FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: Lichen Taxonomy

SPECIAL INTEREST: Family Graphidaceae (Lichenized Fungi); Diversity and conservation of lichens.

PROJECT PRESENTLY WORKING ON: Inventory of Macrolichen diversity of Odisha State (2015-2019)

PHONE: 040-24002287

E-MAIL: gswarnalatha[at]bsi[dot]gov[dot]in; swarnalathaginnaram[at]gmail[dot]com

COMPLETED PROJECT:

1. Revisionary studies on the family Graphidaceae (Lichenized Fungi) of Eastern Himalaya-India (2007-2012): This work resulted in the discovery of one species new to science, 13 species new to India, and 40 species new to Eastern Himalayan region, with eight new combinations made in the family Graphidaceae. A total of 1544 lichen specimens were also collected from the North-Eastern states of India during this study period and housed in BSA.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

Research papers:

1. SWARNALATHA,G. 2018. Macrolichen diversity of Mahendragiri hills of Odisha State, India - II. Plant Science Research 40 (1&2): 77–79.

2. SWARNALATHA,G. 2018. Two new records of Trypetheliaceae (Lichenized Fungi) from India. Annals of Plant Sciences 7(12): 3478–34806.

3. SWARNALATHA,G. 2017. Graphis subregularis A.W. Archer, a new lichen record for India. Int. J. Adv. Res. Sci. Technol. 6 (1) 664–665

4. SWARNALATHA,G. 2017. Notes on the family Graphidaceae in Sikkim, India. Int. J. Adv. Res. Sci. Technol. 6 (1): 670–673.

5. SWARNALATHA,G. 2017. Notes on the family Graphidaceae in Darjeeling District of West Bengal, India. Int. J. Adv. Res. Sci. Technol. 6 (2): 702-705.

6. SWARNALATHA,G. 2017. A new species of Graphis (Graphidaceae) from India Phytotaxa 313 (1): 144–146.

7. SWARNALATHA,G. 2017. Macrolichen diversity of Mahendragiri hills of Odisha State, India. Plant Science Research 39 (1&2): 56–58.

8. SWARNALATHA,G. 2017. Two new records of Graphidaceae (Lichenized Ascomycota) from India. Plant Science Research 39 (1&2): 76–78.

9. SWARNALATHA,G. 2016. Lichen family Graphidaceae in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Plant Science Research 38 (1&2): 67–75.

10. SWARNALATHA,G. 2016. A new record of Graphis (Lichenized Ascomata) from India. Plant Science Research 38 (1&2): 106–108.

11. SWARNALATHA,G. 2016. A new record of Sarcographina from India. Int. J. Adv. Res. Sci. Technol. 5 (3): 662–663.

12. SINGH,K.P. AND G.SWARNALATHA 2011. A new species of Schistophoron from India. Lichenologist 43(3): 209–212.

13. SINGH,K.P., G.SWARNALATHA AND S.B.SINGH 2011. New records to genus Graphis (Lichenized Fungi) from India. Indian J. Forest. 34(2): 243–244.

14. SINGH,K.P. AND G.SWARNALATHA 2011. A note on Graphidaceous lichens from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Indian J. Forestry 34 (3): 353–360.

15. SINGH,K.P. AND G.SWARNALATHA 2009. Some new combinations in lichen family Graphidaceae. Indian J. Forest. 32(1): 179–180.

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS:

