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Table 3. List of Endemic species reported from Thiruvananthapuram district

Sl. No. Name of species Status

1 Bolbitis semicordata Endemic to South India

2 Bolbitis prolifera Endemic to South India

3 Pteris otaria Endemic to South India

4 Pteris quadriaurita Endemic to South India & Sri Lanka

5 Selaginella ganguliana Endemic to Kerala

6 Selaginella inequalifolia Endemic to South India

7 Selaginella tenera Endemic to South India

8 Chirstella parasitica Endemic to South India

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