Specialization in Horticulture-Floriculture and Landscape Management

Specialization in Plant Tissue culture and Ex-situ Conservation

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: Taxonomy of Angiosperms

SPECIAL INTEREST:

Floristic and revisionary studies, conservation studies, IUCN Red Listing- Fabaceae Urticaceae, etc.

E-MAIL: priyanka@bsi.gov.in

ON GOING OTHER PROJECTS:

1. Establishment and enrichment of existing Forest Types and Proposed phytodiversity at BGIR Noida (zones 1-8) by introduction of plant spp., based on respective forest types and phytodiversity regions. Development of Sacred Section.

2. QR based plant modelling and plant labelling for the plant species in entire woodland of BGIR, Noida

3. Molecular systematics of Dipcadi Medikus (Asparagaceae) from Indian subcontinents as an aid to its conservation (as Co-PI in CSIR funded project).

COMPLETED PROJECTS: 4.                                                       

1. Floristic Diversity of Wan Wildlife Sanctuary

2. Flora of India vol. 24 (Families Urticaceae Ceratophyllaceae).

3. Flora of Lakshadweep Islands.

4. Development of Xerophytic Section (Cactus and Succulent Section) at BGIR, Noida.

 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

1. Books: 2

1. Priyanka Ashokrao Ingle, Sandeep Kr. Chauhan and Yogesh B. Lahane. 2025. Trees of Botanic Garden of Indian Republic: A visual compendium. Weger Books, Germany.

2. Prashant Pusalkar, A. A. Mao and Priyanka Ingle. 2022. Flora of India Vol. 24 (Urticaceae-Ceratophyllaceae). Botanical Survey of India.

2. Research Articles: 31

1.      Priyanka Ashokrao Ingle, Yogesh B. Lahane, Sandeep Kr. Chauhan and Giriraj Singh Panwar. 2025. Conspectus of Tree Wealth Conserved in the Botanic Garden of Indian Republic (BGIR), Noida, India. Journal of Scientific Research and Reports, 31(4): 90-102.

2.      Sunita Bhosle and Priyanka Ingle. 2025. A Review on the Conservation Status, Ethnobotanical Characteristics and Some Biological Studies of Acorus calamus L. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International, 47(3): 308-318.

3.      Rahul G. Shelke, Yogesh Lahane, Priyanka Ingle, Prashant Pusalkar, Sandeep Chauhan, Praful Pardhi, Ravi Chandrabhan Nirmal and Sunil Kumar Prajapati. 2025. Advances in Plant Molecular Taxonomy: Techniques, Challenges, and Applications. Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, 26(3-4): 89-110.

4.      Yogesh Lahane, Krishnananda Ingle, Ravi Nirmal, Priyanka Ingle and Sunil Prajapati. 2025. Standardizing a method for apical rooted cutting (APC) technology in Potato seed production for Indian Agriculture. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International, 47(3): 144-51.

5.      Priyanka Ingle. 2025. An overview on floral diversity of Lakshadweep islands. Jeju Journal of Island Sciences, 2(1): 7-11.

6.      Khushboo Mittal, Rakhee Dangi, Priyanka Ingle and Akhtar Mallik. 2024. Molecular phylogenetic studies on Trigonella section Ellipticae (Trifolieae, Fabaceae) from India utilising nrDNA ITS and cpDNA trnL-trnF & petL-psbE.  Phytotaxa, 669(2): 105–118.

7.      Suchandra Ranjit Dutta, Hensal Salvador Rodrigues, Pramodachandra Praful Harvey, Kiran Gangadhar Chakral, Priyanka Ingle and Rakhee Dangi. 2024. Sympatric speciation in Dipcadi saxorum at Kanheri Caves, Borivali, Maharashtra India. Phytotaxa, 637(1): 087-096.

8.      Khushboo Mittal, Rakhee Dangi, Priyanka Ingle and Akhtar Mallik. 2023. Trigonella kargilensis (Trifolieae, Fabaceae), a New Species from India Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence. Annales Botanici Fennici, 60: 117-125.

9.      Mittal K., Dangi R., Mallik A.H., Ingle P. and Shah F.A. 2023. Preliminary evaluation of the phylogenetic position of Trigonella griffithii (Fabaceae): a newly recorded species to the flora of India. Rheedea, 33(2): 64-73.

10.  Priyanka Ingle and Madhuri Pawar 2023. Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants of Wan Wildlife Sanctuary. International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research. 8(8): 1113 – 1117.

11.  Bhandari A., Mohd Hussain, Ingle Priyanka and Anil Kumar. 2023. National Workshop on Biodiversity & Conservation in the Himalayan Region. Journal of Palaeosciences, 72(2): 179-181.

12.  Pulicherla K.K., Adapa V., Ghosh M. and Ingle P. 2022. Current efforts on sustainable green growth in the manufacturing sector to complement “make in India” for making “self-reliant India”. Environmental Research, 206. 112263.

13.  Priyanka Ingle and Madhuri Pawar. 2022. Agriculture Development Towards Sustainability: Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used to cure skin diseases. Jyotikiran Publications, Pune, pp. 16-17.

14.  P. Ingle, S. Bhosle and P. Lakshminarasimhan. 2020. Indian traditional food, food habits and customs in combating pandemics: You are what you eat. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 44(1-4): 5–7.

15.  K. Mittal, P. Ingle and R. Dangi. 2020. Trigonella glabra (Leguminosae): A new addition to Trigonella genetic resources in India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 44(1-4): 62–66.     

