1. Name of the Division: BSI
2. Name of the Scheme: Survey (Botanical)
3. Brief Introduction and Objectives:
The Botanical Survey of India (BSI) is the apex research organization under the Ministry
of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India for carrying out taxonomic and floristic studies on
wild plant resources of the country through Survey, Documentation and Conservation.
 BRIEF HISTORY
 PRE-INDEPENDENCE PHASE

Botanical Survey of India was established on 13th February 1890. Sir George
King, the then Superintendent of the Royal Botanic Garden Calcutta, appointed
as First ex-officio Honorary Director of the BSI.

Almost simultaneously Northern Regional Centre (Saharanpur); Western
Regional Centre (Poona); Southern Regional Centre (Madras) and Eastern
Regional Centre (Calcutta) were established.

By 1910 only Eastern Regional Centre of Calcutta with Superintendent of
Garden Remained.
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In 1939, Mr. C.C. Calder, the last Director of BSI retired.
 POST-INDEPENDENCE PHASE

October 14, 1952 – Dr. E. K. Janaki Ammal appointed as Officer on Special
Duty (OSD) to draw plans for the revival of Botanical Survey of India.

On March 29, 1954 – Plan reorganisation of BSI was accepted by the
Government of India with Headquarters at Calcutta with Chief Botanist as its
head. In August, 1963 the post of Chief Botanist redesignated as Director, who is
ex-officio botanical advisor to the Government of India.
During the successive plan periods, the functional base of Botanical Survey of India
was further expanded to include various new areas such as inventorying of endemic, rare
and threatened plant species; evolving conservation strategies; studies on fragile ecosystems
and protected areas, like sanctuaries, national parks and biosphere reserves; multiplication
and maintenance of endemic and threatened plant species, wild ornamentals, etc., in Botanic
Gardens and Orchidaria; documentation of traditional knowledge of plants and development
of National Database on Herbarium (including type specimens) and live collections, plant
distribution and nomenclature, botanical paintings/illustrations, plant uses, etc.
Specific Initiatives with Relevance to CBD: Over the years, the functional role of the Survey was
further expanded. After the ratification of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD: 1994),
Enactment of Biological Diversity Act (2002) and Biological Diversity Rules (2004), BSI has
become an important institution as its mandate has direct relevance to Articles 6 (Conservation), 7
(Identification & Monitoring), 9 (Ex situ conservation), 12 (Research & Training), 13 (Public
education & Awareness), 17 (Exchange of Information) and 18 (Technical & Scientific
Cooperation) of CBD.
OBJECTIVES OF BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA
PRIMARY:
 Exploration, inventorying and documentation of phytodiversity (including nonflowering plants) in general and protected areas, hotspots, fragile ecosystems and
sacred groves in particular; publication of National, State and District Floras.
 Identification of Red list species and species rich areas needing conservation; ex situ
conservation of critically threatened taxa in botanical gardens.
 Survey and documentation of traditional knowledge associated with plants.
 Develop a National database of Indian plants, including herbarium specimens, live
specimens, botanical paintings illustrations etc.
SECONDARY:
 Revisionary/Monographic studies on selected plant groups.
 Qualitative analysis of nutritive value of ethno-food plants and other economically
useful species.
 Capacity building in plant taxonomy through refresher courses and post M.Sc.
certificate course.
 Environment Impact Assessment of areas assigned to BSI for study.
 Develop and maintain Botanical Gardens, Museum and Herbaria.
 Preparation of Seed, Pollen and Spore Atlas of Indian Plants.
4. Activities undertaken so far:
 Survey and exploration of about 70 per cent of the total geographical areas of the country has
been completed for vascular plants. This has resulted into a Repository of about four million
National Reference Collections plant specimens with 19100 type specimens.
 1 new family, 32 new genera and 925 new species, subspecies, varieties have been discovered as
new to science.
 Inventorying of about 1700 Rare, Endangered and Threatened (RET) species.
 Live collection of over 1.5 lakh plants in Indian Botanic Garden, Botanic Garden of Indian
Republic and associated botanic gardens and National Orchidaria of regional offices.
 Flowering plants of 7 Biosphere Reserves, 32 National Parks and 23 Tiger Reserves have been
documented till date.
 EIA studies on the impact of over 100 developmental projects on flora have been completed.
 Traditional knowledge, on plants, associated with all tribes belonging to 41 districts of Bihar
Jharkhand, Karnataka, Orissa and Rajasthan, and over 114 tribes belonging to Andaman &
Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and West Bengal have
been documented. 17 books of Ethnobotany have been published by BSI till date.
 Over 110 research scholars have been trained in different aspects of plant systematics, leading to
the award of Doctorate degree by various Indian Universities.
 Over 3 million herbarium specimens of India & nearly 2 lakhs of them from different adjoining
countries and rest of the World. These includes 16 thousand type specimens (original material
based on species new to science and
 Over 18 thousand exhibits, tannins, dies, oils, fibres, timbers, medicinal, beverages, vegetables,
food, and tribal artifacts in Kolkata and all Circle Offices.
 Publications made so far
 Flora of India series 1: Flora of India (9 vols.); Fascicles of Flora of India (24 vols.).
 Flora of India series 2: State/UT Flora [complete for 16 States/UTs (29 vols.), partially
complete for 9 states (12 vols.)].
 Flora of India series 3: District (26) Flora (34 vols.).
 Flora of India series 4: Red Data Book of Indian Plants and Red List species of India (5
vols.) and 140 titles dealing with various thematic topics related to Indian flora.
 Periodicals: ‘Records of the Botanical Survey of India’ (23 vols.); 'Bulletin of the Botanical
Survey of India’ (51 vols.); Vanaspati Vani (17 vols.) and ENVIS Newsletter (17 vols.).
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5. Progress/Achievements made during April – December, 2013
BOTANICAL EXPLORATION & INVENTORYING OF PLANT DIVERSITY
Field tours and Herbarium consultation tours:
Seventy Five field tours for collection of plant specimens/materials for floristic,
ethnobotanical and pharmacognostical studies on flowering and non-flowering
plants were undertaken by different regional centre and units of BSI covering
the following regions, including three biodiversity hotspot, viz. the Himalaya,
the Indo-Burma and the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka. These include 26 protected
areas and 07 Sacred Groves. In addition, 09 tours for the collections of live
germplasm were also undertaken in these areas.
 Western Himalaya: Uttarakhand (in and around Sonanadi Wildlife
Sanctuary, Namik and Hiramani glacier valleys, Pithoragarh, Kumaon);
 Eastern Himalaya: Arunachal Pradesh (Lohit district, Changlang district
and Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary); Sikkim (Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary
and different areas of North Sikkim & South Sikkim);
 North–East India: Assam (Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary); Mizoram (Murlen
National Park);
 Arid – Semi Arid: Haryana (Sultanpur National Park and Kalesar National
Park); Gujarat (Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Dang District);
Rajasthan (Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife Sanctuary);
 Gangetic Plains: Uttar Pradesh (Upper Ganga Ramsar Site); Bihar &
Jharkhand (Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary, Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary, Gautam
Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary, Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin wildlife Sanctuary,
Rajmahal hills, Pakur, Godda, Sahibganj, Dumka and Deogarh districts);
West Bengal (Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary, Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary); Orissa
(Koraput, Jajpur and Balasore);
 Deccan Peninsula: Chattisgarh (Surguja & Korba area); Andhra Pradesh
(Mamillapalli and Maddimadugu sections of Kadapa range of Seshachalam
Biosphere Reserve, Amarabad, Mannanur, Achampet and Lingal ranges of
Achampet division of Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Wildlife Sanctuary);
 Western Ghats: Maharashtra (Koyana Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandoli Wildlife
Sanctuary for ferns, Junnar, Harishchandragarh, Ganesh kind, Karzat,
Matheran, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Alibag and Phansad Wild Life
Sanctuary for follicolous fungi); Karnataka (Sharavathi valley Wildlife
Sanctuary, Shimoga and Biligirirangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary);
Tamil Nadu (Srivilliputhur Wildlife Sanctuary);
 Coastal Region: Kerala (Coastal area and Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary);
 Andaman & Nicobar Islands: S. Andaman (Rani Jhansi Marine National Park);
Apart from that 28 herbarium consultation/study tours were also conducted
for identification of specimens/authentication of identifications.
During these field tours, ca 9,541 (incl. 1976 of non-flowering plants)
specimens were collected, out of which ca 8,204 specimens were identified into ca
4,201 species, subspecies and varieties. This resulted into the discovery of 28
species and 01 variety as new to science; 39 species and 01 subspecies as new to
India and 122 new distributional records for different geographic regions/ states.
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NEW DISCOVERIES (NEW TO SCIENCE)
Species/Varieties (Angiosperms – 20; Lichen – 1; Fungi – 8)
1. Caloplaca gyrophorica Jagadeesh, Y. Joshi & G.P. Sinha
Teloschistaceae
2. Chrysosplenium arunachalense M. Bhaumik
Saxifragaceae
3. Colocasia boyceana R. Gogoi & S. Borah
Araceae
4. Colocasia dibangensis R. Gogoi & S. Borah
Araceae
5. Colocasia lihengiae R. Gogoi & S. Borah
Araceae
6. Eragrostis collinensis C.P. Vivek, G.V.S. Murthy & V.J. Nair
Poaceae
7. Eragrostis minor Host var. rajasthanensis C.P.Vivek, G.V.S.Murthy & V.J.Nair Poaceae
8. Eriocaulon kannurense Sunil et al.
Eriocaulaceae
9. Galium kulluense An.Kumar, Ranjan & S.C.Srivastava
Rubiaceae
10. Impatiens lohitensis Gogoi & Borah
Balsaminaceae
11. Inonotus ryvardenii J. R. Sharma and D. Mishra
Hymenochaetaceae
12. Kamalomyces mahabaleshwarensis R.Dubey & A.M.Neelima
Tubeufiaceae
13. Lemna landoltii Halder & Venu
Lemnaceae
14. Macrosolen andamanensis Lal Ji Singh
Loranthaceae
15. Muhlenbergia rakchamesis. S. Arumugam, G.V.S.Murthy & V.J.Nair Poaceae
16. Musa indandamanensis Lal Ji Singh
Musaceae
17. Musa markkui R. Gogoi & S. Borah
Musaceae
18. Musa puspanjaliae R. Gogoi & Hakkinen
Musaceae
19. Poronia radicata M.E.Hembrom, A.Parihar & K.Das
Xylariaceae
20. Pternopetalum arunachalense M. Bhaumik & P. Satyanar.
Apiaceae
21. Russula dubdiana K. Das, Atri & Buyck
Russulaceae
22. Russula sharmae K. Das, Atri & Buyck
Russulaceae
23. Russula sikkimensis K. Das, Atri & Buyck
Russulaceae
24. Sonerila veldkampiana, Ratheesh et al.
Melastomataceae
25. Stachybotrys citri R.Dubey & A.K.Pandey
Dematiaceae
26. Striga scottiana Jeeva, Shyn. Brintha & Rasingam
Scrophulariaceae
27. Strobilomyces sikkimensis K. Das
Boletaceae
28. Toxicodendron bimannii Barbhuiya
Anacardiaceae
29. Volutella rauwolfii R.Dubey & A.K.Pandey
Dematiaceae
NEW RECORDS FOR INDIA
Species / Varieties
1. Acarocybellina arengae (Matsush.) Subram.
2. Acrolejeunea pusilla (Steph.) Grolle & Gradst.
3. Argostemma timorense Miq.
4. Centratherum punctatum Cass. subsp. punctatum
5. Ceratostylis radiata J.J. Sm.
6. Cololejeunea chenii Tixer
7. Cololejeunea pluridentata P.C.Wu & J.S.Lou
8. Cordia boissieri A. DC.
9. Cyrtosia nana (Rolfe ex Downie) Garay
10. Dendrophthoe glabrescens (Blakely) Barlow
11. Galium asperifolium var. lasiocarpum W.C. Chen
12. Gastrodia javanica (Bl.) Lindl.
13. Hymenochaete murina Bres
14. Ichnanthus pallens (Sw.) Munro ex Benth.
15. Inocutis texana (Murrill) S. Martínez
16. Inonotus juniperinus Murrill
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Ascomycota
Lejeuneaceae
Rubiaceae
Asteraceae
Orchidaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Boraginaceae
Orchidaceae
Loranthaceae
Rubiaceae
Orchidaceae
Hymenochaetaceae
Poaceae
Hymenochaetaceae
Hymenochaetaceae
17. Inonotus obliquus (Ach. ex Pers.) Pilát
18. Inonotus ochroporus (Van der Byl) Pegler
19. Inonotus porrectus Murrill
20. Inonotus tamaricis (Pat.) Maire
21. Juncus kangdingensis K.F. Wu
22. Juncus longiflorus (A.Camus) Noltie
23. Juncus milashanensis A. M. Lu & Z. Y. Zhang
24. Juncus setchuensis Buchenau
25. Mutinus bambusinus (Zoll.) E. Fisch.
26. Ornithochilus yingjiangensis Z. H. Tsi
27. Pavetta glenei Hook. f.
28. Phallus atrovovatus Kreisel & Calonge
29. Phellinus calcitratus (Berk. & Curt.) Ryv
30. Phellinus sanctigeogii (Pat.) Ryv.
31. Physopella hiratsukae (Syd.) Cummins & Ramachar
32. Pseudolepicolea fryei (Perss.) Grolle & Ando
33. Radula retroflexa Taylor
34. Rubus cooperi D.G. Long
35. Rubus polyodontus Hand.-Mazz.
36. Rubus quinquefoliolatus T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu
37. Streblus elongatus (Miq.) Corner.
38. Tylopilus pseudoscaber (Secretan) Smith & Thiers
39. Vernonia amygdalina Delile
40. Vizellaole ariae Swart
NEW RECORDS FOR REGION / STATE
Himalaya:
1. Cololejeunea nilgiriensis G.Asthana & S.C.Srivast.
North East India:
2. Brachiaria semiundulata (Hochst.) Stapf
3. Cleisostoma tenuifolium (L.) Garay
4. Clerodendrum paniculatum L.
5. Salix psilostigma Andersson
Andaman & Nicobar Islands:
