Myristica swamp

Myristica swamps are found in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka State and in the southern parts of Kerala.

[3][4] Nair, PV and his team has conducted a detailed study on the flora and fauna of the Myristica swamps of southern Kerala in 2007.

[5] In Kerala, the Myristica swamps are found predominantly in Kulathupuzha , Anchal and Shendurney regions of Kollam district.

Nair PVand Pandalai carried out successful re-introduction of one of the swamp tree species in 2012.

Major species of trees were Gymnocranthera canarica, Myristica fatua, Mastixia arborea, Semecarpus travancorica, Hopea wightiana, Lophopetalum wightianum, Holigarna grahami, Sysygium laetum, etc.

[4] Studies by Nair and colleagues in southern Kerala in 2007 documents eighty two trees and ninety four species of herbs/shrubs.

[7][8] Quantitative analysis of herpetofauna revealed that the differences in the environmental characteristics inside and outside the swamp play an important role in regulating the species diversity and abundance of both amphibians and reptiles.

Nair and colleagues in southern Kerala highlight the enormous biodiversity of the Myristica swamp forests.