Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
So far, 1,963 species of flowering plants belonging to 823 genera and 159 families
have been documented by Dr. N. Sasidharan, Kerala Forest Research Institute
and Kerala Forest Department (1998). Some important species are Hopea parviflora,
Dipterocarpus indicus, Palaquium ellipticum, Veteria indica and Myristica dactyloides.