6. Acriopsis liliifolia (J.Koenig) Ormerod
7. Apostasia wallichii R. Br.
8. Cheilolejeunea trapezia (Nees) Kachroo & R.M.Schust.
9. Cololejeunea floccosa (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Schiffn.
10. Cololejeunea latilobula (Herzog) Tixier
11. Cololejeunea planissima (Mitt.) Abeyw.
12. Cololejeunea pseudoplagiophylla P.C.Wu & J.S.Lou
13. Cololejeunea udarii G.Asthana & S.C.Srivast.
14. Colura leratii (Steph.) Steph.
15. Cosmostigma racemosum (Roxb.)Wight
16. Cryptostylis arachnites (Blume) Hassk.
17. Dendrocnide sinuata (Blume) Chew
18. Drepanolejeunea pentadactyla (Mont.) Steph.
19. Eleocharis acutangula (Roxb.) Schult
20. Frullanoides tristis (Steph.) Slageren
21. Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew
22. Lejeunea tuberculosa Steph.
23. Lopholejeunea sikkimensis Steph. var. tenuicostata SushilK.Singh & D.K.Singh
24. Nephelaphyllum pulchrum Blume
25. Plagiochila himalayana Schiffn.
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Hymenochaetaceae
Hymenochaetaceae
Hymenochaetaceae
Hymenochaetaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Phallaceae
Orchidaceae
Rubiaceae
Phallaceae
Hymenochaetaceae
Hymenochaetaceae
Dematiaceae
Pseudolepicoleaceae
Radulaceae
Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Moraceae
Boletaceae
Asteraceae
Ascomycetes
Lejeuneaceae
Poaceae
Orchidaceae
Verbenaceae
Salicaceae
Orchidaceae
Orchidaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Asclepiadaceae
Orchidaceae
Urticaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Cyperaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Urticaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Orchidaceae
Plagiochilaceae
Arunachal Pradsh:
26. Acanthocoleus gilvus (Gottsche) Kruijt
27. Asplenium obscurum Blume
28. Cleiostoma tenuifolium (L.) Garay
29. Colocasia lihengiae C.L. Long & K.M.Liu
30. Drepanolejeunea pulla (Mitt.) Grolle
31. Dryopteris cochleata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) C.Chr.
32. Frullania apiculata (Reinw., Blume & Nees) Dumort.
33. Heteroscyphus coalitus (Hook.) Schiffn.
34. Heteroscyphus flaccidus (Mitt.) A. Srivast. & S.C. Srivast.
35. Impatiens siculifer Hook.f.
36. Jackiella javanica Schiffn.
37. Juncus amplifolius A. Camus
38. Juncus articulatus L.
39. Juncus benghalensis Kunth
40. Juncus brachystigma Sam.
41. Juncus cephalostigma Sam.
42. Juncus chrysocarpus Buchenau
43. Juncus clarkei Buchenau
44. Juncus himalensis Klotzsch
45. Juncus khasiensis Buchenau
46. Juncus kingii Rendle
47. Juncus leptospermus Buchenau
48. Juncus leucanthus Royle ex D. Don
49. Juncus nepalicus Miyam. & H. Ohba
50. Juncus purpusillus Sam.
51. Juncus rohtangensis Goel & Aswal
52. Juncus thomsonii Buchenau
53. Juncus trichophyllus W. W. Sm.
54. Juncus uniflorus W. W. Sm.
55. Juncus wallichianus J. Gay ex Laharpe
56. Juncus allioides Franch.
57. Lejeunea eifrigii Mizut.
58. Lejeunea pallide-virens S. Hatt.
59. Lejeunea princeps (Stephani) Mizut.
60. Leptochilus decurrens Bl. Forma lanceolatus
61. Lophocolea sikkimensis Herzog & Grolle
62. Luzula oligantha Sam.
63. Microsorium zippelli (Blume) Ching
64. Parakaempferia synantha A. S. Rao & D. M. Verma
65. Plagiochila chinensis Steph.
66. Plagiochila detecta M. L. So & Grolle
67. Plagiochila elegans Mitt.
68. Plagiochila parvifolia Lindenb.
69. Porella caespitans (Steph.) S. Hatt.
70. Porella acutifolia (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Trevis.
71. Porella obtusata var. macroloba (Stephani) S. Hatt.
72. Radula madagascariensis Gottsche
73. Salix psilostigma Andersson
74. Scapania ciliatospinosa Horik.
75. Scapania contorta Mitt.
76. Scapania ferruginea (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Gottsche
77. Scapania ligulata Steph.
78. Tricarpelema chinense D. Y. Hong
Assam:
79. Clerodendrum paniculatum L.
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Lejeuneaceae
Aspleniaceae
Orchidaceae
Araceae
Lejeuneaceae
Dryopteridaceae
Frullaniaceae
Lophocoleaceae
Lophocoleaceae
Balsaminaceae
Jackiellaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Polypodiaceae
Lophocoleaceae
Juncaceae
Polypodiaceae
Zingiberaceae
Plagiochilaceae
Plagiochilaceae
Plagiochilaceae
Plagiochilaceae
Porellaceae
Porellaceae
Porellaceae
Radulaceae
Salicaceae
Scapaniaceae
Scapaniaceae
Scapaniaceae
Scapaniaceae
Commelinaceae
Verbenaceae
Bihar:
80. Solanum diphyllum L.
81. Malva parviflora L.
82. Cyrtococcum patens (L.)A. Camus
Goa:
83. Gymnema khandalense Santapau
Gujarat:
84. Cissus elongata Roxb. ssp. elongata Maina
Maharashtra:
85. Microlepia speluncae (L.) T. Moore
Mizoram:
86. Aglaia perviridis Hiern
87. Brachiaria semiundulata (Hochst.) Stapf.
88. Digitaria ischaemum (Schreb.) Muhl.
89. Digitaria violascens Link
90. Diplazium dilatatum Blume
91. Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees
92. Fissistigma bicolor (Roxb.) Merr.
93. Lophatherum gracile Brongn.
94. Oplismenus burmanii (Retz.) P. Beauv.
95. Phyrma leptostachya L.
96. Selaginella ciliaris (Retz.) Spring
97. Selaginella vaginata Sprin
98. Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv.
99. Themeda arundinacea (Roxb.) A. Camus
100. Themeda caudata (Nees ex Hook. & Arn.) A. Camus
101. Vittaria zosterifolia Willd.
Nagaland:
102. Pertusaria petrophyes C. Knight
Rajasthan:
103. Tonospora sinensis (Lour.) Merr.
Sikkim:
104. Retiboletus ornatipes (Peck) Binder &Bresinsky
105. Boletus rubripes Thiers
106. Temnoma setigerum (Lindenb.) R.M.Schust.
107. Bzzania bidentula (Steph.) Steph. ex Yasuda
108. Dendrobazzania griffithiana (Steph.) R.M.Schust. & W.B.Schofield
109. Cephaloziella dentifolia Udar & Ad. Kumar
110. Cephaloziella magna Udar & V. Nath
111. Porella caespitans(Steph.) S.Hatt.var.caespitans
112. Porella obtusata (Taylor) Trevis. var. Macroloba (Steph.) S.Hatt. & Zhang
113. Radula madagascarensis Steph.
114. Cololejeunea ceratilobula (P.C.Chen) R.M.Schust.
115. Cololejeunea chenii Tixier
116. Cololejeunea serrulata Steph.
117. Drepanolejeunea pulla (Mitt.) Grolle
Tamil Nadu
118. Dendrophthoe glabrescens (Blakely) Barlow
Uttarakhand:
119. Ceratocephala falcata (L.) Pers.
120. Galium asperifolium var. lasiocarpum W.C. Chen
121. Lindelofia longiflora var. levingii (C.B. Clarke) Brand
West Bengal
122. Pertusaria psoromica A. W. Archer & Elix
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Solanaceae
Malvaceae
Poaceae
Apocynaceae
Vitaceae
Dennstaedtiaceae
Meliaceae
Poaceae
Poaceae
Poaceae
Athyriaceae
Poaceae
Annonaceae
Poaceae
Poaceae
Phrymaceae
Selaginellaceae
Selaginellaceae
Poaceae
Poaceae
Poaceae
Vittariaceae
Pertusariaceae
Menispermaceae
Boletaceae
Boletaceae
Pseudolepicoleaceae
Lepidoziaceae
Lepidoziaceae
Cephaloziellaceae
Cephaloziellaceae
Porellaceae
Porellaceae
Radulaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Loranthaceae
Ranunculaceae
Rubiaceae
Boraginaceae
Pertusariaceae
PLANTS COLLECTED AFTER MORE THAN 50 YEARS
Dendrobium treutleri (Hook.f.) Schuit. & Peter B.Adams (Orchidaceae) was
collected from Dullong Reserve Forest, Lakhimpur district, Assam in 2012 after a
lapse of 122 years after its first collection in 1890 by Treutler from Sikkim. The
species is introduced and growing in botanical garden of BSI/ERC/Shillong.
 Salix obscura Andersson (Salicaceae) has been collected from Lachung Valley in
North Sikkim in 2006 and again in 2008 after a gap of nearly 121 years since its
last collection from Lachen by Robert Pantling in 1885. Prior to that, the species
was originally collected from Lachen by Sir J.D. Hooker in 1849.
 Sonerila andamanensis Stapf & King (Melastomataceae) has been collected from
Saddle Peak National Park in North Andaman in 1976, after a gap of nearly 92
years. It was again collected from Mt. Harriet National Park in South Andaman –
the type locality of the species, in 1989. Prior to that the species was last collected
from Mt. Harriet in 1884 by King’s Collectors.
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DOCUMENTATION OF PLANT DIVERSITY
National Flora (Flora of India):
Taxonomic description for 142 species of flowering plants (towards family
Memecylaceae & Bignoniaceae; subfamily Cypripedioideae; tribe Vernonieae; subtribe
Habenarinae & Sporobolinae and genera Fimbristylis, Festuca & Kobresia) and 36
spp.
of
nonflowering
plants
(families
Pertusariaceae,
Graphidaceae,
Hymenochaetaceae and genera Athyrium, Lepisorus) have been completed. The
manuscript of ‘Tribe Cercideae subtribe Bauhiniinae (Benth.) Walp.’ was submitted
for publication and that of subtribe ‘Habenarinae in India’ and ‘Endemic Angiosperms
of India’ are being finalized.
Regional/State Flora:
Taxonomic descriptions for 1,201 taxa of flowering plants (towards the flora of
Landfall Island (Andaman & Nicobar Islands); Lohit, Kameng, Lower Dibang Valley
districts (Arunachal Pradesh); Impatiens of Arunachal Pradesh; Flora of Bihar; Flora
of Jharkhand; Wetland flora of Bihar from Buxar to Katihar; Grasses & bamboos of E.
India; Flora of Upper Ganga Ramsar site; Flora of Chhattisgarh; Grasses of Odisha;
Gesneriaceae of NE India; Flora of Uttarakhand, Vols. 2, 3 & 4; Flora of Sikkim, Vol.
2; Endemic orchids of Maharashtra and 172 taxa of non flowering plants towards
Algal flora of Jharkhand; Liverworts & hornworts of Mizoram; Liverworts & hornworts
of Anjaw and West Siang districts (Arunachal Pradesh); Mosses of Darjeeling district;
Lichens of Rajasthan, Kutch and Gujarat; Wild mushrooms of North Sikkim; Woodrotting Fungi of Rajmahal hills; Wood-rotting Fungi of Koderma WLS; Pteridophytic
flora of Sikkim and Maharashtra have been completed. The manuscripts of (i) Flora of
West Bengal Vol. II and (ii) Flora of UP, Vol. III were submitted for publication.
Flora of Protected Areas:
Taxonomic descriptions for 1123 taxa of flowering plants towards Rani Jhansi Marine
N.P., Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Gautam Budha WLS, Palkot WLS, Koderma WLS
(Jharkhand); Jaldapara WLS, Buxa WLS (West Bengal); Shoolpaneshwar WLS
(Gujarat); Seshachalam B.R. and Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam WLS (Andhra Pradesh);
Phawngpui N.P., Murlen N.P. (Mizoram); Laukhowa WLS, Ranga, Kokoi & Dulung
R.F. (Assam); Siju WLS, Baghmara Pither Plant WLS, Balpakhram N.P. (Meghalaya);
Sultanpur N.P. and Kalesar N.P. (Haryana); Singba Rhododendron Sanctuary
(Sikkim); Sharavathi Valley WLS (Karnataka), Malabar WLS (Kerala) and Koyana WLS
(Maharashtra) have been completed. Manuscripts of (i) Flora of Barnadi WLS (Assam)
& (ii) Flora of Great Indian Bustard WLS (Maharashtra) were submitted for
publication.
DOCUMENTATION OF KNOWLEDGE ASSOCIATED WITH PLANTS
Various ethno-botanical uses, like healthcare, food, oil, fuel wood, timber, fodder &
forage, socio-religious, rope-making, agricultural implements, biofencing, insecticide/
pesticide, piscicide, gum, beverage, musical instruments, etc., associated with plants
from Dang district of Gujarat and Balasore & Koraput districts of Odisha have been
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recorded. Manuscript ‘Traditional knowledge associated with plants of Junagarh
district, Gujarat’, comprising 241 species, is being finalized.
EX-SITU CONSERVATION
About 3,027 saplings, seeds, propagules belonging to 432 species of rare, threatened,
endemic and economic plant species, including wild relatives of cultivated plants,
aquatic plants, orchids, palms, canes, bamboos, ferns and fern-allies, etc. (Appendix1), were collected for introduction in AJC Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah and
associated botanic gardens of different Regional Centre.
MICRO-PROPAGATION OF THREATENED SPECIES
Cultures of Cymbidium tigrinum and Ilex khasiana have been maintained and
multiplied. Axenic seed germination of Armodorum senapatianum have been initiated.
In vitro propagation protocol has been standardized for the callus, multiple shoots,
and root induction in Eremostachys superba. Callusing has been induced in
Pittosporum eriocarpum. Seed viability and germination percentage in Eremostachys
superba, Pitosporum eriocarpum and Indopiptadenia oudhensis has been studied.
Ultra morphological study of different parts of E. superba plants, such as cottony
hairs, leaf glandular hairs and stomata, hairs of the apical tuft of seed and pollen has
been carried out under SEM.
STUDIES ON NUTRACEUTICAL VALUES OF WILD EDIBLE PLANTS
Six wild edible plants collected from Meghalaya were analyzed for their nutraceutical
potential under following parameters.
