94POTENTIAL ORNAMENTAL CLIMBERS FROM MEENACHIL TALUK OF KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, KERALA, INDIAThe present paper highlights the ornamental potentialities of 12 climbing species such as Abrus precatorius L., Asparagus racemosus Willd., Clitoria ternatea L., Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt, Hewittia malabarica (Linn.) Suresh, Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker-Gawl, Ipomea cairica (L.) Sweet, Ipomea pes-trigridis L., Merremia tridentata (L.) Hall., Merremia umbellata (L.) Hall., Passiflora edulis Sims and Thunbergia grandiflora (Roxb. ex Rottl.) Roxb. were collected from Meenachil Taluk of Kottayam district, Kerala, India.binuthomasct@gmail.comResearch452014 Ornamental Climbers,Meenachil Taluk,Kottayam DistrictAparna Prasad,Binu Thomas,Varghese MCPG Department of Botany, Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad, Kottayam - 686 633, Kerala, India,PG Department of Botany, Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad, Kottayam - 686 633, Kerala, India,PG Department of Botany, Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad, Kottayam - 686 633, Kerala, India