FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: TAXONOMY OF ANGIOSPERM; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; IUCN RED LISTING; BIOPROSPECTION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS

SPECIAL INTEREST : ORCHIDACEAE

PRESENTLY WORKING ON FAMILY / TRIBE / GENUS OR FLORA OF (AREA) : ORCHIDACEAE

E-MAIL : dk[dot]agrawal76{at]gov[dot].in; drdkbsi[at]gmail[dot]com

ON GOING OTHER PROJECTS :

1. Flora of India, Volumes 25 and 26 (Hydrocharitaceae - Orchidaceae).
2. Systematics and Conservation of Indian Orchids with special emphasis to the Himalayan Species.

COMPLETED PROJECTS:

1. Red listing of Orchids of Eastern Himalaya as per IUCN Criteria (2013-2019).
2. Inventorization of floristic diversity in and around Khecheoparli Lake, West Sikkim (April 2017 – December 2017).
3. Flora of Sikkim: Family Onagraceae (2015-2017).
4. Taxonomic studies on the genus Cryptochilus Wall. (Orchidaceae) in India (December 2017 – April 2018).
5. Taxonomic studies on the genus Neottianthe Schltr. (Orchidaceae) in India (April 2016 – July 2016).    

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

A. Research articles/papers:

1.      C.S. PUROHIT AND D.K. AGRAWALA (2018). Observation on the phenological behaviour of Orchids in Sikkim Himalaya. In Souvenir of National Seminar on “Current trends in conservation, sustainable development, biological and social benefits of medicinally and floricultural significant Orchids. March 16-18. 2018. Pages 63-69.

2.      AGRAWALA, D.K. AND P. SINGH 2017. Rehabilitation of Epiphytic Orchids – a conservation modality. In Souvenir of National Conference cum Workshop on “Recent Trends in Biology, Culture, Conservation, Commercialization, and Sustainable Utilization of Medicinally and Floriculturally Important Orchids” organized by The Orchid Society of India (TOSI) jointly with and at Graphic Era University (GEU), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), during March 24-26, 2017.

3.      AGRAWALA, D.K., P. SINGH AND D.R. SINGH 2017. Orchids: the indicator of climate change. In Souvenir of Kishan Mela organized by ICAR-NRC-Orchids, Pakyong.

4.      AGRAWALA, D.K., M.U. SHERIEF AND B.K. SINGH 2016. Bulbophyllum paramjitii (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Malaxideae): a new species from Sikkim Himalaya, India. Phytotaxa 273(1): 072 – 076.

5.      AGRAWALA, D.K, T.K. MANDAL, ROHIT SARADA AND SANJAY KHAMARI 2016. Vernonia amygdalina – The miraculous solution to many health ailments. Medplant 9: 17-18.

6.      AGRAWALA, D.K., LAWKUSH AND VIKAS KUMAR 2015. A new synonym of Herminium monorchis (Orchidaceae). Indian J. For. 38 (2): 155-158.

7.      AGRAWALA, D.K., T.K. MANDAL AND C. RATH 2015. Conservation status of Ashtavarga drug “Vriddhi” in Sikkim Himalaya. Medplant 8: 2, 8.

8.      SUJANA, K.A., A. BHATTACHARJEE, D.K. AGRAWALA AND S. BANDYOPADHYAY 2015. Miscellaneous notes on Bauhinia phoenicea (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae). International Journal of Innovative Research and Review 3(3): 58-61.

9.      VIKAS KUMAR, A.N. RAO AND D.K. AGRAWALA 2015. Tropidia namasiae (Orchidaceae): A New Distributional Record for India from Manipur. Richardiana 15: 317-322.

10. AGRAWALA D.K. 2014. Extended distribution of Eria globulifera Seidenf. (Orchidaceae). Indian J. For. 37(4): 435 – 437.

11. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND H.J. CHOWDHERY (2013) 2014. Phenology, distribution pattern, endemism and phyto-geographic affinities of the genus Eria Lindl. (Orchidaceae) in India. J. Orch. Soc. India 27(1-2): 53 - 60.

12. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND P. SINGH (2013) 2014. Legislations for orchid conservation in India and development of National Red list as per IUCN criteria. J. Orch. Soc. India 27(1-2): 27 – 35.

13. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND PAUL ORMEROD 2014. A New Species of Eria (Orchidaceae) from India under the Section Cylindrolobus. Taiwania 59(3): 206 – 209.

14. VIKAS KUMAR, LAWKUSH, D.K. AGRAWALA AND N.S. BANKOTI 2014. Eulophia ochreata Lindl. (Orchidaceae) – a new record for North-East India. Indian J. For. 37(3): 325 – 328.

15. VIKAS KUMAR, D.K. AGRAWALA, H.J. CHOWDHERY AND N.S. BANKOTI (October 2014). Lectotypification of Cyrtopera mannii H.G. Reichenbach (Orchidaceae). Richardiana 15(October): 91 – 95.

16. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2013. On the occurrence of Eria pulchella Lindl. (Orchidaceae) in India. Indian J. Forestry 36(2): 305 – 308.

17. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND H.J. CHOWDHERY (2013). Conspectus of the genus Eria Lindl. (Orchidaceae) in India. J. Non-Timb. For. Prod. 20(2): 115 – 142.

18. AGRAWALA, D.K., H.J. CHOWDHERY AND VIKAS KUMAR 2013. Extended distribution of Oreorchis patens (Orchidaceae) and its Red List status in India. RICHARDIANA 13 (July 2013): 267-276.

19. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2013. Morphological diversity within the genus Eria (Orchidaceae) in India. Richardiana vol. 13: 184 – 195.

20. BANDANA BHATTACHARJEE, P. LAKSHMINARASIMHAN, AVISHEK BHATTACHARJEE, D.K. AGRAWALA AND M.K. PATHAK 2013. Vernonia amygdalina Delile (Asteraceae) – An African medicinal plant introduced in India. ZOO’S Print 28(5): 18-20. May 2013.

21. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2012. Eria alba Lindl. (Orchidaceae): an addition to the Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Indian J. For. 35(3): 361-364.

22. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND KRISHAN LAL 2012. Extended distribution of Eria spicata (Orchidaceae), a curious sympodial orchid from the Indian subcontinent. Richardiana vol. 13: 80 – 91.

23. KRISHAN LAL AND D.K. AGRAWALA 2012. Notes on the family Burseraceae in Himachal Pradesh. Indian J. For. 35(3): 371-372.

24. KRISHAN LAL, D.K. AGRAWALA AND A.K. PANDEY 2012. Duhaldea nervosa (Wall. ex DC.) Anderberg [Asteraceae]: a new record to the flora of Himachal Pradesh. Pleione 6(1): 257-259. 2012.

25. VERMA S.C., R. RANI, S. NIGAM, D.K. AGRAWALA, P. PANT, M.M. PADHI, R.B. DEVALLA AND C.L. JAIN 2011. Development and validation of precise and rapid HPTLC method for determination of Ferulic acid in Hemidesmus indicus roots. Asian J. Research Chem. 4(11): 1747 – 1751. Nov. 2011.

26. AGRAWALA, D.K., A. BHATTACHARJEE AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2010. Is Pecteilis rawatii Kumar & Veldkamp (Orchidaceae) – a valid species? Indian J. Forestry 33 (3): 443-444.

27. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND H.J. CHOWDHERY (2009) 2010. On the Taxonomy of some Indian species of Eria (Orchidaceae). J. Orch. Soc. India 23(1-2): 63 – 69.

28. AGRAWALA, D.K., H.J. CHOWDHERY AND S. CHAUDHURY 2010. New Combinations in Indian Orchidaceae. Kew Bulletin 65: 105 – 106.

29. AGRAWALA, D.K., H.J. CHOWDHERY AND C.M. SABAPATHY 2010. Dendrobium amoenum Lindl. – Description and Illustration of two colour variants of a beautiful Himalayan Orchid. The Orchid Review 118 (1290): 76 – 79.

30. KRISHAN LAL, D.K. AGRAWALA AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2010. New Orchid Records from Himachal Pradesh. Indian J. For. 33(4): 619-622.

31. BHATTACHARJEE A., H.J. CHOWDHERY, D.K. AGRAWALA AND C.M. SABAPATHY (2009) 2010. Zeuxine affinis (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook.f. (Orchidaceae) – first report of its occurrence in Arunachal Pradesh. Indian J. Forestry 32(4): 649 – 652.

32. KISHAN LAL, D.K. AGRAWALA AND H.J. CHOWDHERY (2009) 2010. Rediscovery of Eria alba Lindl. (Orchidaceae) from Himachal Pradesh after a gap of more than a century. J. Non-Timb. For. Prod. 16(3): 249-252.

33. AGRAWALA, D.K., H.J. CHOWDHERY AND A. BHATTACHARJEE 2009. Goodyera biflora (Lindl.) Hook.f. - An interesting Jewel Orchid from Kumaun Himalaya, Uttarakhand. J. Non-Timb. For. Prod. 16 (2): 155 – 157.

34. AGRAWALA, D.K., C.M. SABAPATHY AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2009. Eria glandulifera Deori et Phukan (Orchidaceae) – a new plant record for Arunachal Pradesh. J. Non. Timb. For. Prod. 16(2): 153 – 154.

35. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2009. Eria globulifera Seidenf. – Addition to the Orchid Flora of Sikkim and North-West Himalaya. Indian J. Forest. 32(1): 103 – 106.

36. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2008 (2009). Eria bipunctata Lindl. (Orchidaceae) – First report of its occurrence in Sikkim and North-West Himalaya. J. Orch. Soc. India 22 (1-2): 69 – 71.

37. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2008 (2009). On the Taxonomy and Occurrence of Nephelaphyllum sikkimensis (Hook.f.) Karthik. (Orchidaceae). J. Orch. Soc. India 22 (1-2): 1 – 4.

38. AGRAWALA D.K. AND H.J. CHOWDHERY (2008) 2009. A new species of Eria Lindl. (Orchidaceae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Phytotaxonomy 8: 8 – 12.

39. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2009. On the correct identity of Eria apertiflora Summerh. (Orchidaceae). J. Non-Timb. For. Prod. 16 (2): 163 – 166.

40. KRISHAN LAL AND D. K. AGRAWALA 2009. New plant records for Himachal Pradesh. J. Non-Timb. For. Prod. 16 (1): 61 – 62.

41. CHOWDHERY, H.J. AND D.K. AGRAWALA 2009. Cymbidiopsis H. J. Chowdhery – A new genus of Orchidaceae. Indian J. Forest. 32 (1): 153 – 164.

42. CHOWDHERY, H.J. AND D.K. AGRAWALA 2009. Rheum nobile Hook.f. & Thoms. (Polygonaceae) - A rare and highly specialized plant of Himalayan Region. Indian J. Forestry 32(1): 145 – 148.

43. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2008. Eulophia epidendraea (J. Konig ex Retz.) C.E.C.Fisch. (Orchidaceae) – an addition to the Orchid flora of Himalayan Region. Indian J. Forestry 31(4): 629 – 632.

44. AGRAWALA, D.K., P.G. DIWAKAR AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2008. Luisia macrotis Rchb.f. (Orchidaceae) rediscovered from India after a gap of 13 decades. ENVIS Newsletter 13(1): 4.

45. AGRAWALA, D. K. AND C. M. SABAPATHY 2008. Malaxis cylindrostachya (Lindl.) Kuntze (Orchidaceae): a new record for West Bengal. Indian J. Forestry 31 (2): 285 – 286.

46. CHOWDHERY, H.J., H.C. PANDEY AND D.K. AGRAWALA 2008. Vanishing Tree fern of North-West Himalaya. ENVIS Newsletter 13(2): 2 – 3.

47. KRISHAN LAL, D.K. AGRAWALA AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2008. Three new generic records of Orchidaceae from Himachal Pradesh. J. Non-Tim. For. Prod. 15(4): 293 – 296.

48. H.J. CHOWDHERY AND D.K. AGRAWALA 2008. Pleione hookeriana (Lindl.) B.S. Williams – an interesting Orchid species from Garhwal Himalaya. Indian J. Forestry 31 (1): 147 – 149.

49. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2007. Horticultural potential of two wild orchids from Eastern Himalaya. ENVIS Newsletter 12(1-2): 13 – 14.

50. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2007. Luisia secunda Seidenf. (Orchidaceae) – A New Record for India. Indian J. Forestry 30 (2): 243-244.

51. CHOWDHERY, H.J., A. BHATTACHARJEE AND D.K. AGRAWALA 2007. Didymoplexis Griff. – A Rare and Interesting Genus of Saprophytic Orchid in India. Indian J. Forestry 30 (1): 113 – 120.

52. SINGH, SANJAY, D.K. AGRAWALA AND H. J. CHOWDHERY 2007. Further Contribution to the Flora of Buxa National Park, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 31 (2): 380-386.

53. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2006. Bulbophyllum ambrosia (Hance) Schltr. ssp. nepalensis J.J. Wood: An Addition to the Orchid Flora of India. J. Orch. Soc. India 20(1-2): 61 – 64.

54. DIWAKAR, P.G., D.K. AGRAWALA AND L. RASINGAM 2005. Acampe Lindl. (Orchidaceae): A new generic record for Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. J. Orchid Soc. India 19 (1-2): 63 – 66.

55. DIWAKAR, P.G., D.K. AGRAWALA AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2005. Eria extinctoria (Lindl.) Oliv. (Orchidaceae) – A New Record for India from Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Bull. Bot. Surv. India 47(1-4): 197 – 200.

56. AGRAWALA, D.K., C.M. SABAPATHY AND H.J. CHOWDHERY 2004. Bulbophyllum trichocephalum var. wallongense (Orchidaceae) – A new variety from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Indian J. Forestry 27 (3): 305-307.

B. Books:

57. SINGH S.K., , D.K. AGRAWALA, J.S. JALAL, S.S. DASH, A.A. MAO AND SINGH P 2019. Orchids of India – A pictorial guide. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata.

58. D.K. AGRAWALA AND DAVID L. BIATE (2018). Inventorization of Flora of Khecheoparli Lake and its surrounding forest-A scientific report. Along with Dr. David Lalsama Biate.