Parameter analysed
Name of the Plant
Local name
Proximate composition ( %)
Ash
Moisture
Crude fibre
Crude fat
Protein
Carbohydrate
Energy content
Chenopodium album
Polong
Parts
used
Leaves
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Kanchi-Sag
Leaves
Zanthoxylum rhetsa
Chingjal
Leaves
Cajanus indicus
Bethleng
Leaves
Medinilla erythrophylla
Shkor blang
Leaves
Ardisia humilis
Ja-Jew
Leaves
REPATRIATION OF INFORMATION ON INDIAN PLANTS HOUSED IN ROYAL
BOTANIC GARDEN, KEW, UK (K)
Images of type specimens of 102 taxa (Boeica filiformis, B. fulva, B. hirsuta, B. porosa,
Tetraphyllum bengalense, Anaphalis xylorhiza, Sonneratia griffithii Kurz, Pteris vittata
L., P. longifolia L., Cinnamomum filipedicellatum, C. heyneanum, C. macrocarpum, C.
riparium, C. sulphuratum, C. travancoricum, C. wightii, C. heyneanum, C. perrottetii, C.
walaiwarense, C. sulphuratum, Mansonia dipikae, Alocasia decipiens,
Eugenia
(Syzygium) discifera, Memecylon rivulare, M. angustifolium var. attenuata, M.
angustifolium var. riparium, M. edule var. molestum, M. elongatulum/rostratum, M.
grande, M. leucanthemum,
M. macrocarpum, M. ovoideum,
M. rostratum, M.
sylvaticum, M. thomsonii, M. wallichii, M. wightii, M. oleifolium , M. ovatum, M.
caeruleum, M. expitellatum, M. garcinioides, M. globiferum, M, grande, M. hookeri, M.
intermedium, M. Kurzii, M. merguicum, M. oleifolium, M. ovoideum, M. royenii, M.
sisparense, M. umbellata, Santalum album, Eulophia obtuse, E. mackinnonii,
Geodorum pulchellum, Knema lenta, Staurogyne arcuata, S. glauca, S. spathulata,
Syzygium rotundifolium, Holotype of Horsfieldia irya, Knema corticosa var. tonkinensis,
Myristica beddomei subsp. Sphaerocarpa, Crotalaria alata, C. acicularis, C. albida, C.
anthylloides, C. bidiei, C. bourneae, C. capitata, C. burhia, C. calycina, C. clarkei, C.
conferta, C. dubia, C. hirta, C. leptostachya, C. mysorensis, C. nana, C. obtecta var.
glabrescens, C. occulta, C. orixensis, C. ovalifolia, C. ovalifolia, C. scabrella, C.
priestleyoides, C. sessiliflora subsp. azarensis, C. speciosa , C. tecta, C. tetragona, C.
triquetra, C. triquetra var. tetragona, Ficus tomentosa, F. scabra, F. aquatic and F.
callosa, Stylosanthes guianensis var. pauciflora, S. viscosa var acutifolia, Salacia
oblonga), protologues of 112 species of angiosperms, pteridophytes and bryophytes,
copies of 993 pages of literature were supplied to researchers both within and outside
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BSI. In addition, the IBLO identified 03 species; provided distribution data of 04
species, clarified queries about correct nomenclature of 03 species and updated
database of Internal Plant Names Index (IPNI) from time to time. Apart from that, the
IBLO also studied more than 300 specimens of Lamiaceae, Magnoliaceae and
Mysristicaceae from Indian region in the herbaria of Geneva (G) and Zurich (Z+ZT). He
also attended 87 queries from Indian plant taxonomists on identification and
nomenclatural issues.
ENVIS CENTRE ON FLORAL DIVERSITY
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Data incorporation in the database continued with the available data through field
surveys. Distribution of threatened and endemic plant species of Jharkhand,
Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh has been completed. Data for Bibliography
and Abstracts of papers on Floras of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu from different
libraries have been collected.
Data incorporation (with photographs) of 48 Indian plants included in CITES and
Negative List of Exports has been completed in the newly formed database of
CITES Plants. Data incorporation (with photographs and chemical constituents)
of 25 Medicinally Important Plants has been completed in the newly formed
database of Some Important Plants with their Chemical Constituents. Data
(Pollen data sheet) incorporation of 13 plants has been changed with updated
information in the Database of Allergic Pollen.
Abstracting Services: More than 987 references on Bibliography and Abstracts of
papers on Flora of Tamil Nadu, 129 references on Bibliography and Abstracts of
papers on Flora of Karnataka and 109 references on Bibliography and Abstracts of
papers on Flora of Andhra Pradesh have been collected during this period. 1195
Bibliography of papers on Flora of different States of India have been incorporated
in the ENVIS Website
Glossary: 580 records have been incorporated in Glossary of Botanical terms to
know and understand the meaning of scientific terminologies.
Query Answer Services: Centre has received 10 Queries and all the queries were
answered from the centre. Centre has received about 3 Feedback (appreciation
and comments) from different users on various activities of ENVIS. More than 200
College/University Students/Research Fellows along with Professors visited
ENVIS Centre, while visiting Central National Herbarium and AJCB Indian Botanic
Garden.
Photo Gallery: Photo Gallery of ENVIS Website has been updated with
photographs of Fungi, Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and
Angiosperms. The Website also has photographs of Threatened and Endemic
Angiosperms, Useful Plants, and Plants of ethno-botanical significance.
News Clippings: 99 News clippings on biodiversity and conservation issues
published in various Newspapers have been collected and disseminated through
our website in News Clipping section.
Expert Database: 100 Profile of different experts are incorporated in
Specialisation-wise List of Experts with their brief profile (incl. academic
qualification, field of expertise, address, contact number(s), e-mail) has been
provided, for scientific interaction and clarification in their fields.
ENVIS-BSI Website (www.bsienvis.nic.in): The Website of ENVIS Centre has
been updated 2075 times during this period. Visitors visit ENVIS, BSI website
70020 times during this period.
Kid Centre of ENVIS, BSI website has been updated with State trees, State
flowers and interesting plants.
Publications:
1. ENVIS Newsletter: Vol. 18(1) published in August 2013.
2. Bibliography and Abstracts: “Bibliography and Abstracts of Papers on
Flora of Kerala” (2013) published in April 2013.
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PUBLICATIONS
During the period, following 11 books and 03 periodicals were published by
BSI/BSI scientists.
Books:
1. Benjamin, J.H.F. & G. V. S. Murthy. 2013. Flora of Venkateshwara National
Park, Andhra Pradesh. BSI, Kolkata.
2. Chowdhery, H.J. & D.K. Agrawala. 2013. A century of West Himalayan Orchids.
Bishen Singh Mahendrapal Singh, Dehradun.
3. Datar, M.N. & P. Lakshminarasimhan. 2013. Flora of Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem)
National Park and adjoinings, Goa. BSI, Kolkata.
4. Debnath, H.S., G. Bramha & Soumen Gantait. 2013. Flora of Sunderban
Biosphere Reserve. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun.
5. ENVIS, BSI. 2013. Bibliography and Abstracts of Papers on Flora of Kerala.
6. Ghosh, S.R. and P.K. Baske 2013. Paschim Banglar Udvid Vol. 6. BSI, Kolkata.
7. Kumar, A. 2013. Floristic Diversity of Arunachal Pradesh (Upper Subansiri
District). Bishan Singh Mahendrapal Singh, Dehradun.
8. Manikandan, R. & P. Lakshminarasimhan. 2013. Flora of Rajiv Gandhi National
Park, Karnataka. BSI, Kolkata.
9. Sharma, S.C. & C.S. Purohit. 2013. Grasses of NW Rajasthan. Madhu Publication.
10. Singh, P., D.K. Singh & S.S. Dash. 2013. वनस्पति अंवेषण 2012/Plant Discoveries
2012. BSI, Kolkata.
11. Sujana K.A., C Sivaperuman & N. Anil Kumar. 2013. Lianas as a food resource
for arboreal mammals of Western Ghats, India. LAMBERT Academic Publishing,
AV Akademicerverlag Gmbh & Co. KG, Saarbrucken, Germany.
Periodicals:
12. BSI 2013 (2012). Nelumbo – The Bulletin of Botanical Survey of India, Vol. 54.
13. ENVIS Newsletter. 2013. Vol. 18(1)
14. वनस्पति वाणी, अंक 22, 2013.
In addition, BSI scientists also published, 149 research papers in peer reviewed
journals, 03 book chapters, and communicated 72 research papers for publication
(Appendix-2). In addition 51 popular Hindi articles/poems were also published.
MISCELLANEOUS
1. Maintenance and enrichment of Herbaria in BSI: During the period 14,103
specimens were mounted/ remounted, 8,690 specimens were accessioned and
6094 specimens were incorporated in different herbaria.
2. Digitization: 7507 herbarium specimens were bar-coded and digitized.
3. Public Services rendered: BSI disseminated scientific information to public and
also assisted scientists, students and researchers in their pursuit of taxonomic
research on plants. During the period 16,036 visitors, including scientists,
students, teachers and VIPs, visited different botanic gardens, herbaria and
museum of BSI. Queries on plant distribution, nomenclature, threatened and
endemic taxa of different regions, etc., were attended; 1241 specimens of
angiosperms, pteridophytes, bryophytes and fungi, received from students /
scientists outside BSI were identified and photocopies of about 3660 pages of
literature were supplied. In addition, antioxidant activities (mg/g) of 10 algae, viz.
Aphanothece pallida, A. saxicola, Anabena variabilis, Lyngbya major, Nitella
flagelliformis, Oedogonium globossum, Pithophora oedogonia, Rhizoclonium
hieroglyphicum, Scytonema ocellatum and Spirogyra communis were analysed for
total phenoloic content, total flavonoid content, total flavonol content, Radical
scavenging activity (IC50) and Reducing power (AAE) in four different extracts
(benzene, chloroform, acetone and methanol) outside researchers.
Scientists of AJC Bose IBG, visited the historically famous Panchabati
Garden in Dakshineswar Kali Temple, Kolkata on invitation to render suggestions
on revival of the garden. Temple authority was suggested on corrective measures.
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4. Cyber-taxonomy initiative: In order to develop digital ‘Indian Plant Diversity
Information System (IPDIS)’, BSI has initiated the process for web-launching of all
its publications (books, floras, records and journals), archival correspondences
(Wallich, Roxburgh, Hooker, etc.) and rare books (not available on any of the
biodiversity library sites). Under this programme, so far 2,25,000 pages have been
digitized. In addition, development of ‘Flora of India’ and ‘Checklist of Indian
Plants’ databases have also been initiated simultaneously.
5. Scientific Workshop/Seminar organized:
 Envis Centre on Floral Diversity (BSI) organized a Brain-storming workshop on
‘Status of taxonomic teaching and research in the universities of West Bengal’
on April 25, 2013, wherein Professors and Associate Professors from Calcutta
University, Burdwan University, Vidyasagar University, Kalyani University and
North Bengal University participated.
 Southern Regional Centre, BSI, Coimbatore, organized a training programme in
‘Herbarium Methodology’ from May 13–24, 2013, wherein 8 participants
attended
 Northern Regional Centre, BSI, Dehradun, jointly with Society of Ethnobotanists
(SEB) and the Association for Plant Taxonomy (APT), organized a seminar on
‘Prospective Research Areas in Taxonomy and Ethnobiology in next Ten Years’
on its foundation day August 01, 2013.
6. Honours and Awards:
 National Orchidarium & Experimental Garden, Yercaud received a special
award, from State Horticulture & Plantation Crop Department, Salem division,
for their performance in the 38th Summer Festival Flower Exhibition 2013 held
at Yercaud, Salem district, Tamil Nadu from 31st May to 2nd June, 2013.
 Dr P. Singh, Director, BSI was awarded ‘Fr. Santapau Medal’ by Association for
Plant Taxonomy (APT).
 Dr A.A. Mao, Scientist E, BSI, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong, was awarded
‘Prof. B.A. Razi Medal’ by Association for Plant Taxonomy (APT).
 Dr H.C. Pande, Scientist D, BSI, Northern Regional Centre, Dehradun, was
awarded ‘Dr. S. K. Jain Medal’ by Association for Plant Taxonomy (APT).
7. Revenue earnings: During the period BSI earned Rs. 3,40,943/- which includes
Rs. 72,000/- towards identification charges of specimens/samples, Rs. 2,40,282/towards sale of departmental publications Rs. 3,661/- towards photocopying of
literature & Rs. 25,000/- towards Course fees for trng. in Herbarium Methodology.
8. Training programme attended:
 Scientists of BSI attended a training programme on ‘Plant Conservation Biology:
Science & Practice’ at NBPGR, Pusa, New Delhi in March 2013.
 Er. A. K. Pathak, Scientist F (IT) attended a training programme on ‘Remote
Sensing: an overview for decision makers’ at IIRS, Dehradun in June 2013.
 Dr. (Ms.) Pratibha Gupta, Scientist D attended the Pre-Antarctic Snow Ice
Acclimatisation training programme at ITBP camp, Auli, Uttarakhand from 6th to
21st September, 2013.
9. DBT/DST/CSIR sponsored activities:
 A DBT sponsored project entitled “Preventing extinction and improving
conservation status of threatened plants using biotechnological tools” is initiated
in the AJC Bose IBG, Northern Regional Centre and Eastern Regional Centre.
 Dr. Avisekh Bhattacharya joined as DST Young Scientist at Central National
Herbarium and is working on the project ‘Inventorisation of Indian Calanthe
(Orchidaceae) with special reference to micro-morphology of pollinia’.
 Dr. Kumar Avinash Bharati joined as Research Asociate, CSIR-NISCAIR at
Central National Herbarium and is working on the project ‘Digital Herbarium
database of economic plants of India’.
