page_title: Agumbe
section_title: Flora
hierarchical_section_title: Agumbe / Ecology and biodiversity / Flora
caption_attribution_description: English: Panorama of Agumbe
context_page_description: Agumbe is a settlement situated in the Thirthahalli taluka of Shimoga district, Karnataka, India. It is nestled in the thickly forested Malenadu region of the Western Ghats mountain range. Owing to its high rainfall, it has received the epithet of "The Cherrapunji of South India", after Cherrapunji, one of the rainiest places in India.
  Agumbe is associated with rainforest conservation efforts, documentation of medicinal plants, tourism, and the promotion of cottage industry. The Agumbe Rainforest Research Station was established as a sanctuary for the King Cobra, Agumbe's flagship species.
context_section_description: Endangered plant species
  Endangered plant species in the area include
  Dipterocarpus indicus
  Dysoxylum malabaricum
  Calophyllum apetalum
  Garcinia indica
  Garcinia gummi-gutta
  Myristica dactyloides
  Vateria indica
  Aristolochia tagala
  Tarenna agumbensis
  Adenia hondala
  Celastrus paniculatus
  Persea macrantha
  Plant species named for Agumbe
  Meliola agumbensis - fungus
  Tarenna agumbensis - shrub
  Hygroaster agumbensis - mushroom
  Dactylaria agumbensis- fungus
  Other plant species discovered at Agumbe
  Caudalejeunea pluriplicata - liverwort
  Notothylas dissecta - Hornwort
caption: A Panorama of Agumbe
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