16.  Priyanka Ingle. 2019. Pharmacognostic Investigations of Terminalia catappa L. Bioinfolet, 16(3): 168–175.

17.  Shantanu Chavan, Rupali Taur and Priyanka Ingle. 2019. Note on distribution of Alysicarpus longifolius (Rottl.ex Spreng.) Wight & Arn. var. major Pokle in India. Plantae Scientia, 2(2): 29 – 31.

18.  Priyanka Ingle. 2019. Pharmacognostic Investigations of Terminalia catappa L. Bioinfolet, 16(3): 168-175.

19.  Ughade, B. R., V. C. Khillare, D.M. Sangale, G. A. Korhale, P. Ingle, A.E. Tathe, R. Patil and G.D. Khedkar. 2018. A definitive method for distinguishing cultivated onion from its weedy mimic, Asphodelus fistulosus, at multiple developmental stages. Weed Research. (IF=1.86)

20.  Sunita Bhosle and Priyanka Ingle. 2017. Effect of mutagens on pollen sterility of Cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.). Royal, 6(1): 204 – 208.

21.  Priyanka Ingle. 2016. Terminalia myriocarpa var. hirsuta Craib (Combretaceae) – a new record for India. Pleione, 10(2): 379 - 382.

22.  Priyanka Ingle and A. Dhabe. 2015. Anatomical Investigation of Terminalia chebula Retz. Phytotaxonomy, 15: 55 – 62.

23.  Priyanka Ingle and Arvind Dhabe, 2013. Identification of Terminalia L. species on the basis of fruit morphology. Bioinfolet, 10(4A): 1135-1138.

24.  Priyanka Ingle, Santosh Kamble and Arvind Dhabe. 2013. Additions to Flora of Marathwada. Bioinfolet, 10(2): 708-709.

25.  Santosh Kamble, Priyanka Ingle and Arvind Dhabe. 2012. Additions to Exotic Plants of Maharashtra. Bioinfolet, 9(3): 407-408.

26.  Tukaram Gitte, Priyanka Ingle and Arvind Dhabe, 2012, Tephrosia vogelii Hook. f. (Fabaceae) - An addition to Flora of Kerala. Bioinfolet, 9(3): 429.

27.  Priyanka Ingle and Arvind Dhabe. 2012. Bark anatomy and maceration studies of Terminalia elliptica Willd. Bioinfolet, 9(3): 428-430.

28.  Priyanka Ingle, Vinod Jogdand and Arvind Dhabe. 2012. Anatomical studies on Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roth. Bioinfolet, 9(2): 224-229.

29.  Priyanka Ingle and Arvind Dhabe. 2011. Standardization of Terminalia cuneata Roth. Bioinfolet, 8(3): 249-252.

30.  Priyanka Ingle and Arvind Dhabe. 2011. Pharmacognostic studies on Terminalia citrina (Gaertn) Roxb. ex Fleming. Journal of Pharmacognosy, 20(3): 63-65.

31.  Priyanka Ingle and Arvind Dhabe. 2011. Standardization of Terminalia myriocarpa Heurck & Muell-Arg. Journal of Phytology, 3(1): 09-12.

D. Hindi articles:

1. Priyanka Ingle, S. Bhosle, M. Pawar, P. Lakshminarasimhan. 2018. Wan Vanyajiv Abhayaranya ke jangali khadya paudhe. Vanaspati Vani. 27: 40 – 46.

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS:

1. New Genera published: 3

1.   Nandadevia Pusalkar & Priyanka Ingle, Fl. India 24: 105. 2022. [Urticaceae]

A monotypic genus, with representative species [Nandadevia rugulosa (Wedd.) Pusalkar & Priyanka Ingle], is distributed in Bhutan, China, India (Outer Himalaya: Himachal Pradesh to Arunachal Pradesh and Northeast), Myanmar and Nepal.

2.   Nilgiriella Pusalkar & Priyanka Ingle, Fl. India 24: 110. 2022. [Urticaceae]

A monotypic genus, with representative species [Nilgiriella cymosa (Wight) Pusalkar & Priyanka Ingle], is endemic to the Southern Western Ghats of India and distributed in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. 

3.  Robertwightia Pusalkar & Priyanka Ingle, Fl. India 24: 158. 2022 [Urticaceae]

This new genus, as presently delimited, includes 3 species. One [Robertwightia diffusa (Wight) Pusalkar & Priyanka Ingle] endemic to India (Tamil Nadu – Nilgiri hills), other [Robertwightia auriculata (Wight) Pusalkar & Priyanka Ingle] with narrow distribution in India and Sri Lanka, and the third species [Robertwightia zeylanica (L.) Pusalkar & Priyanka Ingle] widely distributed from Southeast Asia through Malaysian region up to Australia (Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam to Australia. Introduced in Africa and New World].

6. New Species Published: 1

1. Trigonella kargilensis K. Mittal, R. Dangi & P. Ingle (Trifolieae, Fabaceae) is described from Kargil District of Ladakh, India.

7. New Records to India: 2

1. Trigonella glabra Thunb. new record to India from Maharashtra.

2. Trigonella griffithii Boiss. new record to India from Jammu & Kashmir.

8. Plant Authentication/Identification:

Identified more than 1000 plant specimens submitted by students/researchers/ faculties/companies/etc., and provided certificates as a part of BSI services.