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Appendix 1: Seedlings and propagules collected for introduction in the gardens of BSI
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Abutilon ranadei
Acampe praemorsa
Adenanthera pavonina
Adiantum philippense
Aerides crispa
Aerides maculosum
Aerides multiflorum
Aerides odorata
Aerides ringens
Aeschynanthus parviflorus
Aesculus assamica
Aglaia andamanica
Agrostophyllum callosum
Ailanthus excelsa
Allantodia maxima
Alpinia calcarata
Amomum aculeatum
Amomum dealbatum
Amomum pterocarpum
Anacardium occidentale
Anaxagorea javanica
Andrographis macrobotrys
Andrographis neesiana
Angiopteris evecta
Anthogonium gracile
Antidesma ghaesembilla
Aquilaria malaccensis
Araiostegia pulchella
Archidendron clypearia
Archidendron ellipticum
Areca triandra
Argyreia cuneata
Aristolochia tagala
Arthromeris wallichiana
Ascocentrum ampullaceum
Asplenium falcatum
Asplenium nidus
Azadirachta indica
Azolla pinnata
Bambusa balcooa
Bambusa cacharensis
Bambusa pallida
Bambusa tulda
Barringtonia reticulata
Begonia andamensis
Begonia hatacoa
Begonia palmata
Beilschmiedia roxburghiana
Bischofia javanica
Blyxa aubertii
Bolbitis appendiculata
Brachystelma elenaduensis
Buchanania cochinchinensis
Buchanania lanzan
Bulbophyllum affine
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Bulbophyllum bisetum
Bulbophyllum careyanum
Bulbophyllum cauliflorum
Bulbophyllum fimbriatum
Bulbophyllum gamblei
Bulbophyllum helenae
Bulbophyllum leopardinum
Bulbophyllum macranthum
Bulbophyllum odoratissimum
Bulbophyllum picturatum
Bulbophyllum reptans
Bulbophyllum sessile
Bulbophyllum trichocephalum
Bulleyia yunnanensis
Calamus andamanicus
Calamus baratangensis
Calamus dilaceratus
Calamus karnatakensis
Calamus longisetus
Calamus palustris
Calamus pseudotenuis
Calamus stoloniferus
Calanthe densiflora
Calanthe sylvatica
Calliandra haematocephala
Campanula wattiana
Careya arborea
Cassia fistula
Catamixis baccharoides
Cautleya gracilis
Cautleya lutea
Cautleya spicata
Ceratophyllum demersum
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Ceratostylis himalaica
Ceratostylis subulata
Cerbera manghas
Chilocarpus denudatus
Chlorophytum nepalense
Chloroxylon swietenia
Chydenanthus excelsus
Clausena anisata
Coelogyne convallariae
Coelogyne corymbosa
Coelogyne longipes
Coelogyne occultata
Coelogyne pempahisheyana
Coelogyne prolifera
Coelogyne suaveolens
Curcuma angustifolia
Curcuma aromatica
Curcuma zedoaria
Cyathostemma viridiflorum
Cycas rumphii
Cymbidiopsis lancifolia
111. Cymbidiopsis macrorhiza
112. Cymbidium devonianum
113. Daemonorops kurziana
114. Dalbergia latifolia
115. Daphne papyracea
116. Dendrobium amoenum
117. Dendrobium anceps
118. Dendrobium aphyllum
119. Dendrobium cathcartii
120. Dendrobium crepidatum
121. Dendrobium densiflorum
122. Dendrobium eriiflorum
123. Dendrobium falconeri
124. Dendrobium fimbriatum
125. Dendrobium heterocarpum
126. Dendrobium hookerianum
127. Dendrobium infundibulum
128. Dendrobium jenkinsii
129. Dendrobium lindleyi
130. Dendrobium longicornu
131. Dendrobium moschatum
132. Dendrobium nanum
133. Dendrobium nobile
134. Dendrobium ochreatum
135. Dendrobium porphyrochilum
136. Dendrobium shompenii
137. Desmos dasymaschalus
138. Dillenia andamanica
139. Dillenia pentagyna
140. Dimorphocalyx balakrishnanii
141. Dinochloa scandens
142. Diospyros marmorata
143. Diospyros pyrrhocarpa
144. Diospyros undulata
145. Diploclisia glaucescens
146. Diploknema butyracea
147. Dipterocarpus griffithii
148. Dipterocarpus incanus
149. Dipterocarpus turbinatus
150. Discospermum abnorme
151. Dryopteris chrysocoma
152. Drypetes assamica
153. Duranta erecta
154. Dysoxylum binectariferum
155. Eichhornia crassipes
156. Elaeis guineensis
157. Elaeocarpus floribundus
158. Elaeocarpus macrocerus
159. Ensete superbum
160. Epidendrum xanthinum
161. Epigeneium amplum
162. Epigeneium rotundatum
163. Epigeneium treutleri
164. Epipactis helleborine
165. Eria bipunctata
166. Eria bractescens
167. Eria clausa
168. Eria coronaria
169. Eria densiflora
170. Eria excavata
171. Eria globulifera
172. Eria lacei
173. Eria lasiopetala
174. Eria paniculata
175. Eria pannea
176. Eria spicata
177. Erythroxylon monogynum
178. Esmeralda cathcartii
179. Etlingera fenzlii
180. Eugenia griffithii
181. Eulophia andamanensis
182. Eulophia spectabilis
183. Euphorbia epiphylloides
184. Euphorbia fusiformis
185. Euphorbia tirucalli
186. Ficus elastica
187. Flickingeria fimbriata
188. Ganophyllum falcatum
189. Garcinia andamanica
190. Garcinia cadelliana
191. Garcinia indica
192. Garcinia livingstonei
193. Garcinia nervosa
194. Gastrochilus calceolaris
195. Globba andersonii
196. Globba clarkei
197. Globba pauciflora
198. Gnetum gnemon
199. Gnetum ula
200. Goniophlebium argutum
201. Goodyera procera
202. Goodyera schlechtendaliana
203. Gymnadenia orchidis
204. Habenaria grandifloriformis
205. Habenaria intermedia
206. Habenaria plantaginea
207. Hedychium coccineum
208. Hedychium coronarium
209. H. coronarium var. chrysoleucum
210. Hedychium densiflorum
211. Hedychium flavescens
212. Hedychium gardnerianum
213. Hedychium gracile
214. Hedychium greenii
215. Hedychium marginatum
216. Hedychium spicatum
217. Hedychium thyrsiforme
218. Hedychium villosum
219. Helicteres isora
220. Herminium lanceum
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221. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
222. Homalonema aromatic
223. Horsfieldia glabra
224. Hunteria zeylanica
225. Hydnocarpus laurifolia
226. Hydrilla verticillata
227. Hyphaene dichotoma
228. Impatiens balsamina
229. Impatiens devendrae
230. Impatiens edgeworthii
231. Ipigenia stellata
232. Iris bakeriana
233. Ixora brunnescens
234. Ixora coccinea
235. Ixora grandifolia
236. Kaempferia galanga
237. Kaempferia rotunda
238. Knema andamanica ssp. andamanica
239. Korthalsia laciniosa
240. Korthalsia rogersii
241. Lagerstroemia speciosa
242. Leea grandifolia
243. Lemna minor
244. Liparis bistriata
245. Liparis nervosa
246. Liparis viridiflora
247. Liparis wightiana
248. Loxogrmme involuta
249. Ludwigia adscendens
250. Luisia tenuifolia
251. Luisiopsis inconspicuua
252. Lusia balakrishnanii
253. Luvunga monophylla
254. Madhuca indica
255. Mahonia pycnophylla
256. Malaxis acuminita
257. Malaxis andamnica
258. Mangifera andamanica
259. Mangifera camptosperma
260. Manilkara littoralis
261. Manilkara zapota
262. Manilkara littoralis
263. Marsillea quadrifida
264. Masrypopetalum crassum
265. Memecylon ovatum
266. Mentha spicata
267. Mesua ferrea
268. Michelia champaca
269. Micropera obtusa
270. Microsorum membranaceum
271. Mimusops andamanensis
272. Mimusops littoralis
273. Mitragyna parviflora
274. Musa balbisiana
275. Musa flaviflora
276. Musa markkui
277. Musa nagensium
278. Mussaenda wallichii
279. Myristica andamanica
280. Nervilia aragoana
281. Nervilia crociformis
282. Nervilia plicata
283. Nothapodytes nimmoniana
284. Nymphaea alba
285. Nymphaea rubra
286. Nypa fruiticans
287. Oberonia acaulis
288. Oberonia auriculata
289. Oberonia falcate
290. Oberonia micrantha
291. Oberonia pachyrachis
292. Ocimum grattissimum
293. Olea dioica
294. Onychium cryptogamoides
295. Origanum vulgare
296. Ornithochilus difformis
297. Orophea katschallica
298. Oroxylum indicum
299. Osbeckia stellata
300. Palhinhaea cernua
301. Pandanus leram
302. Panisea uniflora
303. Paphiopedilum fairrieanum
304. Paphiopedilum venustum
305. Papilionanthe uniflora
306. Papilionanthe vandarum
307. Paracaryopsis coelestina
308. Parakaempferia synantha
309. Parishia insignis
310. Parkia javanica
311. Phaius flavus
312. Phaius tankervilleae
313. Phoenix andamanensis
314. Phoenix robusta
315. Phoenix sylvestris
316. Pholidota articulata
317. Pholidota pallida
318. Pholidota protracta
319. Pholidota recurva
320. Phyllanthus gomphocarpus
321. Pinanga andamanensis
322. Pinanga manii
323. Piper sarmentosum
324. Pistia strateotes
325. Pittosporum undulatum
326. Plagiostachys nicobarica
327. Planchonia andamanicus
328. Pleione hookeriana
329. Pleione humilis
330. Pleione maculata
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331. Pleione praecox
332. Pleocnemia hemiteliiformis
333. Plumeria rubra
334. Podocarpus nerifolius
335. Polyalthia fragrans
336. Polygonum recambens
337. Polypodiodes amoena
338. Polypodioides subamoena
339. Polystachya concreta
340. Polystichum squarossum
341. Pometia pinnata
342. Potamogeton crispus
343. Potamogeton nodosus
344. Pronephrium cuspidatum
345. Pronephrium nudatum
346. Pseudodenthonia himalaica
347. Psilotum complanatum
348. Psychotria balakrishnae
349. Psychotria platyneura
350. Pterocarpus dalberdioides
351. Pterocarpus marsupium var. acuminata
352. Pterocarpus santalinus
353. Pterospermum acerifolium
354. Pyrrosia lanceolata
355. Quercus dilatata
356. Quercus griffithii
357. Quisqualis india
358. Renanthera imschootiana
359. Rhododendron arboreum
360. Rhododendron barbatum
361. Rhododendron coxianum
362. Rhododendron moulmainense
363. Rhododendron nutallii
364. Rhododendron santapaui
365. Rhopaloblaste angustata
366. Rhynchostylis retusa
367. Rotala rotundifolia
368. Sagarea elliptica
369. Scaevola taccada
370. Schizostachyum andamanicum
371. Schizostachyum dullooa
372. Schleichera oleosa
373. Selaginella biformis
374. Selaginella chrysocaulos
375. Selaginella jacquemontii
376. Semicarpus kurzii
377. Smithsonia viridiflora
378. Spathoglottis ixioides
379. Spathoglottis plicata
380. Sphaeropteris albo-setacea
381. Spiranthus sinensis
382. Spirodela polyrhiza
383. Spondias mangifera
384. Sterculia urens
385. Strychnos andamanensis
386.
387.
388.
389.
390.
391.
392.
393.
394.
395.
396.
397.
398.
399.
400.
401.
402.
403.
404.
405.
406.
407.
408.
409.
410.
411.
412.
413.
414.
415.
416.
417.
418.
419.
420.
421.
422.
423.
424.
425.
426.
427.
428.
429.
430.
431.
432.
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Swertia ciliate
Swertia cordata
Symplocos racemosa
Syzygium claviflorum
Syzygium laetum
Syzygium phillyraeoides
Taxus wallichiana
Tectaria polymorpha
Tephrosia falciformis
Terminalaia manii
Terminalia arjuna
Terminalia bellerica
Terminalia bialata
Terminalia chebula
Terminalia manii
Terminalia procera
Thottea tomentosa
Thrixspermum mergunese
Thrixspermum trichoglottis
Thymus linearis
Thyrostachys oliverii
Tinomiscium petiolare
Trachycarpus fortune
Trapa natans
Trichoglottis orchidea
Trichotosia dasyphylla
Tryphasia aurantiola
Uncifera obtusifolia
Vallisneria spiralis
Vanda coerulea
Vanda cristata
Vandopsis undulate
Vanilla andamanica
Vateria indica
Vernonia andamanica
Vittaria elongata
Wallichia disticha
Washingtonia filifera
Wikstroemia canescens
Withania coagulans
Woodwardia unigimata
Zingiber casumunar
Zingiber chrysanthum
Zingiber clarkei
Zingiber montanum
Zingiber rubens
Zingiber zerumbet
Appendix 2
Research Papers published during March to August, 2013
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Adhikari, B.S., Kunzes Angmo, J.S. Jalal & G.S.Rawat. 2013. Rediscovery of
Dactylorhiza kafiriana, a lesser known orchid from Suru valley, Jammu and
Kashmir, India. Richardiana 13: 220 – 225.
Agrawala, D.K. & H.J. Chowdhery. 2013 (2012). Morphological diversity within
genus Eria (Orchidaceae) in India. Richardiana 13: 184 – 195.
Agrawala, D.K. & H.J. Chowdhery. 2013. Conspectus of the genus Eria Lindl.
(Orchidaceae) in India. J. Non-Timb. Forest Prod. 20(2): 115 – 142.
Agrawala, D.K. & H.J. Chowdhery. 2013. On the occurrence of Eria pulchella Lindl.
(Orchidaceae) in India. Indian J. Forestry 36(2): 305 – 308.
Agrawala, D.K., H.J. Chowdhery & Vikas Kumar. 2013. Extended distribution of
Oreorchis patens (Orchidaceae) and its Red List status in India. Richardiana 13: 267
– 276.
Arumugam, S., G.V.S. Murthy & V.J. Nair. 2013. Muhlenbergia rakchamesis
(Poaceae): A New species from Himachal Pradesh. Indian J. Forest. 36(1): 51 – 54.
Bandyopadhyay, S. 2013 (2012). Typification of Bauhinia ornata (Leguminosae:
Caesalpinioideae) – One last time. Nelumbo 54: 263 – 264.
Bandyopadhyay, S. 2013. Second-step lectotypification of Bauhinia khasiana Baker
(Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae). Candollea 68: 99 – 103.
Bandyopadhyay, S. 2013. Two new varietal combinations in Phanera (Leguminosae:
Caesalpinioideae). Edinburgh J. Bot. 70(2): 363 – 365.
Banerjee, D., A.K. Hazra, T. Seal, T. Sur, D. Bhattacharya, J. Ray, A. Mukherjee &
B. Mukherjee. 2013. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of different solvent
extracts and isolated compounds of Ipomoea pes-caprae (L) Sweet of Sunderban
Mangrove Eco-complex. Asian J. Chemistry; 25(9): 4997 – 5000.
Barbhuiya, H.A. 2013. Toxicodendron bimannii (Anacardiaceae), a new species from
Assam, India. NeBIO 4(3): 1 – 5
Barbhuiya, H.A. & Singh, S.K. 2013. New and noteworthy additions to the fern
flora of Mizoram, India. NeBIO 4(1)
Baruah, M.K. & N.N. Rabha. 2013. Preparation of ‘surachi’ – a starter cake and rice
beer from Clerodendrum viscosum Vent. by the Rabha tribe Udalguri (BTAD) District,
Assam. NeBIO 4(2): 34 – 36.
Bhakuni, K, R. Punetha & B.S. Kholia. 2013 (2013). On the rediscovery of Pellaea
calamalonos in central Himalaya with a note on distribution. Nelumbo 54: 182–186
Bhattacharjee, B., P. Lakshminarasimhan, A. Bhattacharjee, D.K. Agrawala & M.K.
Pathak. 2013 (2012). Vernonia amygdalina Delile (Asteraceae): An African Medicinal
Plant introduced in India. Zoo’s Print 28(5): 18 – 20.
Bhaumik, M. & A.A. Mao. 2013 (2012). Distributional notes on some Rhododendron
L. taxa from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Nelumbo 54: 255 – 259.
Bhaumik, M. & A.A. Mao. 2013 (2012). Flowering of Chimonocalamus longiusculus
Hsueh & T. P. Yi (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) in experimental garden of BSI, Itanagar.
Nelumbo 54: 260 – 262.
Bhaumik, M. 2013. Three New Recorded species of Rubus L. (Rosaceae) from India.
