Wildlife
Parks & Sanctuary In IndiaFlora
of Periyar 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.