DESIGNATION :                              Botanist

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION:         Angiosperm taxonomy

SPECIAL INTEREST:                     Nomenclature

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

                                                                         Flora of Betla National Park, Jharkhand.

E-MAIL :  ppghoshal[at]bsi[dot]gov[dot]in

ON GOING OTHER PROJECTS :  Flora of Bihar & Flora of Jharkhand

COMPLETED PROJECTS:

1. Flora of Betla National Park (2015-2019): A total of 483 spp. of angiosperm were documented. One interesting collection of fungi is endemic to India (Craterellus shoreae Hembrom, K. Das, A. Parihar & Buyck) and one genus (Soliva) is new to erstwhile Bihar (presently Bihar and Jharkhand) so far.

2. Prepared systematic account of selected genera of Family Asteraceae for Flora of Bihar (27 spp. under 20 genera including cultivated: 4 spp. under 2 genera: Helianthus-3 and Zinnia-1), vol. 2 and Flora of Jharkhand (30 spp. under 20 genera including cultivated : 5 spp. under 3 genera: Eupatorium-1, Helianthus-3 and Zinnia-1), vol. 2.

3. Indicative flora of the 3 (three) eco-sensitive zones(ESZ):

            i. ESZ of Palamau tiger reserve, Jharkhand.

            ii. ESZ of Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary, Jharkhand.

            iii. ESZ of Betla National Park, Jharkhand.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

A. Research articles/papers:

1.    Bandyaopadhyay, S., R. N. Kayal, P. P. Ghoshal, M. K. Pathak, M. Bhaumik and S. Saha. 1996. Plea for the regulation of the commercial exploitation of old stems of Bauhinia scandens L. in India. ENVIS Newsletter 3: 14-15.

2.    Banerjee, L. K., R. N. Kayal, P. P. Ghoshal & S. Saha. 2000. Some minor forest products of Buxa Tiger Reserve – N. Bengal. ENVIS Newsletter 7: 10-11.

3.    Banerjee, L. K., R. N. Kayal, P. P. Ghoshal & S. Saha. 2000. A plea for conservation of Persea glaucescens (Nees) Long. – ‘Kawla’. ENVIS Newsletter 7: 13.

4.    Kayal, R. N., Saha, S. & P. P. Ghoshal. 2003. A floristic accounts of Indian Medicinal plants (originated, cultivated, naturalized or introduced) used in Homeopathic drug preparation. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 27(1): 60-67.

5.    Ghoshal, Partha Pratim and Sabyasachi Saha. 2003. A plea for conservation of Dendrobium aphyllum (Roxb.) Fischer (Orchidaceae). Bull. Bot. Surv. India 45(1-4): 201-202.

6.    Srivastava, S. C. & P. P. Ghoshal. 2005. Hemiorchis Rhodorrhachis Schum. (Zingiberaceae)- A New Record for Bangladesh in Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 12(1):59-61.

7.    Ghoshal, P. P. Colour variation seen on the labellum of Eria pubescens (Hook.) Lindl. (Orchidaceae) in J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 30(1): 201. 2006.

8.    Ghoshal, P.P. & S.C. Srivastava. 2007. Rediscovery of Hemiorchis rhodorrhachis Schum. (Zingiberaceae) – after gap of a century with extended distribution. Bull. Bot. Surv. India. 48: 197-200.

9.    S.K. Basu, P.P. Ghoshal, S. Bandyopadhyay and Md. N. Aziz. 2009 (December). Comments on the Type Specimens of Lindsaea Andamanica (Lindsaeaceae) at Central National Herbarium (Cal), India. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 16(2): 175-176.

10. Soumen Kumar Basu, Partha Pratim Ghoshal, Subir Bandyopadhyay & Md. Nehal Aziz. April 2010. (109) Proposal to add a new paragraph to Recommendation 9A. TAXON 59 (2): 657.

11. Mithilesh K. Pathak, Partha Pratim Ghoshal & Subir Bandyopadhyay. June 2010. (151) Proposal to add a new paragraph to Recommendation 31A. TAXON 59 (3): 986.

12. S. Bandyopadhyay, P.P. Ghoshal and M.K. Pathak. 2012 (June). Fifty New Combinations in Phanera Lour. (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) From Paleotropical Region. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 19(1): 55-61.

13. Subir Bandyopadhyay & Partha Pratim Ghoshal. 2014 (Sept.). Two new combinations in Lysiphyllum (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae). Phytotaxa 178 (4): 298–300.

          14.    Subir Bandyopadhyay and Partha Pratim Ghoshal. 2015(June). Seven new combinations                  in Phanera (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae: Cercideae). Telopea 18:141–144. 

B. Books(Assistance):

1. M. Sanjappa & P. Singh (Eds.) with Asst. from P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak. 2008. Plant discoveries 2008(Published in June 2009).

C. Book chapters: 

          1.   P. P. Ghoshal. 2008. Buxa Tiger Reserve. 534 – 553 in M. Sanjappa &   P. Singh                    (Eds.) Floristic Diversity of Tiger Reserves in India.  

