Herbarium
Internationally known by acronym - BSA, it is one of the major centres of taxonomic and floristic research in Central India and is recognized for research leading to the award of Ph.D. degree. At present it houses c. 1,04,315 specimens of Angiosperms, Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms and several thousand of duplicates meant mainly for exchange. Besides, the herbarium also houses 11,191 specimens of Lichens.
NEW TAXA DESCRIBED: 65
Angiosperms: 20
1. Alysicarpus rugosus DC. var. heyneanus Balakr.
2. Aspidopterys balakrishnanii R.C. Srivast.
3. Aspidopterys cordata (Heyne ex Wall.) A. Juss. var. vermae R.C. Srivast. & N.P. Balakr.
4. Aspidopterys glabriuscula (Wall.) A. Juss. var. lohitensis R.C. Srivast.
5. Aspidopterys jainii R.C. Srivast.
6. Aspidopterys wallichii Hook.f. var. dehradunensis R.C. Srivast.
7. Crotalaria shuklae A.P. Tiwari & A.A. Ansari
8. Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. var. dixitii An. Kumar & K.K. Khanna
9. Eriocaulon bastarense K.K. Khanna
10. Eriocaulon raipurensis K.K. Khanna, Mudgal & An. Kumar
11. Euphorbia orbiculata HBK var. jawaharii Rajagopal & Panigrahi
12. Hiptage bengalensis (L.) Kurz var. rothii R.C. Srivast.
13. Hiptage jacobsii R.C. Srivast.
14. Hiptage tothathrii N.P. Balakr. & R.C. Srivast.
15. Leucas pachmarhiensis A.P. Tiwari, Mujaffar, S.K. Gavade, Lehak & Sunojik
16. Molineria jashpurica A.P. Tiwari, Mujaffar & A.N. Shukla
17. Spodiopogon jainii V.J. Nair, A.N. Singh & N.C. Nair
18. Trichodesma indicum (L.) R.Br. ex Lehm. var. betulense K.K. Khanna & An. Kumar
19. Trichodesma mudgalii An. Kumar & K.K. Khanna
20. Zornia quilonensis Ravi
Pteridophytes: 06
1. Cyathea balkrishnanii R.D. Dixit & A.K. Tripathi
2. Isoetes bilaspurensis Panigrahi
3. Isoetes indica Pant & Srivastava
4. Microgonium nicobaricum R.D.Dixit & Shweta Singh
5. Selaginella jainii R.D. Dixit
6. Selaginella panigrahi R.D. Dixit
Lichens (Lichenized Fungi) / Non Lichenized Fungi : 39
1. Aderkomyces sikimensis Pinokiyo, Kr. P. Singh & Lücking
2. Aspidothelium scutellicarpium var. indicum Kr.P.Singh & Pinokiyo
3. Astrosphaeriella sundarbanensis Jagadeesh Ram & Aptroot
4. Caloplaca gyrophorica Jagadeesh, Y. Joshi & G.P. Sinha
5. Caloplaca indica Y. Joshi, Jagadeesh & G.P. Sinha
6. Chrysothrix septemseptata Jagadeesh, Lumbch, Lucking & G.P. Sinha
7. Cladonia singhii Ahti & P.K. Dixit
8. Cryptothecia alboglauca Jagadeesh Ram, G.P.Sinha & Kr.P.Singh
9. Cryptothecia farinosa Jgadeesh Ram, G.P.Sinha & Kr.P.Singh
10. Cryptothecia verruculifera Jgadeesh Ram, G.P.Sinha & Kr.P.Singh
11. Enterographa assamica Pooja Gupta, S. Joseph & G.P. Sinha
12. Enterographa bengalensis Jagdeesh Ram & G.P.Sinha
13. Fissurina shivamoggensis Pushpi Singh & Kr. P. Singh
14. Graphidastra himalayana Jagdeesh Ram & G.P.Sinha
15. Graphis neoraensis Jagadeesh Ram & G.P.Sinha
16. Graphis sundarbanensis Jgadeesh Ram & G.P.Sinha
17. Gyalidea corticola Pooja Gupta & G.P. Sinha
18. Hemithecium himalayanum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P.Sinha
19. Herpothallon flavominutum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P.Sinha
20. Herpothallon granulosum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P.Sinha
21. Herpothallon himalayanum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P.Sinha
22. Herpothallon isidiatum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P.Sinha
23. Herpothallon sticticum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P.Sinha
24. Mazosia lueckingii Kr.P.Singh & Pinokiyo
25. Megalaria bengalensis jagadeesh, Aptroot, G.P. Sinha & Kr. P. Singh