Taiwania, 58(3): 199 – 204.
Bhaumik, M. 2013. Malanthemum fusciduliflorum (Convallariaceae) – a new record
from Arunachal Pradesh. Indian J. Forest. 36(1): 41 – 42.
Chanda, S., A. Pramanik & G.G. Maiti. 2013. Extension of distribution of Salix
psilostigma Andersson (Salicaceae) in Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur. NeBIO 4(1)
Chanda, S., A. Pramanik, G.G. Maiti. 2013. Rediscovery of Salix obscura Andersson
(Salicaceae) from its type locality of Sikkim Himalaya after a century. Pleione 7(1):
160 – 166.
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22. Chorghe, A., J. Swamy, J.K. Tagore, M.V. Ramana & P.V. Prasanna. 2013.
Ichnanthus pallens (Poaceae) New record for India from Andaman & Nicobar Island.
Indian J. Forest. 36: 79 – 82.
23. Chorghe, A., L. Rasingam, P.V. Prasanna & M. S. Rao. 2013. Tripogon tirumalae
(Poaceae), a new species from the Seshachalam hills of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Phytotaxa 131 (1): 17 – 22.
24. Das Das M., D. Maity & A. Pramanik. 2013. Lectotypification of Memecylon
flavescens Gamble (Memecylaceae DC.). Taiwania, 58 (3): 217 – 220.
25. Das Das, S.K. 2013 (2012). A contribution to the flora of Solapur Dist.,
Maharashtra, India. Nelumbo 54: 157 – 162.
26. Das, J., A. A. Mao & P.J. Handique. 2013. Callus-mediated organogenesis and
effect of growth regulators on production of different valepotriates in Indian valerian
(Valeriana jatamansi Jones). Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 35(1): 55 – 63.
27. Das, K. 2013. Boletus rubripes Thiers, a new record of wild mushroom from Sikkim
(India). Taiwania 58(2): 136 – 139.
28. Das, K. 2013. New distributional record of Retiboletus ornatipes (Peck) Binder &
Bresinsky (Boletaceae) from North and West districts of Sikkim. Indian Journal of
Plant Sciences 2(1): 1 – 5.
29. Das, K. N.S. Atri & B. Buyck. 2013. Three new species of Russula from India.
Mycosphere 4(4): 707 – 717.
30. Das, K., J.R. Sharma & D. Mishra, 2013 (2012). Tylopilus pseudoscaber – An
addition to Indian mycoflora. Nelumbo 54: 269 – 272.
31. Das, K., J.R. Sharma & D. Mishra. 2013. Tylopilus pseudoscaber (Secretan) Smith &
Thiers – an addition to Indian Mycoflora. Nelumbo 54: 269 – 272.
32. Das, K., M. E. Hembrom, & A. Parihar. 2013. Two interesting species of stinkhorns
from India. NeBIO 4(4): 1 – 6.
33. Datar, M.N. & P. Lakshminarasimhan. 2013. Check List of wild Angiosperms of
Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem) National Park, Goa, India. Check List 9(2): 186 – 207.
34. Deb, D.B. & M. Gangopadhyaya. 2013 (2012). New combinations in some genera of
Rubiaceae. Nelumbo 54: 267 – 268.
35. Deokule, S. S., Shrinath P. K., P. Lakshminarasimhan & Vikrant B. B. 2013. An
endemic and critically endangered species, Gymnema khandalense Santapau
(Apocynaceae – Asclepiadoideae) – a new record to Goa state. J. Threatened Taxa
5(11): 4598 – 4600.
36. Deori, C. & N. Odyuo. 2013 (2012). Cleiostoma tenuifolium (L.) Garay – a new record
to NE India from Arunachal Pradesh. J. Orchid Soc. India, 26: 59 – 61.
37. Deori, C., D.K. Roy, V. Kumar & B.K. Sinha. 2013 (2012). Cryptostylis arachnites
(Blume) Hassk. (Orchidaceae) – a rare species of Northeast India. J. Orchid Soc. India
26: 21 – 23.
38. Deori, C., D.Kr. Roy & S.R. Talukdar, 2013 (2012). Clerodendrum paniculatum L.
(Verbenaceae): A new record to N.E. India from Barnadi Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam.
J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 36(4): 835 – 836.
39. Dey, S. & P.V.Prasanna. 2013. Lectotypification of Scleria alta and Schoenus
nemorum (Cyperaceae). J. of Japan. Bot. 88: 212 – 215.
40. Dubey, R. & A.K. Pandey. 2013. Stachybotrys citri sp. nov. and Volutella rauwolfii
sp. nov.: two novel dematiaceous hyphomycetes from India. Indian Phytopath. 66(2):
204 – 203.
41. Dubey, R. & A.M. Neelima. 2013. Acarocybellina arengae (Matsush.) Subram. - a
new generic and species record for India. Indian Phytopath. 66 (3): 326 – 327.
42. Dubey, R. & A.M. Neelima. 2013. Hyperparasitism of Isthmospora spinosa Stevens
and Spiropes melanoplaca (Berk. & Curtis) Ellis on Meliolatylophorae indicae Hosag.
parasitizing Tylophora indica (Burm.f.) Merill from India - a new record. Journal of
New Biological Report 2(1): 64 – 66.
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43. Dubey, R. & A.M. Neelima. 2013. Kamalomyces mahabaleshwarensis sp. nov.
(Tubeufiaceae) from the Western Ghats, India. Mycosphere 4(4): 760 – 764.
44. Dubey, R. & A.M. Neelima. 2013. Physopella hiratsukae (Syd.) Cummins &
Ramachar – a new species record of Rust fungus from India. Journal on New
Biological Reports 2(2): 124 – 126.
45. Dubey, R. & A.M. Neelima. 2013. Vizellaole ariae Swart infecting Ixora coccinea L. –
a new record of Ascomycetes for India. J. of Mycol. & Plant Pat. 43 (3): 399 – 400.
46. Garg, A. & V. Singh 2013. Mandu Sacred Grove in Upper Ganga Ramsar Site, Uttar
Pradesh. Curr. Sci. 104(4): 409 – 410.
47. Garg, A. 2013. Aroma in Origanum vulgare – a useful criterion for delimitation of
taxa. Internatl. J. Adv. life sciences Applied Res. 1: 1 – 3.
48. Garg, A. 2013. Typology of sacred groves and their discrimination from sacred sites.
Curr. Sci. 104(5): 596 – 599.
49. Gogoi, R. & M. Häkkinen. 2013. Musa puspanjaliae sp. nov. (Musaceae) from
Arunachal Pradesh, India. Nordic J. Bot. 31(4): 473 – 477.
50. Gogoi, R. & S. Borah. 2013. A New Species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from
Arunachal Pradesh, India. Taiwania 58(1): 15 – 19.
51. Gogoi, R. & S. Borah. 2013. Impatients siculifer Hook. f. (Balsaminaceae) and
Tricarpelema chinense D. Y. Hong (Commelinaceae) – two additions to the flora of
India from Lohit Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Taiwania 58(2): 146 – 150.
52. Gogoi, R. & S. Borah. 2013. Musa makkui (Musaceae) – new species from Arunachal
Pradesh, India. Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 65(1): 19 – 26.
53. Gogoi, R. & S. Borah. 2013. Two new species and a new record for Colocasia
(Araceae: Colocasieae) from Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. Gardens’ Bulletin
Singapore 65(1): 27 – 37.
54. Gogoi, R. 2013. Musa nagensium var. hongii Hakkinen – a new addition to the flora
of India. Taiwania 58(1): 49 – 52.
55. Gupta, P., G.P. Sinha & C.M. Solanki. 2013. Epiphytic lichens in tea gardens of
Assam, India. Indian J. Forest. 36(2): 279 – 284.
56. Gupta, S. & K.P. Singh. 2013. Three new records of Pertusaria (lichenized
Ascomycota) from India. Indian J. Forest. 36(2): 301 – 304.
57. Gupta, S., S. Kaliamoorthy, A.A. Mao & S. Sarma. 2013. In vitro regeneration of
Gymnocladus assamicus Kanjilal ex P.C. Kanjilal, an ethnomedicinal critically
endangered and endemic tree species from Northeast India. Int. J. Med. Arom.
Plants. 3(2): 204 – 213.
58. Gupta, S., S. Sarma, A.A. Mao & T. Seal. 2013. Antioxidant activity of different parts
of Lysimachia laxa and Gymnocladus assamicus, a comparison using three different
solvent extraction systems. J.l of chemical & pharmaceutical research, 5(4): 33 – 40.
59. Halder, S., & P. Venu. 2013. Lemna landoltii sp. nov. (Lemnaceae) from India.
Taiwania. 58(1): 12–14.
60. Jain, S.K., & H. Singh. 2013 (2012). Linnaean plant names based on India – its
land, life, languages and legends. Nelumbo 54: 1 – 8.
61. Jalal, J.S. 2013 (2012). Altitudinal distribution, habitats and life-forms of Orchids of
W. Himalaya. Nelumbo 54: 29 – 38.
62. Jalal, J.S., J. Jayanthi, C.R. Jadhav & S.K. Das Das. 2013. Additions to the type
materials in the herbarium of Botanical Survey of India, Western Regional Centre,
Pune. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 36(4): 702 – 706.
63. Jana, B., & R.C. Srivastava. 2013 (2012). Kobresia gandakiensis – a new record for
India. Nelumbo 54: 273 – 274.
64. Jayanthi, J., K. Karthigeyan & R. Sumathi, 2013. Argostemma timorense Miq. – an
addition to Indian Rubiaceae from Great Nicobar. Taiwania 58(3): 226 – 228.
65. Jeeva, S., T.S.S. Brintha & L. Rasingam, 2013. Striga scottiana (Scrophulariaceae) –
a new species from Southern Western Ghats of Tamilnadu, India. Journal of Basic
and Applied Biology 6: 79 – 82.
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66. Joshi, Y., T.A.M. Jagadeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha, 2013 (2012). Caloplaca gyrophorica
(lichenized Ascomycota), a new species from India. Mycotaxon 122: 303 – 306.
67. Kholia, B.S. 2013. A Note on the re-collection and conservation of Thelypteris kingii
(Thelypteridaceae) – an endemic Fern of India. Taiwania 58(1): 44 – 48.
68. Kholia, B.S. K. Bhakuni, R. Punetha & N.S. Bankoti. 2012 (2013). Taxonomic
studies on central Himalayan species of fern genus Lepisorus (Polypodiaceae) with a
note on thickness of rhizome and deciduousness of lamina. NeBIO 3(3): 28 – 40.
69. Kholia, B.S., R. Joshi & R. Punetha, 2013. Extended distribution of Cyathea
spinulosa Wall. ex Hook. in Uttarakhand Himalaya with a note on distribution and
diversification of Himalayan ferns in relation to recent climate change. NeBIO 4(2):
40 – 45.
70. Kumar R., S. Sharma & M. K. Kandwal. 2013. Eight new additions to grass flora of
Mizoram. NeBIO 4(4): 68 – 72.
71. Kumar, A., A. Bhattachrjee, P. Venu & Y.V. Rao. 2013. Zeuxine reflexa (Orchidaceae)
– a report on its occurrence and conservation status in India. Richardiana 13: 283 –
294.
72. Kumar, A., V. Ranjan & S. C. Srivastava. 2013. Galium kulluense (Rubiaceae) – a
new species from Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India. J. Jap. Bot. 88 (3): 163 – 165.
73. Kumar, B., H.C. Pande & R. Kumar, 2013. Rediscovery and new locality record of
Botrychium multifidum (Pteridophyta – Botrychiaceae) after 124 years from Himachal
Pradesh. Indian J. Forest. 36(1): 97 – 100.
74. Kumar, B., H.C. Pande, H. Dwivedi & R. Kumar. 2013. An unusual division in
fronds of Polystichum stimulans (Kunze ex Mett.) Bedd. (Pteridophyta). J. Non-Timb.
Forest Prod. 20 (1): 55 – 57.
75. Kumar, B., H.C. Pande, H. Dwivedi & R. Kumar. 2013. Distributional record of new
basket fern (Drynaria propinqua) from HP. Indian For. 139(7): 663 – 665.
76. Kumar, R., S. Sharma & M.K. Kandwal. 2013. Eight new additions of grasses to the
Flora of Mizoram. NeBio 4(4): 68 – 72.
77. Kumar, S., C.S. Purohit & R. Kullili. 2013 (2012). Adaptability and phenocycle of
Cordia biossieri A. DC. – a new introduction in the Indian desert. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot.
36(3): 587 – 591.
78. Kumar, V.S., 2013. Validation of the name Persea himalayensis (Lauraceae).
Phytotaxa 92(2): 59 – 60.
79. Madhukar, V.K., S.K. Srivastava & N.K. Dubey. 2013. Revision of genus Crescentia
L. (Bignoniaceae) in India. Amer. J. Pl. Sci. 4: 1164 – 1168.
80. Magesh, C.R., P. Lakshminarasimhan, K.N. Reddy & C.D. Reddy. 2013. A note on
the taxonomy and distribution of Thunia alba var. bracteata (Orchidaceae) in India.
Zoo’s Print 28(9): 23 – 25.
81. Mahapatra, H.S. & H.S. Debnath, 2013. Notes on the occurrence of Mangroves and
Mangrove Associates in AJC Bose IBG, Howrah. ENVIS News Letter 18(1): 7.
82. Mathew, S.P. & P. Laksminarasimhan. 2013. Rediscovery of Sonerila andamanensis
Stapf & King, 1900 (Melastomataceae). Taprobanica 5(1): 71 – 72.
83. Meena, S.L. 2013 (2012). A checklist of vascular plants of Banaskantha district,
Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39 – 91.
84. Murugan, C., Joju P. A. & S. Prabhu, 2013. Streblus elongatus (Moraceae) – a new
record for India from Bay Islands, Great Nicobar. Indian J. Forest: 36(2): 271 – 272.
85. Murugan, C., L. J. Singh & V. S. Kumar. 2013. Pavetta gleniei Hook .f. an addition
to Rubiaceae of India from A & N Islands. Indian J. Forest. 36(1): 125 – 128.
86. Nandini, B.P., Sudershan, M.S., Sharief, M.U. and Niranjan, M.H. 2013. In-vitu
Propagation and Flowering from Nodal Explants of Rumex vesicarius L. – An
important Medicinal Plant. Intl. J. Pharma & Bio-Sciences 4(3): (B) 13-18.
87. Narayanan, M.K.R., Mini, V., Shaju, T., Sujana K.A., Jayesh, P.J., A.H. Alfarkhan &
M. Sivadasn. 2013. A new species of Sonerila (Melastomataceae) from Kerala, India.
Phytotaxa 110(1): 55 – 60.
