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Authors
Aazhivaendhan, Gopalakrishnan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0266-2185
Tinoammini, Noyaljohnson https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8658-032X
Rajasekar, Chinnaiyan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9134-2828
Agrawala, Dinesh Kumar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8524-114X
Senthil Kumar, Thiruppathi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4967-0569
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Funding for this research was provided by:
Research Foundation of Bharathidasan University
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Article History
Received: 27 June 2025
Accepted: 17 October 2025
First Online: 27 October 2025
Declarations
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: The plant material Crepidium manikathilum was collected from Vattakanal, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu. The voucher specimen was deposited at MH (Madras Herbarium), Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India (Accession No. 178301). Among the many plants discarded during road extension in the Vattakanal area, a single individual was rescued for herbarium submission and complied with the principles of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (Government of India). The pods and flowers were used solely for academic (identification and conservation) and non-commercial purposes. We conducted all plant investigations in accordance with institutional and local guidelines, with no need for further affirmation.
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: The plant material Crepidium manikathilum was collected from Vattakanal, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu. The plant material was identified by G. Aazhivaendhan (Bharathidasan University) and cross-verified by Dr. D.K. Agrawala, Scientist-F, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. The voucher specimen was deposited at MH (Madras Herbarium), Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India (Accession No. 178301).
: The authors declare no competing interests.