59. AGRAWALA, D.K. 2017. Souvenir of the “National Seminar on Understanding Himalayan Phytodiversity in a Changing Climate”, Botanical Survey of India, Sikkim Himalayan Regional Centre, Gangtok. Pp 1-79.

60. CHOWDHERY, H.J. AND D.K. AGRAWALA 2013. A Century of West Himalayan Orchids. Bishen Singh Mahendrapal Singh, Dehradun.

61. Herbal Wealth of Uttarakhand (2013) Vol.1 and 2. As contributor and Editor. Published from CCRAS, Ministry of AYUSH, New Delhi.

62. SRIKANTH, N, B.P. DHAR, D.K. AGRAWALA, B. VENKATESHWARLU, M.M. SHARMA AND C. RATH 2010. A B C Pictorial Guide of Medicinal Plants (Know your alphabets in view of Ayurveda). ISBN: 978-81-906489-9-8. Published by Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, New Delhi.

C. Book chapters:

63. AGRAWALA D.K., B.P.DHAR, CHINMAY RATH & S.C. VERMA 2015. Issues to be addressed for Cultivation and Conservation of Indian medicinal plants. In Conservation, Cultivation and Exploration of therapeutic potential of medicinal plants. Pp. 291 – 300. Department of AYUSH, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-83864-03-4.

64. AGRAWALA, D.K., C.S. PUROHIT AND KANAD DAS 2014. A review of Ethno-Medicinal Orchids in Sikkim Himalaya. In Sanjeev Kumar (ed.) Ethnobotanical Studies in India. Deep Publication, New Delhi. Pp. 201-210.

65. PUROHIT C.S., AGRAWALA, D.K. AND KANAD DAS 2014. Ethno-botanical plants of Sikkim and their status - a review. In Sanjeev Kumar (ed.) Ethnobotanical Studies in India. Deep Publication, New Delhi. Pp 256-277.

66. AGRAWALA, D.K., H.J. CHOWDHERY, C.M. SABAPATHY, AVISHEK BHATTACHARJEE AND S. CHOUDHURY 2012. Novel method of making botanical illustrations with special reference to Indian orchids. In: G. Maiti and S.K. Mukherjee (eds.) Multidisciplinary Approaches in Angiosperm Systematics 1: 306-312. University of Kalyani, West Bengal.

67. BAHALI, D. D., D.K. AGRAWALA AND H.J. CHOWDHERY. 2008. Similipal Tiger Reserve. In Floristic Diversity of Tiger Reserves of India: 418 – 441. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata.

68. AGRAWALA, D.K., C.M. SABAPATHY AND BURU TAM 2005. The Orchidaceae of Mouling National Park, Arunachal Pradesh in A.K. Pandey, Jun Wen & J.V.V. Dogra (eds.) Plant Taxonomy: Advances and Relevance p. 251 – 266. CBS Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi. 

D. Hindi articles:

69. AGRAWALA, D.K. AND DIPANWITA BANIK 2003. Mouling Rashtriya Udyan Me Vanaspatic Survekhsyan: Ek Romanchakari Anubhav in Vanaspati Vani 12: 32-35.

     SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS:

A. New taxa described:

1. Bulbophyllum trichocephalum var. wallongense Agrawala et al.
2. Eria hegdei Agrawala & H.J. Chowdhery
3. Eria gloensis Ormerod & Agrawala
4. Bulbophyllum paramjiti Agrawala et al.

 B. New distributional records to India and region:

1. Eria extinctoria (Lindl.) Oliver [for India]
2. Luisia secunda Seidenf. [for India]
3. Eria pulchella Lindl. [for India]
4. Oreorchis patens (Lindl.) Lindl. [for India]
5. Tropidia namasae C.K. Liao et al. [for India]
6. Bulbophyllum ambrosia ssp. nepalensis J.J. Wood [for India]
7. Eria globulifera Seidenf. [For North-West Himalaya]
8. Eria bipunctata Lindl. [for North-West Himalaya]
9. Eulophia epidendraea (J. Koenig) Schltr. [for Himalayan region]
10. Luisia macrotis Rchb.f. [for Andaman & Nicobar Islands]
11. Acampe rigida (Buch-Ham ex Sm.) P.F. Hunt [Andaman & Nicobar Islands]

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: Taxonomy of Angiosperm

SPECIAL INTEREST: Revision, Palynology, Plant anatomy

PRESENTLY WORKING ON FAMILY / TRIBE / GENUS OR FLORA OF (AREA):

1. Flora of India: Vol. 8 (Family Rosaceae, Neuradaceae and Chrysobalanaceae)

2. Flora of India: Vol. 22 (Family Nyctaginaceae)

E-MAIL :  debasmita[at]bsi[dot]gov[dot]in ; debasmita.bsi[at]gmail[dot]com

ON GOING OTHER PROJECTS: Interpretation of Roxburgh’s Icon: Family Bignoniaceae and Clusiaceae

COMPLETED PROJECTS:

1. Interpretation of Roxburgh Icones In Respect To Current Nomenclature: Family Leguminosae (2015-2018):

230 illustrations of the family Leguminosae in ‘Icone Roxburghianae’ were interpreted with reference to recent ICN of which names of 198 taxa are accepted as correct name, name of 64 taxa remain unchanged since Roxburgh’s treatment in Icon while rest of the names have been changed time to time, names of thirteen (13) present day accepted taxa are comprising of two (02) different illustrations each entried in Icon under different names and no., while two (02) taxa are comprising of three (03) and four (04) illustrations each entried in Icon under different names and no.