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88. Odyuo, N., D.K. Roy, C. Deori & R. Daimary. 2013. Ceratostylis radiata
(Orchidaceae) – a new record to Indian flora. Rheedea 23(1): 43 – 45.
89. Panday, S., B.K. Sinha & N. Odyuo. 2013 (2012). Phyrma leptostachya L.
(Phrymaceae) and Fissistigma bicolor Merr. (Annonaceae): addition to flora of
Mizoram. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 36(4): 691–692.
90. Panday, S., D.K. Roy, N. Odyno & B.K. Sinha. 2013 (2012). Notes on a little known
genus Ancistrocladus Wallich ex Wight & Arnott (Ancistrocladaceae) from N.E. India.
Pleione 6(2): 336 – 340.
91. Panwar, G.S. & S.K. Guru. 2013. Stimulation of reserpine production in whole plant
culture of Rauvolfia serpentina L. by elicitors and precursor feeding. J. Pl. Biochem.
& Biotech. DOI 10.1007/s13562-013-0235-5.
92. Parmar, P.J. 2013 (2012). A checklist of vascular plants of Sabarkantha district,
Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 92 – 137.
93. Pathak, S, S. Kar & P. Singh. 2013. Ligules as aid to Identification of Grasses.
Pleione 7(1): 241 – 246.
94. Pathak, S. & P. Singh. 2013 (2012). Iseilema – a new generic record for North
Eastern India. Nelumbo 54: 275 – 277.
95. Pathak, S. & P. Singh. 2013. Sporobolus coromandelianus (Retzius) Kunth- A new
record for North Eastern India. Pleione 7(1): 282 – 285.
96. Pathak, S. & S. Panda. 2013. Micro-morphological and anatomical studies on
Leucothoe griffithiana (Ericaceae) in India. NeBIO 4(4): 9 – 12.
97. Paul, T.K., S.K. Basu & A. Sarkar 2013 (2012). Some notable Pteridophytes of Buxa,
Duar, Jalpaiguri District. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 36(3): 609 – 617.
98. Pawe, D. & R. Gogoi. 2013. Ethnobotany of Poro Apong or Chai Mod-A local rice beer
of Mishing tribes of Assam. NeBIO 4(2): 46 – 49.
99. Phukan, S.J. & M. Bhaumik. 2013 (2012). Floristic assessment of Burachapori
Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam. Nelumbo 54: 138 – 156.
100. Prasad, V.P. & D.A. Simpson. 2013. Pycreus flavidus (Cyperaceae) – a highly variable
species in India. Rheedea 23: 7 – 9.
101. Purohit, C.S. & N Bala. 2013. Effect of salinity and water logging on phenocycle of
exotic plant Eucalyptus camaldulensis. Intl. J. Pharm. & Alli. Sci. 2(8): 176 – 179.
102. Purohit, C.S. 2013. Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Ser. – An important medicinal plant of
Sikkim. Popular Kheti 1(1): 71 – 75.
103. Rao, C.S., S.K. Singh, R. Kumar & W. Langstang. 2013. Notes on Corybas
himalaicus – a recently collected rare orchid from Meghalaya. NeBIO 4(2): 37 – 39.
104. Rasingam, L. 2013. Two new additions to the family Urticaceae of Andaman &
Nicobar Islands, India. Rheedea 23(1): 37 – 39.
105. Rawat, V.K. 2013 (2012). Microlepia Speluncae (L.) T. Moore – a new generic record
to the pteridophytic Flora of Maharashtra. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 36 (4): 829 – 832.
106. Roy, D.K. & B.K. Sinha. 2013 (2012). Notes on the occurrence of Anredera
cordilifolia (Tenore) van steeriss (Basellaceae) – a non indigenous prospective
medicinal plant in North-East India from Meghalaya. Pleione 6(2): 446 – 449.
107. Roy, D.K. & N. Odyuo. 2013. Less known herbal remedy for gastritis used in
Lakhimpur district of Assam, India. J. Non-Timb. Forest Prod. 20(1): 59 – 60.
108. Roy, D.K., A.D. Talukdar, M. Choudhury & B. K. Sinha. 2013. Less known uses of
Nymphaea spp. (Nymphaeaceae) as the traditional food item (vhet-laddu) in
Northeast India. Inter. J. Food, Agri. and Vet. Science, 3(2): 82 – 87.
109. Roy, D.K., B.K. Sinha & M. Sawmliana, 2013 (2012). Eria carinata Gibson ex
Linolley (Orchideceae) a new record for flora of Mizoram. Pleione 6(2): 412 – 414.
110. Roy, D.K., B.K. Sinha & M. Sawmliana. 2013 (2012). Aglaia perviridis Hiern
(Meliaceae): an IUCN Red listed vulnerable species recorded first time from Mizoram,
India. Pleione 6(2): 432 – 434.
111. Roy, D.K., S. Panday, B. K. Sinha & M. Sawmliana. 2013. Taxonomic note
on Streblus Lour. (Moraceae) in North East India. NeBIO 4(2): 50 – 54.
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112. Roy, D.K., S. Pandey & B.K. Sinha. 2013 (2012). Notes on vulnerable Diplomeris
pulchella D.Don (Orchidaceae) a recollection from Meghalaya, India. Pleione 6(2):
409-411
113. Satyanarayana, P & G. Gnanasekharan. 2013. An exotic tree species Senna
spectabilis (DC) Irwin & Barneby (Caesalpiniaceae) – naturalized in Tamil Nadu and
Kerala. Indian J. Forest. 36(2): 243 – 246.
114. Satyanarayana, P & J.V. Sudhakar. 2013. A note on taxonomy and distribution of
Abelmoschus caillei (A. Chev.) Stevels in India. Indian J. Forest. 36(1): 115 – 118.
115. Selvam, A.B.D., 2013. Standardization of descriptive terminology of starch granules
with reference to identification of raw drugs, Int. J. Pharm. Res. Dev. 5(7): 1 – 6.
116. Sharma, J.R., K. Das & D. Mishra. 2013. The genus Inonotus and its related species
in India. Mycosphere 4(4): 809 – 818.
117. Sharma, M., B. Bhattacharya & P. Lakshminarasimhan. 2013 (2012).
Symphyotrichum salbulatum (Asteraceae): a first report of an alien weed in India.
Nelumbo 54: 252 – 254.
118. Sharma, S., R. Kumar, S.K. Singh & H.A. Barbhuiya, 2013. Four new additions to
the pteridophytic flora of Mizoram NeBIO 4(1): 10 – 13.
119. Shukla, A.N. & A.P. Tiwari. 2013. Fuirena umbellata Rottb. (Cyperaceae): a new
record for the flora of Chhattishgarh. Indian For. 139(3): 267 – 268.
120. Shukla, A.N. & S.K. Srivastava. 2013 (2012). Lok Vanaspati Vigyan: Ek Paridrishya.
(in Hindi). Vigyan Paricharcha 2: 12 – 20.
121. Singh Deo, S. & D.K. Singh. 2013. A note on the liverwort Delavayella serrata Steph.
(Delavayellaceae) from Arunachal Pradesh. Indian J. Forest. 36 (1): 101-105.
122. Singh Deo, S. & D.K. Singh. 2013. Cheilolejeunea eximia (Lejeuneaceae:
Marchantiophyta) – an addition to the Indian Bryoflora from Eastern Himalaya with
a note on distribution of the genus in India. NeBIO 4(4): 52 – 57.
123. Singh, C., S. Chandra & H. C. Pande. 2013. Ecology of fern wealth (Pteridophyta) of
Dehra Dun District. J. Soc. & Life Sci. 16: 234 – 267.
124. Singh, D.K., S. Majumdar & S. Das. 2013 (2012). The genus Nowellia
(Cephaloziaceae: Marchantiophyta) in India. Nelumbo 54: 24 – 28.
125. Singh, H. & G. Krishna, 2013 (2012). Ethnobotanical Observations on Angul district
of Odisha, India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 36(4): 781 – 808.
126. Singh, H. & G. Krishna. 2013 (2012) Chlorophytum arundinaceum Baker (Nepayee):
a little known wild edible plant with indigenous method of cooking in Angul district,
Odisha, India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 36(4): 777 – 780.
127. Singh, H. & G. Krishna, 2013 (2012). Unreported ethomedicinal uses of some plants
in Angul district, Odisha (India). Ethnobotany 24(1&2): 86 – 91.
128. Singh, H. 2013 (2012). Less known ethnomedicinal uses of some plants from
Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Angul and Balangir districts of Odisha, India. Nelumbo
54: 172 – 181.
129. Singh, L.J. & C. Murugan. 2013. Genus Dendropthoe Mart. (Loranthaceae) from Bay
Islands with a new record for Indian and inventory of host species. Geophytology
43(1): 41 – 49.
130. Singh, L.J. & D.R. Mishra. 2013 (2012). On the morphology and anatomy of aerial
and terrestial roots in some Bignoniaceae genera. Phytomorpholoy 62: 145 – 153.
131. Singh, L.J. 2013. Macrosolen andamanensis (Loranthaceae): a new species of
Mistletoes for Bay Islands, India. Indian J. Forest. 36(1): 55 – 59.
132. Singh, M., A.K. Singh & H.C. Pande. 2013. Antibacterial studies of different extracts
of Adiantum incisum forssk. in doon valley, Uttrakhand. Indian J. Forest. 36(2): 213
– 216.
133. Singh, M., A.K. Singh, C. Singh & H.C. Pande. 2013. Preliminary qualitative
phytochemical studies of different extracts of Adiantum incisum Forssk.in Doon
Valley, Uttarakhand. J. Non-Timb. Forest Prod. 20 (1): 29 – 31.
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134. Singh, R.K. & A. Garg, 2013. Denuded type locality of endangered grass Isachne
mysorensis Sundaragh: its occurrence in W. Karnataka. Curr. Sci. 104(8): 995-996.
135. Singh, R.K., A. Garg & P.G. Diwakar. 2013. Cryptocoryne cognata Schott and Rotala
ritchiei (C.B.Clarke) Koehne – the critically endangered aquatic herbs on verge of
extinction. Curr. Sci. 105(4): 437 – 438.
136. Singh, R.K., A. Garg & P.G. Diwakar. 2013. Discovery of Manmanhara, the largest
flattened plateau of Karnataka and 2nd largest in India. Curr. Sci. 105(1): 12 – 13.
137. Singh, S.K. & Barbhuiya, H.A. 2013. Contributions to the Hepaticae and
Anthocerotae of Mizoram VI. Cololejeunea chenii new to India. Acta Botanica
Hungarica 55(1–2): 135 – 139.
138. Singh, S.K. & M. Dey. 2013 (2012). A new species of Drepanolejeunea
(Marchantiophyta: Lejeuneaceae) from India. Nelumbo 54: 20 – 23.
139. Singh, S.K. 2013. A checklist of liverworts, hornworts and mosses of Uttar Pradesh.
Geophytology 42(2): 163 – 167.
140. Singh, S.K. 2013. New combinations in Lejeunea with a new name to
Otigoniolejeunea indica. [Lejeunea apiahyna (Steph.) Sushil K. Singh, comb. nov.;
Lejeunea pfleidereri Sushil K. Singh nom.nov.; Lejeunea quinqueumbonata Spruce
var. rotundata (Herzog) Sushil K. Singh, comb. nov. Phytotaxa 96(1): 63 – 64.
141. Singh, S.K., 2013. Order Lunulariales (Marchantiophyta) discovered from
Meghalaya, North-east India. Geophytology 41(1): 27 – 30.
142. Singh, S.K., 2013. Taxonomical notes on the status of Lophozia alpestris.
Geophytology 41(1): 83 – 84.
143. Sumathi, R., K. Karthigeyan & J. Jayanthi. 2013. New records of orchids from
Saddle Peak National Park (North Andaman), Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Indian J.
Forest. 36(1): 135 – 138.
144. Sunil, C.N., M.K.R. Narayanan, M.K. Nandakumar, Sujana, K.A., Jayesh P. Joseph
& N. Anil Kumar. 2013. Eriocaulon kannurense (Eriocaulaceae), a new species from
Kerala, India. International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Science 3(2):
116 – 120.
145. Tiwari, A.P., B. Kumar & A.N. Shukla. 2013. Adiantum venustum D.Don
(Adiantaceae): a new distributional record for Central India. Indian J. Forest. 36(1):
139 – 141.
146. Venkat Ramana, M., P. Venu & M. Sanjappa. 2013 (2012). Notes on Cleidion nitidum
(Euphorbiaceae) from Andaman & Nicobar Isls. Nelumbo 54: 163 – 167.
147. Verma, D., D.K. Roy & B.K. Sinha. 2013. Gustav Mann’s Contribution to “ASSAM”
Herbarium, Shillong, Meghalaya, India. Pleione 7(1): 175 – 218.
148. Vivek, C.P., G.V.S. Murthy & V.J. Nair. 2013 (2012). A new species Eragrostis henryi
(Poaceae: Eragrostideae) from Tamil Nadu, India. Nelumbo 54: 9 – 12.
149. Yumkham, S.D., L. Chakpram, A. Benniamin & P.K. Singh. 2013. Discovery of
Cyrtosia nana (Orchidaceae) in India. Taiwania 58(3): 229 – 232.
Books chapters published during March to August 2013
1. Chakrabarty, T., M. Gangopadhyay & N. P. Balakrishnan. 2012. Subfamily V.
Phyllanthoideae Asch. of the family Euphorbiaceae s.l. In: (eds. N.P. Balakrishnan, T.
Chakrabarty, M. Sanjappa, P. Lakshminarsimhan, P. Singh) Flora of India 23. pp. 353
– 504. BSI, Kolkata.
2. Prasad, V.P. 2013. A brief history of botanical illustrations in India and the role of
native artists in their making. In: A. Parthasarathy (ed.) Environment & Society: The
India Challenge. pp. 119-128. India Tech Books & Media, Bangalore.
3. Singh, D.K., J.R. Sharma, R.K. Gupta & M. Palnisamy. 2013. Plant diversity in
Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica with special reference to Bryophytes, Fungi and
Diatoms. In: S.C. Tripathy, R.K. Mishra, R. Mohan & N. Khare (eds.) Studies in
Biological Sciences and Human Physiology. Three decades of Indian Scientific Activities
in Antarctica. pp. 117- 137. NCAOR, Vasco-da-Gama.
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Research Papers communicated for publication and accepted for publication
during March to August 2013
1. Agrawala, D.K., H.J. Chowdhery & V. Kumar. 2013. Oreorchis patens (Lindl.) Lindl.:
addition to the orchid flora of India. Taiwania (Communicated).
2. Archana, C. P., D. Vijayan, Geetha, S. P. & I. Balachandran. 2013. RAPD assessment
for identification of clonal fidelity of microrhizome induced plants of turmeric
(Curcuma longa L.) cultivars. International Food Research Journal (Communicated).
