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Sendirakillai Sacred Grove (SSG)
Coromandel Coast, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu
India
Active (community conserved)
Single grove
- Location
- Coromandel Coast, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu
- Coordinates
- 11°44'24"N, 79°47'24"E
- Size
- 3.5 ha
- Status
- Active (community conserved)
- Deity & Religion
- Muniyanar, Muthalraathan, Ponniamman, Iyanar (folk deities); Hindu folk
- Community & Guardians
- Vanniyas community
- Vernacular name
- Kovilkadu / Koil Kadu
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Folk deity worship; in-situ biodiversity conservation
Plant species
TDEF: Fabaceae, Rubiaceae, Cyperaceae, Apocynaceae, Poaceae; 180 species/151 genera/66 families; 3 India-endemic
Biome & fauna
Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest (TDEF)
Threats & protection
Surrounded by cashew plantations & agriculture; degradation
Source
Gnanasekaran, Nehru & Narasimhan 2012, Check List 8(1):113-129