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7. The Malabar Region


This region stretches all along the western coast from the Gulf of Khambat (Cambay) to Cape Camorin (Kanniyakumari). Here, the vegetation type ranges from moist tropical evergreen to broad leafed mixed and monsoon deciduous type. The Nilgiri Hills show temperate forests at higher altitudes. The region also contains several species of plants of the Malay origin.