3. Bhaumik M. & P. Satyanarayana. 2013. Pternoptelum arunachalense (Apiaceae), a
new species from India. Nordic J. Bot. (Communicated).
4. Das, K. & R.L. Zhao. 2013. Nidula shingbaensis sp. nov. (Agaricaceae): a new bird’s
nest fungus from India. Mycotaxon (Communicated).
5. Das, K., J. Stalpers & J.B. Stielow. 2013. Two new species of hydnoid-fungi from
India. IMA Fungus (Accepted).
6. Das, K., M. Hembrom, A. Parihar, D. Mishra & J.R. Sharma. 2013. Strobilomyces
sikkimensis, a new species of wild mushroom from India. Kew Bull. (Communicated).
7. Datta, S., T.K. Paul & B.K. Sinha. 2013. Lectotypification of three Aeschyananthus
species (Gesneriaceae) in India. Nordic J. Bot. (Communicated).
8. Debta, M.R. & Lav Kush. 2013. Note on extremely rare species of genus Androcorys
josephi (Rchb.f.) Agarwala & Chowdhery (Orchidaceae) in India. J. Threat. Taxa
(Communicated).
9. Dubey, R. & A.M. Neelima. 2013. Custingophora ratnagiriensis sp. nov.- a novel
Hyphomycetes from India. NeBIO (Communicated)
10. Dubey, R. & A.M. Neelima. 2013. First report of occurrence of Phragmospthula
brachyspathula Mercado from India. Indian Phytopathology (Communicated)
11. Dubey, R. & A.M. Neelima. 2013. Sawantomyces – a new Hyphomycetes genus from
Western Ghats, India. Journal of New Biological Report (Communicated).
12. Dubey, R. & A.M. Neelima. 2013. Tharoopama livistonae sp.nov. – a new synematous
hyphomycetes from India. Indian J. Forest. (Accepted)
13. Dwivedi, H., B. Kumar, P. Joshi & H.C. Pande. 2013. Athyrium drepanopterum (Kunze)
A. Braun ex Milde: an addition to state fern flora of HP. Indian Fern J.
(Communicated)
14. Dwivedi, H., H.C. Pande & B. Kumar. 2013. New state record of Athyriod fern form
Mahabaleshwar, Maharastra, India. Vegetos (Communicated).
15. Gangopadhyay, M. & S.K. Rai. 2013. A New Species of the genus Arenaria L. of the
family Caryophyllaceae from North Sikkim. Nelumbo (Communicated)
16. Gangopadhyay, M. 2013. New Taxa of Parnassia L. (Parnassiaceae) from the Sikkim
Himalayas. Nelumbo (Communicated)
17. Gangopadhyay, M. 2013. New Taxa of Saxifraga L. (Saxifragaceae) from the Sikkim
Himalayas. Nelumbo (Communicated)
18. Gupta, P. & M. K. Tiwari. 2013. Significance of aquatic micro flora especially Diatoms
in crime investigation. Vigyan Parishad (Communicated).
19. Hembrom, M.E, A. Parihar, & K. Das. 2013. A new species of Poronia from India.
Current Research in Environmental and Applied Mycology (Communicated).
20. Jagadeesh Ram, T.A.M. 2013. The genus Herpothallon (Arthoniaceae) in the Andaman
Islands, India. The Lichenologist. (Accepted).
21. Jagadeesh Ram, T.A.M. 2013. The lichen genus Cresponea (Roccellaceae) in the
Andaman Islands. Indian J. Forest. (Accepted).
22. Jalal, J.S. & J. Jayanthi. 2013. Does Habenaria panchganiensis Santapau & Kapadia
(Orchidaceae) exist? Taiwania (Communicated).
23. Jalal, J.S. 2013. Epiphytic orchids and host tree diversity of Western Himalaya.
Nelumbo (Communicated).
24. Jayanthi, J., K. Karthigeyan & R. Sumathi. 2013. Erythrodes blumei (Orchidaceae): a
new addition to Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Indian J. Forest. (Communicated).
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25. Joshi, P., B. Kumar, H. Dwivedi & H. C. Pande. 2013. Ferns of Chandrabadani and
surrounding areas in Tehri District, Uttarakhand. Indian For. (Communicated).
26. Kamble, M.Y., L.J. Singh & C. Murugan. 2013. Cosmostigma (Apocynaceae): a new
generic record for Andaman & Nicobar Isls., India. Indian J. Forest. (Communicated).
27. Kandwal, M.K, R. Kumar & S. Sharma. 2013. A note on occurrence of the genus
Lophatherum Brongn. (Poaceae) in Mizoram. Nelumbo. (Accepted).
28. Krishna, G. & S.K. Srivastava. 2013. Note on extended distribution of Cocculus
laurifolius DC. (Menispermaceae). Indian For. (Communicated)
29. Kumar, A. & S.K. Srivastava. 2013. Onosma limitaneum I.M. Johnst. (Boraginaceae): a
new record for India from Jammu & Kashmir. Nelumbo (Communicated).
30. Kumar, R., S. Bandyopadhyay & S. Sharma. 2013. A new subspecies of Phanera
glauca from India and a new combination in Phanera (Leguminosae:
Caesalpinioideae). Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore. (Communicated).
31. Kumar, R., S. Sharma & S. K. Singh. 2013. Notes on first record of Ornithochilus
yingjiangensis from India and its conservation. McAllen International Orchid Society
(MIOS) Journal (Communicated).
32. Madhukar, V. K., Srivastava, S.K. & Dubey, N.K. 2013. Campsis radicans
(Bignoniaceae)-ornamental climbing shrub in India. ENVIS Newsletter 18(1)
(Accepted).
33. Madhukar, V.K., S.K. Srivastava & N.K. Dubey. 2013. Lectotypification in Kigelia
africana (Lam.) Benth. (Bignoniaceae). J. Japan. Bot. (Communicated)
34. Majumdar, S., Singh Deo, S. & D.K. Singh. Plagiochilion braunianum (Plagiochilaceae,
Marchantiophyta): an addition to Indian bryoflora from E. Himal. Lindbergia (Comm.)
35. Meitei, L.R. & N.N. Rabha, 2013. Ex situ conservation and uses of Cyathea gigantea
(Wall.) Holttum: a rare & endangered terrestrial fern. J. Non-Timb. Forest Prod.
(Accepted).
36. Murugan, C. & S. Prabhu, 2013. Gastrodia javanica (Orchidaceae) a new record for
India from Little Nicobar Tribal Reserve, A & N Isls. Malayan Nat. Journal
(Communic.)
37. Naithni, H.B & M.K. Kandwal. 2013. First flowering and nomenclature of a bamboo
Cephalostachyum mannii. Indian For. (Communicated).
38. Odyuo, N., D.K. Roy & R. Daimary. 2013. Recollection of three less known endemic
angiosperms in Assam, India and their present status. Indian J. Fundamental &
Applied Life Sciences (Communicated).
39. Odyuo, N., D.K. Roy, C. Deori & R. Daimary, 2013. Recollection of Epigenium treutleri
(Hook.f.) Ormerod from Assam, India. Rheedea. (Communicated).
40. Palanisamy M., S.K. Yadav & G.V.S. Murthy. 2013. Marine macro algal diversity of
Mahe Coast in Kerala. Seaweed Research & Utilization (Accepted).
41. Pandey, S., B.K. Sinha & P. Karmakar. 2013: Five new distributional records for the
flora of Mizoram, India. Indian J. Forest. (Communicated).
42. Panwar, G.S., L.I. Chanu, A. Kumar & S.K. Srivastava, 2013. Indopiptadenia
oudhensis (Brandis) Brenan: a critically endangered plant is really breathing its last
plea to conserve. J. Threat. Taxa (Communicated).
43. Panwar, G.S., L.I. Chanu, S.K. Srivastava & A. Kumar, 2013. A note on SEM studies
of leaf, pollens and seeds of the Eremostachys superba Royle ex Benth.: a critically
endangered medicinal herb. Indian For. (Accepted).
44. Patil, S.C., 2013. Resurrecting the type locality of critically endangered Ceropegia
odorata Nimmo ex Hook. f. after 130 years. Curr. Sci. (Communicated)
45. Paul, T.K. & D.K. Roy. 2013. Lectotypification of Mansonia dipikae with a note on its
distribution. Pleione (Communicated).
46. Paul, T.K. 2013. Lectotypification of Aeschynanthus monetarius Dunn (Gesneriaceae).
Taiwania (Communicated).
47. Paul, T.K. 2013. Occurrence of Aeschynanthus obtusioblongus (Gesneriaceae) in India
confirmed. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy (Communicated).
48. Prabhu, S. & C. Murugan, 2013. Miliusa amplexicaulis Ridley (Annonaceae) a new
distributional record for India. Indian J. Forest. (Communicated).
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49. Prasad, V.P. 2013. On a 17th Century herbarium specimen in CAL and an archive
letter from the National Herbarium, Melbourne to CAL. Nelumbo (Communicated).
50. Rasingam, L., A. Chorghe, U. Meve, M. S. Rao & P. V. Prasanna. 2013. Brachystelma
penchalakonense (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) – a new species from Andhra
Pradesh, India. Kew Bulletin (Communicated).
51. Rawat, V.K. 2013. Fern allies of Maharashtra. Phytotaxonomy (Communicated).
52. Seal, T. & K. Chaudhuri. 2013. Antioxidant activities of some wild vegetables of NorthEastern region in India and effect of solvent extraction system. British Journal of
Pharmaceutical Research (Communicated).
53. Selvam, A.B.D., 2013. Indian Aconitum: Whether it is a boon or bane for the society?
Res. J. of Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. (Communicated).
54. Shagufta A., S. Pant, H.C. Pande & T. Rinchen. 2013. Diversity and distribution
pattern of the Pteridophytes of tehsil Thannamandi of district Rajouri, Jammu and
Kashmir, India. J. Appl. Forest Ecol. (Accepted).
55. Sharma, S., R. Kumar, S.K. Singh, & J.S. Jalal, 2013. Nervilia punctata (Orchidaceae)
– a new record for Northeast India. Richardiana (Communicated)
56. Singh, D. & D.K. Singh. 2013. A note on the status of Metzgeria macrospora
(Metzgeriaceae, Marchantiophyta). Nelumbo 55: (Accepted).
57. Singh, D., & D.K. Singh. 2013. Some new and noteworthy records of family
Lejeuneaceae (Marchantiophyta) from Sikkim, India. Nelumbo (Communicated).
58. Singh, D., S. Majumdar & D.K. Singh. 2013. Taxonomic studies on Indian
Pseudolepicoleaceae (Marchantiophyta: Jungermanniales). Taiwania (Communicated).
59. Singh, L.J. & V. Ranjan. 2013. Dendrophthoe glabrescence (Blakely) Barlow
(Loranthaceae): an addition to Flora of Tamil Nadu, India. Indian J. Forest.
(Communi.)
60. Singh, L. J. 2013. Musa indandamanensis – a new species of wild banana genus Musa
(Musaceae) from Bay Islands, India. Taiwania (Communicated).
61. Singh, R.K., J.S. Jalal & C.R. Jadhav. 2013. Invasion of alien weed Solanum diphyllum
L. (Solanaceae) in India. Indian For. (Communicated).
62. Singhadiya, M.K & S.K. Srivastava. 2013. Krishi ke vikas mei hareet kranti ka
yogdan. Doon Vani Vol. 34. (Accepted).
63. Srivastava, S.K., R. Manikandan & B.P. Uniyal. 2013. A new name of Sedum
pedicellatum N.B. Singh & U.C. Bhattach. (Crassulaceae). J. Jap. Bot. (Communicated)
64. Talukdar, S.R. & C. Deori. 2013. Centratherum punctatum Cass. subsp. punctatum
(Asteraceae), a newly naturalized species in India (S. Asia). Rheedea. (Communicated).
65. Talukdar, S.R. & C. Deori. 2013. Life form and biological spectrum of the flora of
Barnadi Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India. Indian For. (Accepted).
66. Tiwari, M. K., P. Gupta & I. Willium, 2013. Useful plants for highways and urban
roads. Vigyan Parishad (Communicated).
67. Tiwari, R., J. V. Sudhakar, A. Srivastava, L. B. Chaudhary, G. V. S. Murthy & A.
Durgapa. 2013. Taxonomy, distribution & diversity assessment within Ficus palmata
Forssk ssp. virgata (Roxb.) Browicz (Moraceae) in India. Taiwania (Communicated).
68. Vijayan, D., C.P. Archana, S.P. Geetha & I. Balachandra. 2013. Molecular
authentication of Cissampelos pariera L. var. hirsuta (DC.): the genuine source plant
of Ayurvedic raw drug ‘Patha’ by ISSR markers. Biotech Journal (Communicated).
69. Vijayan, D., J. Thomas, K.M. Maria John, P.K. Pius and N. Muraleedharan. 2013.
Characterization of selected south Indian tea (Camellia spp.) germplasm using
morphological traits & RAPD markers. J. of Systematics & Evolution. (Communicated).
70. Vivek, C.P., G.V.S. Murthy & V.J. Nair. 2013 (2012). A note on Eragrostis rottleri
Stapf. and its lectotypification. Nelumbo (Accepted).
71. Vivek, C.P., G.V.S. Murthy & V.J. Nair. 2013. Eragrostis collinensis (Poaceae:
Eragrostideae): a new species from the hills of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India Indian J.
Forest. (Communicated).
72. Vivek, C.P., G.V.S. Murthy & V.J. Nair. 2013. Eragrostis minor Host var.
rajasthanensis (Poaceae: Eragrostideae): A new variety from Rajasthan. J. Econ.
Taxon. Bot. (Communicated).
