A Contribution to the Flora of Dharmapuri District Madras State

This paper presents an account of the vegetation of Woddapatti, Pennagaram, Guttirayan and Hogainakkal Reserve Forests of Dharmapuri District, as observed by the authors during the year 1964-65. The vegetation in general is of scrub jungle type in Pennagaram and Hogainakkal Reserve Forests and dry deciduous type towards the interior of the other Reserve Forests. The paper includes an enumeration of 473 species of flowering plants and ferns, comprising of 324 genera and 95 families.