26. Melaspilea amarkantakensis S. Joseph & G.P. Sinha
27. Melaspilea nitidochapsae Pushpi Singh, Y. Joshi & Kr. P. Singh
28. Opegrapha coerulea S. Joseph, G.P. Sinha & Ramach
29. Opegrapha granulosa S. Joseph & G.P. Sinha
30. Pertusaria sundarbanensis Jagadeesh & G.P. Sinha
31. Pyrenula darjeelingensis Jagadeesh & G.P.Sinha
32. Pyrenula subcylindrica Jagadeesh Ram & Upreti
33. Pyrgillus tibellii Kr. P. Singh & Pushpi Singh
34. Rhabdodiscus indicus Pushpi Singh & Kr. P. Singh
35. Schistophoron indicum Kr.P.Singh & Swarnalatha
36. Sporopodium awasthianum Kr.P.Singh & Pinokiyo
37. Synarthonia psoromica S. Joseph & G.P. Sinha
38. Synarthonia sikkemensis S. Joseph & G.P. Sinha
39. Thelenella indica Pinokiyo & Kr. P. Singh
LIST OF TYPES IN BSA
1. Total Holotypes : 34
2. Total Isotypes : 40
3. Total Paratypes : 21
1.1. Holotypes : (Angiosperms: 5)
1. Alysicarpus rugosus DC. var. heyneanus Balakr.
2. Crotalaria shuklae A.P. Tiwari & A.A. Ansari
3. Euphorbia orbiculata Kunth var. jawaharii Rajagopal & Panigrahi
4. Leucas pachmarhiensis A.P. Tiwari, Mujaffar, S.K. Gavade, Lehak & Sunojik
5. Molineria jashpurica A.P. Tiwari, Mujaffar & A.N. Shukla
1.2. Holotypes : (Pteridophytes: 1)
1. Microgonium nicobaricum R.D. Dixit & Shweta Singh
1.3. Holotypes : (Lichens/Non Lichenized Fungi: 28)
1. Aderkomyces sikimensis Pinokiyo, Kr. P. Singh & Lücking
2. Astrosphaeriella sundarbanensis Jagadeesh Ram & Aptroot
3. Caloplaca gyrophorica Jagadeesh, Y. Joshi & G.P. Sinha
4. Caloplaca indica Y. Joshi, Jagadeesh & G.P. Sinha
5. Cryptothecia alboglauca Jagadeesh Ram, G.P. Sinha & Kr.P. Singh
6. Cryptothecia farinosa Jgadeesh Ram, G.P. Sinha & Kr.P. Singh
7. Cryptothecia verruculifera Jgadeesh Ram, G.P. Sinha & Kr.P. Singh
8. Enterographa assamica Pooja Gupta, S. Joseph & G.P. Sinha
9. Enterographa bengalensis Jagdeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
10. Fissurina shivamoggensis Pushpi Singh & Kr.P. Singh
11. Graphidastra himalayana Jagdeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
12. Graphis neoraensis Jagadeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
13. Graphis sundarbanensis Jgadeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
14. Gyalidea corticola Pooja Gupta & G.P. Sinha
15. Hemithecium himalayanum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
16. Herpathallon flavominutum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
17. Herpathallon granulosum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
18. Herpathallon himalayanum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
19. Herpothallon isidiatum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
20. Mazosia lueckingii Kr.P. Singh & Pinokiyo
21. Melaspilea amarkantakensis S. Joseph & G.P. Sinha
22. Melaspilea nitidochapsae Pushpi Singh, Y. Joshi & Kr.P. Singh
23. Pertusaria sundarbanensis Jagadeesh & G.P. Sinha
24. Pyrenula darjeelingensis Jagadeesh & G.P. Sinha
25. Rhabdodiscus indicus Pushpi Singh & Kr.P. Singh
26. Synarthonia psoromica S. Joseph & G.P. Sinha
27. Synarthonia sikkemensis S. Joseph & G.P. Sinha
28. Thelenella indica Pinokiyo & Kr.P. Singh
2.1. Isotypes : (Angiosperms: 19)
1. Crotalaria shuklae A.P. Tiwari & A.A. Ansari
2. Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. var. dixitii An. Kumar & K.K. Khanna
3. Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. var. dixitii An. Kumar & K.K. Khanna
4. Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. var. dixitii An. Kumar & K.K. Khanna
5. Eriocaulon bastarense K.K. Khanna
6. Eriocaulon bastarense K.K. Khanna
7. Euphorbia orbiculata Kunth var. jawaharii Rajagopal & Panigrahi
