Survey And Documentation Of Climbing Plant Species In The Vellambi Forest In Kanniyakumari District.

Abstract

In  Kanniyakumari District's Vellambi Forest, a study was conducted to identify climbing plants and their practical use. Climbing plants can be woody or slender, but they have an unusual ability to circumnutate. They frequently possess unique morphological features that facilitate their ascent. They have been divided into several categories, such as tendrillar, twiners, creepers, climbers, etc., based on their habits and alterations. There were 27 climbing plants found in all. They are divided into 16 families, which correspond to 23 genera and 27 species. The study area's leading families include Convolvulaceae and Cucurbitaceae, each with four species; Fabaceae and Vitaceae follow with three species apiece, and Dioscoreaceae has two species. Eleven families, however, were monospecific. Locating the sources of climber in the Vellambi forest.