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7. STATEWISE STATUS:
Name of State/UT
Andaman & Nicobar
Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
Haryana
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Maharashtra
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Orissa
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Status (Projects undergoing during 2012)
1. Flora of Landfall Island Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Flora of Rani Jhansi National Park
3. Foliicolous lichens of Andaman Islands
4. Flora of Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve, Andhra Pradesh
5. Flora of Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh
6. Flora of 650 Sacred Groves of Andhra Pradesh
7. Grass Flora of Arunachal Pradesh
8. Flora of Pakhui Wild life Sanctuary, East Kameng
9. Taxonomic Study of family Polypodiaceae of NE India
10. Study of Impatiens of Arunachal Pradesh
11. Flora of East Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh
12. Flora of Lohit District, Arunachal Pradesh
13. Flora of Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary
14. Flora of Ranga, Kakoi and Dullung Reserve Forests, Assam
15. Flora of Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary
16. Wetland flora of Gangetic plains in Bihar from Buxar to Katihar
17. Flora of Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary
18. Flora of Bihar
19. Flora of Viksarshila Gangetic Dolphin Wildlife Sanctuary, Bihar
20. Flora of Chhattisgarh
21. Ethnobotany of Dang District
22. Flora of Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Narmada
23. Lichens of Kutch and Gujarat
24. Flora of Sultanpur National Park
25. Flora of Kalesar National Park
26. Flora of Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary
27. Flora of Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary
28. Wood Rotting Fungi of Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary
29. Flora of Udhwa Lake Bird Sanctuary
30. Algal Flora of Jharkhand
31. Flora of Jharkhand
32. Flora of Sharavathi valley Wildlife Sanctuary
33. Flora of Biligirirangaswamy Wildife Sanctuary
34. Flora of Kerala, Volume V
35. Seaweed Survey of Kerala Coast
36. Flora of Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kozikode
37. Ferns of Maharashtra
38. Folicolous Fungi of Maharashtra
39. Studies on the Orchids of Maharashtra
40. Flora of Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary
41. Checklist of flora of Meghalaya
42. Flora of South Garo Hills Dist., Meghalaya
43. Chemical composition & nutritive value of wild edible plants of Meghalaya
44. Bryoflora (Hepaticae & Anthocerotae) of Mizoram
45. Flora of Phawangpui Blue Mountain Peak, Mizoram
46. Flora of Murlen National Park, Mizoram
47. Ethnobotany of Orissa
48. Poaceae of Orissa
49. Flora of Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife Sanctuary
50. Liverwort & Hornwort Flora of Sikkim
51. Pteridophytic Flora of North Sikkim
52. Studies on Wild Mushrooms of North Sikkim
53. Flora of Srivilliputhur Wildlife Sanctuary
54. Flora of Karaivetti, Vuduvur and Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary
55. Floral Diversity of Upper Ganga Ramsar Site,
56. Flora of Uttarakhand
57. Flora of Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary
58. Flora of Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary
59. Flora of West Bengal, Volume V
60. Moss Flora of Darjeeling District
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Branches/Divisions of BSI alongwith their address & duties:
 HEADQUARTERS: Pharmacognosy, Cryptogamy, Ecology, Plant Chemistry, Flora Cell,
Palynology and Library at Howrah; Publication Unit & Technical Section at Kolkata.
CGO Complex, 3rd MSO Bldg., Block F, 5th Fl.
DF Block, Sector I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 64
BSI, CNH, P. O. Botanic Garden, Howrah – 711 103
CURRENT PROJECTS
Pharmacognosy Unit
 Pharmacognostic studies on medicinal Aconites of India
Cryptogamic Unit
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Liverwort & Hornwort Flora of Sikkim
Moss Flora of Darjeeling District, West Bengal
Algal Flora of Jharkhand
Wood Rotting Fungi of Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary (Jharkhand)
Ecology Unit
 A Checklist of Dinophyceae in India
Plant Chemistry Unit
 Chemical Composition and Nutritive Value of Wild Edible Plants of Meghalaya
 INDIAN BOTANIC GARDEN, HOWRAH: Established in 1787 at Howrah, the IBG has
an area of ca 273 acres with a National Orchidarium, 25 Lakes and number of
conservatories. Initially served as platform for introduction of such commercially important
plants, as cardamom, pepper, nutmeg, cotton, tobacco, indigo, coffee, sago, teak, cinchona,
rubber, jute, mahogany, etc. It has 2132 species under cultivation including (two living types
and) 1092 exotics. Every year over 5 lakh people visit the garden for education, awareness
and recreation purposes.
AJCBIBG, BSI, P. O. Botanic Garden, Howrah – 711 103
CURRENT PROJECTS
 Collection, introduction and multiplication of 100 endemic, threatened, medicinal, ornamental
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Indigenous Palms of India
Bamboos of India: Ex – situ Conservation
Development of Division No. 25 of AJC Bose IBG.
Orchids of Tripura & North Bengal
 CENTRAL BOTANICAL LABORATORY, HOWRAH: Established in 1954 at Kolkata
and later shifted to Howrah with Economic Botany, Cytology & Plant physiology section.
CBL, BSI, P. O. Botanic Garden, Howrah – 711 103
CURRENT PROJECTS
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Ethnobotany of Odisha state
Revision of the Family Memecylaceae in India
Ethnomedicinal uses of Fabaceae in India recorded in herbarium and published literature
Ethnobotanical information recorded in herbarium and literature for treatment of stone.
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 INDUSTRIAL SECTION, INDIAN MUSEUM, KOLKATA: Established in 1887 at
Kolkata has 20,000 exhibits of economic plants and plant products arranged in 8 Bays for
public awareness; 70,000 herbarium specimens; 18 volumes containing 700 samples of
Indian textiles in silk, cotton, muslin and wool, representing one of the 20 sets captioned
Textiles Manufactures and Costumes of the People of India, and a 15 volume companion set
on Natural Dyes.
1, Sudder, Street, Kolkata – 700 016
CURRENT PROJECTS
 Collection of economic plant materials for enrichment and replacement of exhibits of the
Botanical gallery
 Listing of collections of George Watt deposited at BSIS
 CENTRAL NATIONAL HERBARIUM, HOWRAH: Established in 1795 at Howrah,
holds ca 2.05 million specimens of seed plants, 10,000 type specimens, 12,000 Wallichian
specimens and 10,000 non-flowering plants. The unit has been responsible for discovery
of09 genera and 235 species new to science.
BSI, CNH, P. O. Botanic Garden, Howrah – 711 10
CURRENT PROJECTS
 Editing & Updating of mss. of Flora of West Bengal, Vol. V (Monocot) Hydrocharitaceae –
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Poaceae (37 families)
Editing of Flora of India, family Acanthaceae
Flora of Bihar, Volume – I [Introduction, Key to the Families, Ranunculaceae – Mimosaceae
(ca. 728 species, 62 families)]
Flora of Jharkhand, Volume – I [Introduction, Key to the Families, Ranunculaceae –
Mimosaceae (ca. 728 species, 62 families)]
Flora of Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary, Jalpaiguri, WB. (ca 368.99 sq. km.)
Flora of Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary, Bihar & Jharkhand,(ca. 259 sq. km.)
Flora of Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, West Bengal (ca 216.51 sq km)
Flora of Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary and Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand.
Flora of Udhwa Lake Bird Sanctuary, Jharkhand (ca 5.65 sq. km.)
Palynotaxonomic studies of Lauraceae of India
Revision of the Genera Carex L. and Kobresia Willd. in India
Revision of the Genus Festuca in India
Revision of the Tribe Vernonieae in India
Study on Genera Jencellus, Anosporum, Sorostachys and remaining taxa of Cyperus under Flora
of India. (ca. 88 taxa)
Verification of deposition of types at different herbaria of BSI based on names of new taxa
published during 1990 – 2004 in some selected journals
 ARUNACHAL PRADESH REGIONAL CENTRE, ITANAGAR: Jurisdiction Arunachal Pradesh. Established in 1977, the circle has 13,500 herbarium specimens,
including 34 types representing 20 species discovered as new to science. The associated
garden of 48 ha at Sankie View has ca 400 species under cultivation.
Sankie View, Itanagar–791111
CURRENT PROJECTS
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Flora of Anjaw District, Arunachal Pradesh
Flora of West Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh
Liverworts and Hornworts of West Siang District
Revison of Family Aspidiaceae in N.E. India
Grass Flora of Arunachal Pradesh
Flora of Pakhui Wild life Sanctuary, East Kameng
Taxonomic Study of family Polypodiaceae (ca 100 spp.) of North East India
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 EASTERN REGIONAL CENTRE, SHILLONG: Jurisdiction – Assam, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura. Established in 1956 at Shillong, the circle has ca
2,71,000 herbarium specimens, including 508 types representing 5 genera and 89 species
discovered as new to science. The associated garden of 10 ha at Barapani has ca 800
species under cultivation.
Woodlands, Laithmukhta,
Shillong – 793 003, Meghalaya.
CURRENT PROJECTS
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Bryoflora (Hepaticae & Anthocerotae) of Mizoram
Checklist of flora of Meghalaya
Flora of South Garo Hills Dist., Meghalaya
Flora of Barnadi Wild life
Flora of Ranga, Kakoi and Dullung Reserve Forests, Assam
Flora of Murlen National Park, Mizoram
Micropropagation of RET plants of NE India (Nymphaea & Cymbidium)
Multiplication and conservation of Rare/ Endangered/Economically important plants in Botanic
Garden of BSI-ERC.
 SIKKIM HIMALAYAN REGIONAL CENTRE, GANGTOK: Jurisdiction – Sikkim.
Established in 1979, the circle has 40,000 herbarium specimens, including 6 types
representing 6 species discovered as new to science. The associated garden in the campus
has ca 200 species, mostly orchids, under cultivation.
Below Rajbhawan Campus;
P.O.– Rajbhawan, Gangtok–737103, Sikkim
CURRENT PROJECTS
 Studies on Wild Mushrooms of North Sikkim
 Pteridophytic Flora of North Sikkim
 Flora of Sikkim
 CENTRAL REGIONAL CENTRE, ALLAHABAD: Jurisdiction – Madhya Pradesh,
Chhatisgarh, Uttar Pradesh. Established in 1962 at Allahabad, the circle has ca 69,000
herbarium specimens, including 03 types. Seventeen species and 07 varieties have been
described as new to science from here. The associated garden of 02 ha in the campus has ca
570 species under cultivation.
10, Chatham Lines,
Allahabad – 211 002, Uttar Pradesh.
CURRENT PROJECTS
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Flora of Chhattisgarh
Floral Diversity of Upper Ganga Ramsar Site, Uttar Pradesh
Lichens of Rajasthan, Kutch and Gujarat
Revision of Family Rocellaceae in India
Revision of the tribe Heliantheae in India
Studies on Family Pertusariaceae in India
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 BOTANIC GARDEN OF INDIAN REPUBLIC, NOIDA: Jurisdiction - National Capital
Territory Region of Delhi. 4300 indigenous saplings and 554 seedlings of medicinal plants
have been procured different parts of Terai region and Orissa for BGIR. Database on Oil
Yielding Plants completed; hard copy format published (2008). Seeds Database initiated.
Lt. Viijayant Thapar Marg (Along DSC Road), Sector 38A, NOIDA – 201 303. District – G. B. Nagar, Uttar Pradesh,
CURRENT PROJECTS
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Development of database of introduced trees of BGIR, NOIDA
Development of database of medicinal plants
Development of Database of Seeds of indigenous trees
Protocol Development for germination of selected tree species
Ecological survey of BGIR woodlands
Recording of phenological data of species growing in garden
 NORTHERN REGIONAL CENTRE, DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Punjab,
Haryana, HimachalPradesh, Jammu & Kashmir. Established in 1956 at Dehradun, the
circle has ca 1, 21,500 herbarium specimens, including 112 types representing two genera
and 66 species discovered as new to science. The associated gardens of 23 ha at Dehradun,
Pauri and Khirsu have ca 500 species under cultivation.
192, Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun–248195, Uttaranchal
CURRENT PROJECTS
 Endemic & Threatened Pteridophytic Flora of North Western Himalayas
 Flora of Uttrakhand, Vols. III & IV
 Revision of the Family Bignoniaceae in India
 Revision of the Genus Athyrium in India
 Revisionary studies of genus Adiamtum L. in India (c. 31 spp.)
 Flora of Cold Desert of North West Himalayas
 Flora of Sultanpur National Park, Haryana
 Taxonomic Revision of Subtribe Habenariinae (Orchidaceae) in India
 Revision of Indian Hymenochaetaceae
 ARID ZONE REGIONAL CENTRE, JODHPUR: Jurisdiction – Rajasthan, Gujarat.
Established in 1972 at Jodhpur, the circle has ca 24,800 herbarium specimens, including 17
types representing 09 species discovered as new to science. The associated garden of 06
acres in the campus has ca 185 species under cultivation.
Near Khema Ka Kuan, Pal-Basni Canal Link Road, P. O.: Nandan Van,
Jodhpur- 342 008, Rajasthan.
CURRENT PROJECTS
 Flora of Gujarat, Vol. III
 Ethnobotany of Gujarat (Junagarh District)
 Flora of Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan
 Flora of Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Narmada, Gujarat
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 WESTERN REGIONAL CENTRE, PUNE: Jurisdiction – Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa,
Daman, Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli. Established in 1955 at Pune, the circle has ca
1,70,000 herbarium specimens, including 571 types representing two genera and 146
species discovered as new to science. The associated gardens of 19.5 ha at Mundhwa and in
the campus have ca 400 species under cultivation.
7, Koregaon Road, Pune-411 001 Maharashtra.
CURRENT PROJECTS
 Flora of Great Indian Bustard Wildlife Sanctuary, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
 Ferns of Maharashtra
 Foliicolous Fungi of Maharashtra
 Flora of Sharavathi valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Shimoga, Karnataka
 DECCAN REGIONAL CENTRE, HYDERABAD: Jurisdiction – Andhra Pradesh,
Orissa. Established in 2005 at Hyderabad, the circle has ca 10,000 herbarium specimens.
In the ZSI Campus, Plot No. 366/1, Attapur (Village) Near O/o. DFO Flying Squad, Inner Ring Rd., Hyderguda Post,
Hyderabad – 500 048
CURRENT PROJECTS
 Herbs and Shrubs of Greater Hyderabad
 Flora of Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve, Andhra Pradesh
 Flora of Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh
 Flora of 650 Sacred Groves of Andhra Pradesh
 Poaceae of Odisha State
 SOUTHERN REGIONAL CENTRE, COIMBATORE: Jurisdiction – Tamil Nadu,
Kerala & Lakshadweep Islands. Established in 1955 at Coimbatore, the circle has ca
2,75,000 herbarium specimens, including 2594 types representing 08 genera and 155
species discovered as new to science. The associated garden of 19 ha at Yercaud and in the
campus has ca 1100 species under cultivation
T.N.A.U. Campus, Lawley Road, Coimbatore – 641003, Tamil Nadu.
CURRENT PROJECTS
 Seaweed survey of South East Coast of India.
 Flora of Kerala, Vols. III, IV & V
 Flora of Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kozikode, Kerala
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Pollen and Seed morphology of Genus Andrographis Wall. ex Nees using SEM
 Seed morphology of Ficus L. using SEM
 Study of Caryopsis in Eragrostis Sporobolus & Tripogon genera of Poaceae using SEM
 Study of Pollinia of South Indian Orchids using SEM
 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR REGIONAL CENTRE, PORT BLAIR: Jurisdition –
Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Established in 1972, the circle has 22,000 herbarium
specimens, including 100 types representing two genera and 66 species discovered as new to
science. The associated garden of 30 ha at Dhanikheri has ca 200 species under cultivation.
P.O. No.: 692, Haddo, Port Blair: 744102
CURRENT PROJECT
 Flora of Rani Jhansi Marine National Park
 Flora of N. Andaman Isls. (Narcondam, Peacock, Paget and North Reef Isls.)
 Foliicolous lichens of Andaman Islands
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