“…A tributary of the Thottilpalam River originates here. Vattipana (11.671423, 75.834735), a less inhabited area, is situated on a hillside in the foothills of the Western Ghats, at an elevation of 332 m. It is located four km from Pasukadavu, an area prone to landslides (Sajinkumar et al, 2011). Here the major vegetation included Forest Sandpaper Fig F. exasperata , Warty Marble Tree Elaeocarpus tuberculatus , Parasol Leaf Tree Macaranga peltata , Jaggary Palm Caryota urens and Wild Jack Artocarpus hirsutus .…”