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Central Regional Centre, Allahabad

Herbarium

Herbarium

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