2. Flora of Uttarakhand Vol. IV (Families - Nyctaginaceae, Moraceae, Piperaceae, Cannabaceae, Saurauraceae, Buxaceae and Ulmaceae) (2013-2015): Description of c. 72 taxa have been completed along with dichotomous key, citation, distribution, phenological data and uses.

3. Sustainable Development and Solar Radiation: Indian Context [‘History of Science’ Project of Asiatic Society](2011-2012): Review of Historical perspective of Sustainable development in world with special reference to India. 

4. “Central Scheme of Standard Operating Procedure for Manufacture of Compound Ayurvedic-Siddha-Unani Formulations and their Pharmacopoeial standards” (2009-2011): Identified 30 plant species of therapeutic values along with pharmacognostic studies of selected medicinal herbs.

4. Revision of the family Nyctaginaceae in India [‘Flora of India’ Project of BSI] (2003-2008): Revised the family Nyctaginaceae (Total 14 taxa) in India along with study of pollen morphology and leaf architectural pattern of the members.  

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

A. Research articles/papers:

1. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA 2019. Notes on two invalid publication of plant names. NeBIO 10 (3): 121-122.

2. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA 2018. Nomenclatural notes on Boerhavia rubicunda Steud. (Nyctaginaceae). NeBIO 9 (4): 297-98.

3. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA 2018. William Roxburgh’s ‘An enumeration of the family Leguminosae in William Roxburgh’s ‘Plants of the Coast of Coromandel’. e Journ. Applied Forest Ecology 6(2): 6-10.

4. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA AND S.S. DASH 2018. Prof. Holenarasipur Yoganarasimhan Mohan Ram - Obituary. NELUMBO 60 (1): 95-96.

5. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA, G.G. MAITI AND M.S. MONDAL 2018. Enumeration of the family Nyctaginaceae in India. Indian Forester 144 (9): 825-831.

6. P. SINGH, SANJAY KUMAR, DEBASMITA DUTTA PRAMANICK & S.S. DASH 2017. New addition to Indian Flora in 2015. Phytotaxonomy Vol. 17: 2-19. 2017.

7. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA 2017. Anthocarp morphology and foliar-architectural characters as an aid to establish taxonomic status of closely allied taxa Mirabilis jalapa L. and Oxybaphus himalaicus L.’Herit. ex Edgew. (Nyctaginaceae). Intern. J. Research Pharmacy and Biosciences 4 (12): 25-28. 

8. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA 2017. Foliar architectural pattern of Indian Boerhavia L.(Nyctaginaceae). Indian J. Plant Sci. 6(2): 12-20.

9. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA 2017. A synoptic account of the family Moraceae in Uttarakhand. e-Journ. Applied Forest Ecology 5 (1): 17-26.

10. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA AND G. G. MAITI 2017. Foliar anatomical study of Boerhavia diffusa L.: a potent medicinal plant. Annals of Plant Sci. 6. 03: 1598-1601.

11. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA 2017. Enumeration of the genus Ficus L. (Moraceae) in Uttarakhand, India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 40 (1-2): 1-11.

12. SINGH, P., S.S. DASH, SANJAY KUMAR & DEBASMITA DUTTA PRAMANICK 2016. New addition to Indian Flora in 2014. Phytotaxonomy vol. 16: 1-11.

13. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA, G. G. MAITI AND M. S. MONDAL 2016. The genus Commicarpus Standl. (Nyctaginaceae) in India. Phytotaxonomy vol. 16: 12-20.

14. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA, G. G. MAITI AND M. S. MONDAL 2016. Status of the Genus Pisonia L. (Nyctaginaceae) in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Tropical Plant Research 3(2): 272-282.

15. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA AND AMBER SRIVASTAVA 2016. Notes on Maclura cochinchinensis (Lour.) Corner (Moraceae) –A less known medicinal plant with potent antioxidant and antimicrobial properties facing population depletion. Journ. of Non-Timber Forest Products 23(1) 1-4.

16. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA 2016. Anatomical Studies on the leaf of Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.)R.Br. ex Schult.(Apocynaceae): A magical herbal medicine for Diabetes. International Journ. Herbal Medicine vol. 4(1): 70-72.

17. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA 2016. Pharmacognostic Studies on the pseudobulb of Coelogyne cristata Lindl. (Orchidaceae)-An epiphytic Orchid of ethno-medicinal importance. Journ. of Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry vol. 5(1): 120-123.

18. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA, G.G. MAITI AND M.S. MONDAL 2015. Taxonomic Study of the Genus Pisonia L.(Nyctaginaceae) in India. Annals of Plant Sciences vol. 4(8): 1179-1184.

19. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA, G.G. MAITI AND AMBER SRIVASTAVA 2015. Micro-morphological Study of ‘BALA’ Plant (Sida cordifolia L., Malvaceae) with Special Reference to Its Propagation Technique. Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies vol. 3(4): 127-131.

20. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA, G.G. MAITI AND M.S. MONDAL 2015. A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Boerhavia L. (Nyctaginaceae) in India”. Journ. Global Bioscience vol.4(3):1704-1717.

B. Book chapters:

1. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA AND L.K. GHARA 2019. In: Lakshminarasimhan, P., S.S. Dash, P. Singh and H.J. Choqwdhery (eds.), Flora of West Bengal, Vol. 4, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata, pp. 363-367.

2. HAZRA, J., B., MALLICK, D. N. MONDAL, K. HAZRA, BANANI DAS AND DEBASMITA DUTTA PRAMANICK 2010. Formulation of ‘Varunadi Kvatha Churna’.  Central Scheme of Standard Operating Procedure for Manufacture of Compound Ayurvedic – Siddha - Unani Formulations and Their Pharmacopoeial Standards. Dept. Ayush, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India, pp. 4-14.

C. Hindi articles:

1. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA, S.K. SRIVASTAVA AND SANJAY UNIYAL 2014. Uttarakhand mein paye jane wali Ficus bansh ki jatiyon ka lok banospotik upoyog. Banaspati Vani 23: 97-102.

2. SRIVASTAVA, AMBER, PUSPESH JOSHI, SANJAY UNIYAL AND DEBASMITA DUTTA PRAMANICK 2015. Haldi ke bivinno rup ebom upoyog. Banaspati Vani 24: 48-51.

3. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA, S.S. DASH AND SANJAY KUMAR 2016. Pisonia grandis-ek olpojata mohotyopurno ousodhiyo briksho. Banaspati Vani 25: 106-108.

E. Popular articles:

D. Popular articles:

1. KUMAR, SANJAY, DEBASMITA DUTTA PRAMANICK & S.S. DASH 2017. Artemisia gmelinii Web. ex Stechm. (‘Ganga-Tulsi’) in  Western Himalaya : An important ethno-medicinal plant. Envis Newsletter 22(2): 04.

2. DEBTA, MANAS RANJAN, DEBASMITA DUTTA PRAMANICK AND S.K. SRIVASTAVA. 2015. Fact sheets of State tree and State flower of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,  Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Published in bsienvis.nic.in.

3. GUHA, RATNA AND DEBASMITA DUTTA PRAMANICK 2005. Know our CITES Plants [Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f. and Saussurea costus (Falc.)Lipschitz.-Treasures worth saving (CITES Appendix I)]. Envis Newsletter vol. 10 (1& 2):10-11.

4. DUTTA PRAMANICK, DEBASMITA AND M.S. MONDAL 2003. “Chaulmoogra oil”-a potential drug for leprosy and other dermal ailments. Envis Newsletter vol. 9:11. 2003.

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: Taxonomy of Macrofungi

SPECIAL INTEREST: Crust fungi

PRESENTLY WORKING ON FAMILY / TRIBE / GENUS OR FLORA OF (AREA):

1. Exploration of Caterpillar fungi in Himalaya: Morpho-taxonomy, Molecular phylogeny, Chemical & nutraceutical properties.

2. Wood rotting fungi of Valmiki National Park, Bihar.

E-MAIL:  1. manojhembrom@bsi.gov.in

                 2. manojhembrom@yahoo.co.in

ON GOING OTHER PROJECTS:  Wood rotting fungi of Valmiki Naitonal Park, Bihar. [2018–2021]

COMPLETED PROJECTS:

1. Macrofungi of Siwalik Himalaya (Tenure of the project: 2007–2012):

2. Wood Rotting Fungi Rajmahal hills, Jharkhand (Tenure of the project: 2013–2018)

3. Taxonomic Studies on the macrofungi of AJCBIBG. (Tenure of the project: 2015–2017)

4. National Green Tribunal Project [2017] on Biodiversity of Rabindra Sarobar, Kolkata. Report submitted.

5. Compendium on East Kolkata Wet Land [2019]

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

A. Research articles/papers:

1. SINGH, U,. M.E. HEMBROM, R.P. BHATTA AND K. DAS. 2019. A new species of Bondarzewia from Indian Himalaya. Nova Hedwigia 109 (3–4): 441–456

2. WANG, X-H, K. DAS, I. BERA, Y. H. CHEN, R.P. BHATT, A. GHOSH, M.E. HEMBROM, V. HOFSTETTER, A. PARIHAR,  A. VIZZINI, T. M. XU, C. L. ZHAO, AND B. BUYCK. 2019. Fungal Biodiversity Profiles 81–90, Cryptogamie Mycologie 40 (5): 57–95.