8. Leucas pachmarhiensis A.P. Tiwari, Mujaffar, S.K. Gavade, Lehak & Sunojik
9. Leucas pachmarhiensis A.P. Tiwari, Mujaffar, S.K. Gavade, Lehak & Sunojik
10. Leucas pachmarhiensis A.P. Tiwari, Mujaffar, S.K. Gavade, Lehak & Sunojik
11. Molineria jashpurica A.P. Tiwari, Mujaffar & A.N. Shukla
12. Molineria jashpurica A.P. Tiwari, Mujaffar & A.N. Shukla
13. Molineria jashpurica A.P. Tiwari, Mujaffar & A.N. Shukla
14. Molineria jashpurica A.P. Tiwari, Mujaffar & A.N. Shukla
15. Molineria jashpurica A.P. Tiwari, Mujaffar & A.N. Shukla
16. Trichodesma indicum (L.) R.Br. ex Lehm. var. betulense K.K. Khanna & An. Kumar
17. Trichodesma mudgalii An. Kumar & K.K. Khanna
18. Trichodesma mudgalii An. Kumar & K.K. Khanna
19. Trichodesma mudgalii An. Kumar & K.K. Khanna
2.2. Isotypes : (Pteridophytes: 6)
1. Cyathea balkrishnanii R.D. Dixit & A.K. Tripathi [Alsophila balkrishnanii (R.D. Dixit & A.K. Tripathi) R.D. Dixit]
2. Cyathea balkrishnanii R.D. Dixit & A.K. Tripathi [Alsophila balkrishnanii (R.D. Dixit & A.K. Tripathi) R.D. Dixit]
3. Isoetes indica Pant & Srivastava
4. Isoetes indica Pant & Srivastava
5. Selaginella jainii R.D. Dixit
6. Selaginella panigrahi R.D. Dixit
2.3. Isotypes : (Lichens: 15)
1. Aspidothelium scutellicarpium var. indicum Kr.P. Singh & Pinokiyo
2. Astrosphaeriella sundarbanensis Jagadeesh Ram & Aptroot
3. Graphidastra himalayana Jagdeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
4. Graphis sundarbanensis Jgadeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
5. Herpathallon sticticum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
6. Herpothallon isidiatum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
7. Megalaria bengalensis Jagadeesh Ram, Aptroot, G.P. Sinha & Kr.P. Singh
8. Opegrapha coerulea S. Joseph, G.P. Sinha & Ramach
9. Opegrapha granulosa S. Joseph & G.P. Sinha
10. Pertusaria sundarbanensis Jagadeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
11. Pyrenula subcylindrica Jagadeesh Ram & Upreti
12. Pyrgillus tibellii Kr.P. Singh & Pushpi Singh
13. Schistophoron indicum Kr.P. Singh & Swarnalatha
14. Sporopodium awasthianum Kr.P. Singh & Pinokiyo
15. Thelenella indica Pinokiyo & Kr.P. Singh
3.1. Paratypes : (Angiosperms: 4)
1. Eriocaulon bastarense K.K. Khanna
2. Eriocaulon raipurense K.K. Khanna
3. Eriocaulon raipurensis K.K.Khanna, Mudgal & An. Kumar
4. Zornia quilonensis Ravi
3.2. Paratypes : (Pteridophytes: 1)
1. Isoetes indica Pant & Srivastava
3.3. Paratypes : (Lichens: 16)
1. Aderkomyces sikimensis Pinokiyo, Kr.P. Singh & Lücking
2. Astrosphaeriella sundarbanensis Jagadeesh Ram & Aptroot
3. Chrysothrix septemseptata Jagadeesh Ram, Lumbch, Lucking & G.P. Sinha
4. Chrysothrix septemseptata Jagadeesh Ram, Lumbch, Lucking & G.P. Sinha
5. Cryptothecia alboglauca Jagadeesh Ram, G.P. Sinha & Kr.P. Singh
6. Cryptothecia farinosa Jgadeesh Ram, G.P. Sinha & Kr.P. Singh
7. Graphidastra himalayanum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
8. Graphis neoraensis Jagadeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
9. Graphis sundarbanensis Jgadeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
10. Hemithecium himalayanum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
11. Herpathallon flavominutum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
12. Herpathallon granulosum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
13. Herpathallon granulosum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
14. Herpothallon isidiatum Jagdeesh Ram & G.P. Sinha
15. Mazosia lueckingii Kr.P. Singh & Pinokiyo
16. Sporopodium awasthianum Kr.P. Singh & Pinokiyo
