Campus Flora

St. Thomas' College [Autonomous], Thrissur - 680001

St. Thomas' College was founded as an educational institution in 1889 by Rt. Rev. Adolphus Edwin Medlycott, the Vicar Apostolic of Thrissur. The University of Madras gave formal affiliation to the institution in April 1919 with the institution becoming a Second Grade College, with Fr. John Palocaren as the first Principal. The College rose to the status of a First Grade College in 1925. Later, the College was affiliated to the University of Kerala in 1957 and to the University of Calicut in 1968. St. Thomas' College (Autonomous), has a noteworthy history of imparting education to many generations and the institution thrives to greater excellence in teaching, training and research.

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Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring native plants. The St. Thomas' College [Autonomous] Thrissur campus is bestowed with floral diversity consists of 285 species including 139 herbs, 58 shrubs, 23 climbers, 2 parasites, 2 epiphytes and 61 trees. This species richness is from the city campus and the newly acquired centenary campus at Cheroor, Thrissur. The total vegetation of the both campuses includes cultivated, agricultural garden species. However, natural vegetation thrives well in the centenary campus. The floristic components are still counting and seasonal investigations indicating rich diversity and increasing trend in the campus.