      3 CHAKRABORTY, D., M.E. HEMBROM, A. PARIHAR, M. I.  HOSEN AND  K. DAS. 2018. Additions to the   Indian Phylloporus (Boletaceae) based on morphology and molecular phylogeny Kavaka 50: 21–25.

4. PARIHAR, A., M.E. HEMBROM, A. VIZZINI AND K. DAS. 2018. Indoporus shoreae gen. et sp. nov. (Boletaceae) from tropical India. Cryptogamie Mycologie 39(4):  447–466.

5. PARIHAR, A., M.E. HEMBROM, A. VIZZINI AND K. DAS. 2018. A new species of Boletellus (Boletaceae, Basidiomycota) from tropical India. Nordic Journal of Botany. 36 (12): e02089, 5. doi: 10.1111/njb.02089.

6. DAS, K., M.E. HEMBROM, A. GHOSH, A. PARIHAR, AND F. KUHAR. 2018. Thelephora sikkimensis sp. nov. (Thelephoraceae) from the Eastern Himalayas (India). Nova Hedwigia. 107(3-4): 337– 347. DOI: 10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2018/0475.

7. HEMBROM, M.E., K. DAS, A. PARIHAR, AND C. SENGUPTA. 2017. Hymenochaete conchata (Hymenochaetaceae), A new record for Indian mycobiota. Indian Journal of Plant Sciences 6 (3): 1–9.

8. DAS, K., A. GHOSH, D. CHAKRABORTY, J. LI, L.  QIU, A. BAGHELA, M. HALAMA, M. E. HEMBROM, T. MEHMOOD, A. PARIHAR, B. PENCAKOWSKI, M. BIELECKA, K.  RECZYŃSKA, D.  SASIELA, U. SINGH, Y. SONG, K. ŚWIERKOSZ, K. SZCZĘŚNIAK, P. UNIYAL, J.  ZHANG, J. AND B.  BUYCK. 2017. Fungal Biodiversity Profiles 31–40. Cryptogamie Mycologie 38 (3):  353–406.

9. ACHARYA, K., K. DAS, S. PALOI A. K.  DUTTA, M.E. HEMBROM, S. KHATUA AND A. PARIHAR.2017. Exploring a novel edible mushroom Ramaria subalpina: Chemical characterization and Anti-oxidant activity. Pharmacog J. 9(1): 30–4.

 10. HEMBROM, M.E., K. DAS, R.H. NILSOON, A. PARIHAR, A. BAGHELA, N. MEHTA, S.K. SINGH, AND N. HALLENBERG. 2017. Morphology and phylogeny reveal a novel hydnoid taxon from India: Mycorrhaphoides stalpersii gen. and sp. nov. Nordic Journal of Botany. 35: 85–94 DOI: 10.1111/njb.01256.

11. HEMBROM, M.E., K. DAS, S. ADHIKARI, A. PARIHAR AND B. BUYCK. 2016. First report of Pterygellus from Rajmahal hills of Jharkhand (India) and its relation to Craterellus (Hydnaceae, Cantharellales). Phytotaxa 306(3): 201–210. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.306.3.2.

12. HEMBROM, M.E., A. PARIHAR AND K. DAS. 2015. Three interesting wood rotting macrofungi from Jharkhand (India). Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(2): 8518–8525; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.2133.8.2.8518-8525.

 13. DAS K., M.E. HEMBROM, A. PARIHAR AND R. L. ZHAO. 2015. A new species of Cyathus (Agaricaceae) from India. Turkish Journal of Botany 40: 97–103.

 14. DAS, K., A. PARIHAR AND M.E. HEMBROM. 2015. A new species of Bondarzewia from India. Turkish Journal of Botany 39: 128–133.

 15. HEMBROM, M.E., A. PARIHAR, M.P. MARTIN, R. WATLING, AND K. DAS. 2014. First report of Astraeus odoratus from India. Kavaka 42: 16–19.

 16.  DAS, K., M. E. HEMBROM, A. PARIHAR, D. MISHRA, AND J. R. SHARMA. 2014. Strobilomyces polypyramis- Rediscovery of a wild mushroom from Sikkim, India. Indian Journal of Plant Sciences 3(2): 13–18.

 17. HEMBROM, M.E., A. PARIHAR AND K. DAS. 2014. Gyrodontium sacchari (Spreng.) Hjortstam-a new record of wood-inhabiting hydnoid fungus from India. Journal on new biological Reports 3(2): 71–74.

