nilgiri hills
No.It is located along the Western Ghats.
The Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats meet at the Nilgiri Hills, located in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. This region is known for its rich biodiversity and beautiful landscapes.
The Palghat Gap is located in the Western Ghats mountain range in southern India. It is a low mountain pass that separates the Nilgiri Hills to the north from the Anaimalai Hills to the south. The gap is an important natural corridor that allows for the passage of the Palghat river and serves as a major transportation route connecting Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Some major mountain ranges in India include the Himalayas in the north, the Western Ghats along the western coast, and the Eastern Ghats along the eastern coast. The Aravalli Range in northwestern India is also significant.
nilgiri hills
nilgiri hills
eastern ghats ,southern ghats ,western ghats
nilgiri hills
Nilgiris.The Western Ghats extend from the Satpura Range in the north, go south past Goa, through Karnataka and into Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The major hill range starting from the north is the Sahyadhri (the benevolent mountains) range. This range is home to many hill stations like Matheran, Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani, Kudremukh and Kodagu. The range is called Sahyadri in northern Maharashtra and Sahya Parvatamin Kerala. The Biligirirangans southeast of Mysore in Karnataka, meet the Shevaroys (Servarayan range) and Tirumala range farther east, linking the Western Ghats to the Eastern Ghats. In the south the range is known as the Nilagiri malai in Tamil Nadu.
The Western Ghats or the Sahyadri are the ranges of hills parallel to the western coast of India starting from Gujarat right upto Kerala. The ghats are hill ranges on the top of which starts the Deccan Plateau Likewise the Eastern Ghats are the ranges of hills that raise from near the coast on the Eastern Coast of India. Both the Western and Eastern Ghats are thickly forested and most part of these ghats have been declared as bio diversity hot spots of the world and are home to many species of birds, animals, insects and flora and fauna
ORCHIDACEAE Bulbophyllum acutiflorum Rare Nilgiris, Octacamund and Coonoor. 1500-2000 m. Bulbophyllum albidum Rare Nilgiri, Kotagiri, St.Catherines falls, Tirunelveli: Kannikatti. 1500-2000 m. Bulbophyllum kaitiense Vulnerable Nilgiris; endemic. Chrysoglossum hallbergiiIndeterminate Peninsular India. Endemic to the High Wavy Mountains of Madura dist. 1500 m. Coelogyne mossiae Vulnerable Nilgiri, Puney hills. Corymborkis veratifolia Rare Nilgiri. Endemic. 2000 m. Eria albiflora Rare - Habenaria barnesii Rare Peninsular India; Endemic to Southern Western Ghats. Idduki & Nilgiri. 1500-2000 m. Liparis biloba Vulnerable Nilgiris: Kollimund. 2225 m. Vanda wigjtii Possibly Extinct Peninsular India: Endemic to Nilgiri hills of the Western Ghats. PERIPLOCACEAE Utleria salicifolia Endangered Poonachi, Tarakadavu valley in Anamalai hills, Coimbtore. 600-1500 m. POACEAE Eriochrysis rangacharii Presumed Extinct Paikara (Nilgiri district). Endemic. PODOSTEMACEAE Indotristicha tirunelveliana Rare/ Vulnerable Southern Western Ghats (Tirunelveli hills). RANUNCULACEAE Clematis theobromina Rare Nilgiri (Coonoor, Korakundha, Naduvattum). 1800-2400 m. ROSACEAE Cotoneaster buxifolius Vulnerable Nilgiri, Pulney and Kodaikanal hills, Nilgiri hills. 1525-4040 m. RUBIACEAE Acranthera grandiflora Endangered Tirunelveli. Endemic. Hedyotis albonervia Endangered Tirunelveli district. 200 m. 8 Hedyotis barberi Vulnerable Tamil Nadu. Endemic. 1500 m. Hedyotis buxifolia Rare - Hedyotis cyanantha Rare - Hedyotis eualata Rare Endemic. 1400 m. Hedyotis hirsutissima Presumed Extinct Tamil Nadu. Endemic. Hedyotis ramarowii Vulnerable Tamil Nadu. Endemic. Hedyotis swersioides Rare Endemic. 1500-2000 m. Ophiorrhiza brunonis Presumed Extinct Endemic to hills of South India. 930-2150 m. Ophiorrhiza pykarensis Possibly Extinct Nilgiri hills. 2000-2500 m. Orchreinauclea missionis Vulnerable 600-2000 m.