A. New taxa described:

1. Graphis andamanica Swarnal.

2. Schistophoron indicum Kr.P. Singh & Swarnal.

B. New distributional records to India:

1. Astrothelium interjectum R.C. Harris

2. Fissurina comparilis (Nyl.) Nyl.

3. Graphis crebra Vain.

4. Graphis cycasicola A.W. Archer & Elix

5. Graphis daintriensis (A.W. Archer) A.W. Archer

6. Graphis dimidiata Vain.

7. Graphis erythrocardia Müll. Arg.

8. Graphis farinulenta Müll. Arg.

9. Graphis inversa R.C. Harris

10. Graphis japonica (Müll. Arg.) A.W. Archer & Lücking

11. Graphis kousyuensis (Horik. & M. Nakan.) Lücking

12. Graphis ruiziana (Fée) A. Massal.

13. Graphis subregularis A.W. Archer

14. Sarcographina cyclospora Müll. Arg.

15. Thalloloma hypoleptum (Nyl.) Staiger

16. Trypethelium xanthoplatystomum Flakus & Aptroot

C. New records for Eastern Himalaya:

1. Diorygma hieroglyphicum (Pers.) Staiger & Kalb

2. D. pruinosum (Eschw.) Kalb, Staiger & Elix

3. D. radiatum (D.D. Awasthi & S.R. Singh) Kr.P. Singh & Swarnalatha

4. Glyphis scyphulifera (Ach.) Staiger

5. Graphis ajarekarii Patw. & C.R. Kulk.

6. G. albidofarinacea Adaw. & Makhija

7. G. albissima Müll. Arg.

8. G. arecae Vain.

9. G. caesiella Vain.

10. G. capillacea Stirt.

11. G. cincta (Pers.) Aptroot

12. G. contortuplicata Müll. Arg.

13. G. eburnea Adaw. & Makhija

14. G. filiformis Adaw. & Makhija

15. G. furcata Fée

16. G. galactoderma (Zahlbr.) Lücking

17. G. handelii Zahlbr.

18. G. immersella Müll. Arg.

19. G. leptoclada Müll. Arg.

20. G. librata C. Knight.

21. G. longispora D.D. Awasthi & S.R. Singh

22. G. nigroglauca Leight.

23. G. parilis Kremp.

24. G. pertricosa (Kremp.) A.W. Archer

25. G. pinicola Zahlbr.

26. G. semirigida (Müll. Arg.) Lücking

27. G. sitapurensis Makhija & Adaw.

28. G. striatula (Ach.) Spreng.

29. G. subassimilis Müll. Arg.

30. G. subvittata Adaw. & Makhija

31. Hemithecium amboliense Makhija & A. Dube.

32. H. aphaneomicrosporum Makhija & Adaw.

33. H. balghattensis Adaw. & Makhija

34. H. nagalandicum (Kr.P. Singh & G.P. Sinha) Adaw. & Makhija

35. H. norsticticum Makhija & A. Dube

36. Leiorreuma exaltatum (Mont. & Bosch) Staiger

37. Phaeographis caesioradians (Leight.) A.W. Archer

38. P. dendroides (Leight.) Müll. Arg.

39. P. intricans (Nyl.) Staiger

40. Sarcographa glyphiza (Nyl.) Kr.P. Singh & G.P. Sinha

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION : Taxonomy of Angiosperms

SPECIAL INTEREST : Poaceae

PRESENTLY WORKING

ON FAMILY / TRIBE / GENUS

OR FLORA OF (AREA) :

1. Flora of India (Poaceae)

2. Grasses of Telangana

PHONE : 9440 719365, 9866 819365

E-MAIL : snagaraju[at]bsi[dot]gov[dot]in; nagaraju[dot]siddabathula[at]gmail[dot]com

COMPLETED PROJECTS :

1. Preparation of NDF report on (Red Sanders) Pterocarpus santalinus L.f. (2017-2019).
2. Flora of Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve, Andhra Pradesh (2012-2017). A total of 716 spp. of angiosperm were documented. One new species to science and one new distributional record of the endemic plant.
3. Flora of Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Wildlife Sanctuary (Tiger Reserve), Andhra Pradesh (2012-2017).
4. Ethnobotany of Ganjam & Jajpur Districts of Odisha State (2013-2015).

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

A. Research articles/papers: 10

1. Rasingam, L., J. Swamy, & S. Nagaraju (2018). Notes on the genus Typlophora R. Br. (Asclepiadaceae) India. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 25(1): 51–56.
2. Swamy, J., Pooja R. Mane, S. Nagaraju, K. Nethaji and L. Rasingam (2018). Cleome spinosa Jacq. (Cleomaceae): A new distributional record for state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian Journal of Forestry 41 (3): 241-244.
3. Swamy, J., Nagaraju, S., Sankara Rao, M. and L. Rasingam (2018). New Distributional Record of the Endemic Plant Dipcadi montanum (Asparagaceae) from Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve, Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 41(1-2): 61–63.

4. Chandramohan, K., P.V. Prasanna, P. Ramachandra Reddy & S. Nagaraju (2017). Eriolaena stocksii- A little known endemic species from Odisha state, India. Indian Journal of Forestry. 40(1): 95-96.

5. Rasingam, L., Swamy, J., Sankara Rao, M. & Nagaraju, S. (2016). Three New Additions to the Flora of United Andhra Pradesh. Indian Forester. Indian Forester, 142(8):745-747

6. Swamy, J., Nagaraju, S., Chandramohan, K. and Sankara Rao, M. 2016: Glochidion zeylanicum var. arborescens (Phyllanthaceae), a new distributional record for South India. Annals of Plant Sciences. 5 (4): 1324-1325.

7. Sankara Rao, M., Swamy, J., Nagaraju, S., Padal, S.B., Tarakeswara Naidu, M., Chandramohan, K. and Thulasiah, T. (2016). Glochidion talakonense sp. nov. (Phyllanthaceae) from Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve, Andhra Pradesh, India. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 23 (1): 59-63.

8. Baske, P.K., Halder, A. C., Dhole, P. A. & Siddabathula, N. (2015). Ethno-Medicinal Plants of Jajpur district, Odisha. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 39(1): 153-168.

9. Sujana, K.A., Nagaraju, S., Ratheesh Narayanan, M. K. & Anil Kumar, N. (2015). A New species of Salacia (Celastraceae) from India. Taiwania 60(2): 91-94.

10. Sujana K. A., Nagaraju S., Saravanan R. and Arvind, D. P. (2014). Gymnema montanum- New distributional record of an endemic liana to Odisha, East India. Annals of Plant Sciences 3(7): 776-778.

B. Book chapters: 01

1. Sujana, K.A, Saravanan, R. & Nagaraju, S. (2018). Conservation of Wild Nutmegs in Western Ghats Plant Systematics & Biotechnology: Challenges & Opportunities. Today and Tomorrow’s Printers New Delhi 11002, India, 89-113.

E. Popular articles: 02

1. P.V. Prasanna, S.Nagaraju and M.Sankara Rao. (2016). Flowering Plant Diversity of Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve, India. EPTRI-ENVIS Newsletter: Eastern Ghats 22(1):2

2. L. Rasingam, M. Sankara Rao and S. Nagaraju. (2016). Explorations and documentation in Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Wildlife Sanctuary (Tiger Reserve), India. EPTRI-ENVIS Newsletter: Eastern Ghats 22(1):4

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS :

A. New taxa described: 03

1. Salacia wayanadica sp. nov. (Celastraceae)

2. Glochidion talakonense sp. nov. (Phyllanthaceae)

3. Tylophora perakensis King & Gamble subsp. andamanica subsp. nov (Asclepiadaceae)

B. New distributional records to India and region:

India:

1. Tylophora indica var. intermedia

South India:

1. Glochidion zeylanicum var. arborescens

Dr. J Swamy