18. HEMBROM, M.E., A. PARIHAR AND K. DAS. 2013. Two Interesting species of stinkhorns from India. NeBIO 4(4): 1–6.

19. HEMBROM, M.E., A. PARIHAR AND K. DAS. 2013. A new species of Poronia from India. Current Research in Environment & Applied Mycology 3(2): 182–185. doi 10.5943/cream/3/2/1.

 20. PARIHAR, A., M.E. HEMBROM, AND K. DAS. 2014. Borofutus dhakanus (Boletaceae)-An Addition to Indian Mycobiota. NELUMBO 56: 342 – 345.

 21.  HEMBROM, M.E., A. PARIHAR AND K. DAS. 2013. New Distributional Records of Ganoderma colossus (Ganodermataceae) from Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Indian Journal of Plant Sciences 2(4): 49–53.

22. SEHGAL, D., J.R. SHARMA AND M.E. HEMBROM 2008. A rare polypore from Western Himalaya, Uttarakhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 31(4): 659–660.

23. MARTIN K.P., C.L. ZHANG, M.E. HEMBROM, A. SLATER AND M.V. JOSEPH. 2008. Adventitious root induction in Ophiorrhiza prostrata: a tool for the production of camptothecin (an anticancer drug) and rapid propagation. Plant Biotechnology Reports 2: 163–169.

24. HEMBROM, M.E., K.P. MARTIN, S.P. KUMAR AND JOSEPH M.V. (2006) Rapid in vitro production of true-to-type plants of Pogostemon heyneanus through dedifferentiated axillary buds. In vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology.

B. Books:

1.  DAS K., A. PARIHAR AND M.E. HEMBROM. 2019. Macrofungi of Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden: A Pictorial Guide. ENVIS Resource Partner on Biodiversity, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah. ISBN: 978-81-941140-2-4.

C. Book chapters:  N.A.

D. Hindi articles:

1. PARIHAR, A. AND M.E. HEMBROM. 2013. Ek Anokhi Prakirya, Spalt. Vanaspati Vaani 22: 117–120.

 2. HEMBROM, M.E. AND A. PARIHAR. 2013. Prof. Kartar Singh Thind - Ek Mahan Kavaka Vigyanii. Vanaspati Vaani 22: 143–144.

3. HEMBROM, M.E. 2010. Siwalik Himalaya Ke Brihad Kavakon Ka Sinhawalokan. Vanaspati Vaani 20: 133–136.

4. HEMBROM M.E. AND B. KUMAR. 2008. Arbidopsis thaliana— Padapo Jagat ka Drosophila. Vanaspati Vaani 18: 121–122 [Hindi article]

E. Popular articles: N.A.

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS:

A. New taxa described:

Genus:

1. Indoporus A. Parihar, K. Das, Hembrom & Vizzini

2. Mycorrhaphoides Hembrom, K. Das & Hallenb.

Species:

1. Boandarzewia indohimalayana U. Singh, Hembrom, R.P. Bhatt & K. Das

2. B. zonata K. Das, A. Parihar & Hembrom

3. Craterellus shoreae Hembrom, K. Das, A. Parihar & Buyck

4. Cyathus thindii K. Das, Hembrom, A. Parihar & R.L. Zhao

5. Hymenochaete sharmae Hembrom, K. Das & A. Parihar

6. Indoporus shoreae A. Parihar, K. Das, Hembrom & Vizzini

7. Lactarius rajmahalensis Hembrom, K. Das & A. Parihar

8. Mycorrhaphoides stalpersii Hembrom, H. Nilsson, A. Parihar, K. Das, Baghela & S.K. Singh

9. Poronia radicata M.E. Hembrom, A. Parihar & K. Das

10. Russula gnathangensis K. Das, Hembrom & Buyck

11. Russula pseudokrombholzii K. Das, Hembrom, A. Ghosh & Buyck

12. Thelephora sikkimensis K.Das, Hembrom & Kuhar

13. Xerocomus reticulostipitatus Hembrom, D. Chakr., A. Parihar & K. Das

B. New distributional records to India and region:

1. Astraeus odoratus Phosri, Watling, M.P. Martín & Whalley

2. Borofutus dhakanus Hosen & Zhu L. Yang

3. Helicogloea globosa Chee J. Chen & Oberw.

4. Hymenochaete conchata L.W. Zhou

5. Mutinus bambusinus (Zoll.) E. Fisch.

6.  Gyrodontium sacchari (Spreng.) Hjortstam

7.  Perenniporia bambusicola Choeyklin, T. Hatt. & E.B.G. Jones

8. Phallus atrovolvatus Kreisel & Calonge

9.  Phylloporus maculatus N.K. Zeng, Zhu L. Yang & L.P. Tang

10. Phylloporus yunnanensis N.K. Zeng, Zhu L. Yang & L.P. Tang

11. Retiboletus kauffmanii (Lohwag) N.K. Zeng & Zhu L. Yang

C. Any other novelties:

1. Strobilomyces polypyramis – Rediscovery