data Deficient [17] |
2. | Aganosma cymosa (Roxb.) G. Don, | Apocynaceae | AN | M | Rare to Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu. |
3. | Ampelocissus latifolia (Roxb.) Planch. | Vitaceae | – | M | vulnerable (IUCN book, 1997) |
4. | Argyreia nervosa (Burm. fil.) Bojer | Convolvulaceae | – | M | Rare [2] |
5. | Aristolochia tagala Cham. | Aristalochiaceae | AU | M | Nearly threatened [43] |
6. | Asparagus fysonii J.F.Macbr | Liliaceae | ZO | E | Rare [34] |
7. | Asparagus racemosus Willd. | Liliaceae | ZO | M & E | Threatened [46] |
8. | Bauhinia phoenicea Wight & Arn. | Fabaceae | ZO | M | Endemic To Western Ghats [4] |
9. | Bauhinia vahlii Wight & Arn. | Fabaceae | ZO | M | Rare to Tamil Nadu |
10. | Celastrus paniculatus Willd. | Celastraceae | ZO | M | Nearly threatened [43] |
11. | Ceropegia mannarana P.Umam. & P.Daniel | Asclepiadaceae | – | M | Endangered [46] |
12. | Corallocarpus gracilipes Cogn. | Cucurbitaceae | ZO | – | Intermediate [2] |
13. | Coscinium fenestratum (Goetgh.) Colebr. | Menispermaceae | – | M | Critically endangered [37]. Endemic to India (1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants) |
14. | Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach | Cucurbitaceae | ZO | E | Rare to India |
15. | Gloriosa superba L. | Liliaceae | ZO | M | |
16. | Grewia heterotricha Mast. | Tiliaceae | – | M | Endangered [23] |
17. | Gymnema khandalense Santapau | Asclepiadaceae | ZO | – | Endengered [2] |
18. | Hemidesmus indicus R. Br. | Asclepiadaceae | – | M | |
19. | Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet | Convolvulaceae | AN | – | Vulnerable |
20. | Ipomoea muelleri Benth. | Convolvulaceae | AN | – | Rare to Tamil Nadu |
21. | Ipomoea rumicifolia Choisy | Convolvulaceae | AN | – | Rare to Tamil Nadu |
22. | Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso. | Convolvulaceae | AN | – | Endangered in peninsular India [41] |
23. | Oxystelma esculentum (L. f.) R. Br. ex Schult. | Asclepiadaceae | AU | M | Least concern (IUCN 2011) |
24. | Passiflora leschenaultii DC. | Passifloraceae | AU | E | Endemic to peninsular India [34] |
25. | Piper longum L. | Piperaceae | AU | E | Endangered in Tamil Nadu [2] |
26. | Pterolobium hexapetalum (Roth) Santapau & Wagh | Mimosaceae | ZO | M | Endemic to peninsular India [34] |
27. | Pueraria tuberosa DC. | Fabaceae | AN | – | Vulnerable [2] |
28. | Rubus racemosus Roxb. | Rosaceae | – | E | Rare [2] |
29. | Sarcostemma viminale (L.) R.Br. | Asclepiadaceae | ZO | – | Endangered |
30. | Smilax wightii A. DC. | Smilacaceae | AN | E | |
31. | Smilax zeylanica L. | Smilacaceae | ZO | E | Least concern in Tamil Nadu [2] |
32. | Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi | Cucurbitaceae | ZO | E | Intermediate (Kerry Scott Walter and Harriet J. Gillett, 1997) |
33. | Toxocarpus beddomei Gamble | Asclepiadaceae | ZO | – |