Help needed with native plant marked as introduced

Curators
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A native plant is marked as introduced in a place where it is native.
Observation concerned: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/116417220
with the pink exclamation dot near the name on top, with the pop-up: « Introduced in Western Ghats, IN: arrived in the region via anthropogenic means ».
But Western Ghats is not a place that appears when I edit the atlas…
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=53229&subview=map&taxon_id=520283

I tried to fix the atlas: species is marked present and native in South Goa Check List, and the observation is listed in the « Observations from this place »
https://www.inaturalist.org/listed_taxa/95107383
I also checked all the subdivisions of India concerning Western Ghats (unless I missed one?).
I used POWO as a source for the atlas: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:945131-1#distribution-map

Did I make a mistake when trying to fix the atlas? Or is the problem somewhere else?

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You need to check the taxon as it is listed within the Western Ghats place checklist, and change its status there, at the following link: https://www.inaturalist.org/listed_taxa/95094842

To get there, you need to:

  1. Search for Western Ghats, IN as a place: https://www.inaturalist.org/places/western-ghats-and-surrounding-areas
  2. Click View Checklist Page: https://www.inaturalist.org/check_lists/75443-Western-Ghats-Check-List
  3. Search the checklist for the relevant species: https://www.inaturalist.org/check_lists/75443-Western-Ghats-Check-List?q=Hewittia+malabarica
  4. Click Edit
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@t_e_d Just fixed it. The pink exclamation mark should be gone now. If there is no exclamation point or star, the plant is native to the area.

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Thank you very much @deboas and @yayemaster !

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@t_e_d @deboas and @yayemaster … thank you very much all, for your efforts to set the facts right !!