603EXTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF MARSDENIA TIRUNELVELICA A. N. HENRY & SUBRAM. (APOCYNACEAE: MARSDENIEAE) IN WESTERN GHATS, TAMIL NADUMarsdenia tirunelvelica A. N. Henry &Subram. is an overlooked endemic and endangered asclepiad of Southern Western Ghats is reported for the first time from the High Wavy Mountains, Tamil Nadu. Based on this recent collection, detailed description, photograph and additional information on the taxon are provided here.kottaimuthu@yahoo.co.inResearch812018Endemic, High Wavy Mountains,IUCN,Western GhatsR. Kottaimuthu,S. Selva Kuma,K. Suresh,R. KottaimuthuDepartment of Botany, Saraswathi Narayanan College, Madurai-625 022, Tamil Nadu, India.,Department of Botany, Saraswathi Narayanan College, Madurai-625 022, Tamil Nadu, India.,Department of Botany, Saraswathi Narayanan College, Madurai-625 022, Tamil Nadu, India.,Present Address: Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai-625 009, India.