New taxa described: (Comb. nov. & comb. et stat. nov.)

1. S. BANDYOPADHYAY, P.P. GHOSHAL AND M.K. PATHAK. 2012. Fifty new combinations in Phanera Lour. (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) from Paleotropical region. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 19(1): 55-61.

2. SUBIR BANDYOPADHYAY & PARTHA PRATIM GHOSHAL. 2014 (Sept.). Two new combinations in Lysiphyllum (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae). Phytotaxa 178 (4): 298–300.

3. SUBIR BANDYOPADHYAY AND PARTHA PRATIM GHOSHAL. 2015. Seven new combinations in Phanera (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae: Cercideae). Telopea 18: 141–144.

Any other novelties: 

            Hemiorchis Rhodorrhachis Schum. (Zingiberaceae) - A New Record for Bangladesh.

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION                     : Angiosperm taxonomy

SPECIAL INTEREST                                  : Nomenclature of angiosperm taxonomy

PRESENTLY WORKING ON FAMILY/

TRIBE/ GENUS OR FLORA OF (AREA)      :  

PHONE                                                      : 033-26680142

E-MAIL                                                      :  anandkumar[at]bsi[dot]gov[dot]in

ON GOING PROJECTS: 

1. Online databasing of e-Plant Checklist of India & e-Flora of India

COMPLETED PROJECTS

1. Digitization of Type Specimens and released online databases https://archive.bsi.gov.in 

2. Digitization of all the species belonging to the family Balsaminaceae and updation of Family Balsaminaceae in e-flora of India

(Kumar Avinash Bharati and Anand Kumar; 2021–2022)

3. Editing of Flora of Bihar Vol. 1

(Ranunculaceae-Mimosaceae)

(Vinay Ranjan, Kumar Avinash Bharati and Anand Kumar; 2020–2021)

4. Editing of Flora of Jharkhand Vol. 1

(Ranunculaceae-Mimosaceae)

(Vinay Ranjan, Kumar Avinash Bharati and Anand Kumar; 2020–2021)

 5. Flora of India, Vol. 16

Salvadoraceae & Apocynaceae

(Ankul Datta, Anand Kumar & S.S. Dash; 2020–2021)

 6. Flora of India, Vol. 19

Scrophulariaceae (series Pseudosolanae & Antirrhinideae), Orobanchaceae

(Anand Kumar & O.N. Maurya; 2019–2020)

Updated and edited taxonomic account of 42 genera, 153 species, 4 subspecies, 3 varieties belonging to Scrophulariaceae and 7 genera and 36 species belonging to Orobanchaceae.

 7. Flora of Udaipur Wildlife Sanctuary, West Champaran, Bihar

(Dr. O.N. Maurya, Anand Kumar & Saurabh Sachan; 2017–2019)

The flora comprises 283 taxa belonging to 225 genera and 71 families. The report has been enriched with coloured maps and photographs of plants. In the present investigation, one species namely Alysicarpus roxburghianus Thoth. & A.Pramanik endemic to India and two species [Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz and Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hook. ex G.Don] listed in Appendix-II of CITES has been documented.

 8. Flora of Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary, Bihar & Jharkhand

(Anand Kumar & Dr. P. Venu; 2012–2016)

The flora comprises 499 taxa (including 492 species, 2 subspecies and 5 varieties) in 359 genera belonging to 102 families. It also contains line drawings for 25 taxa, 105 photo-plates for 427 taxa and 7 coloured maps. The important findings are: Typhonium inopinatum Prain is rediscovered after a lapse of 115 years from the Sanctuary; Jatropha nana Dalzell & A.Gibson has been assessed for IUCN status and placed as Vulnerable B2ab(iii, v) ver 3.1 category; four species are reported as new records for Bihar and Jharkhand. 

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

A. Research articles/papers

SCI/SCOPUS publications [26]

TURNER, I.M. AND A. KUMAR 2022. Prain’s Erycibe (Convolvulaceae) types. Webbia 77(1): 169–172. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-12014   

BANDYOPADHYAY, S., G. KRISHNA AND A. KUMAR 2021. Comments on the typification of two names in Bauhinia, now under Phanera (Leguminosae: Cercidoideae). Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 49(2): 245–246.

KUMAR, A. AND T. CHAKRABARTY 2021. Typification of two names in Mangifera (Anacardiaceae). Rheedea 31(2): 92–95.  

KUMAR, A., G. KRISHNA AND T. CHAKRABARTY 2021. Notes on the typification of Indian names in Blachia (Euphorbiaceae). J. Jap. Bot. 96(2): 115–118.

BANDYOPADHYAY, S., A. KUMAR AND T. CHAKRABARTY 2021. A new combination in Phanera (Fabaceae). Annales Botanici Fennici 58: 321–322. Impact factor: 0.626.

CHAKRABARTY, T., G. KRISHNA AND A. KUMAR 2021. Actinodaphne lanceolata (Lauraceae), an overlooked and misinterpreted name, replaces A. hookeri, and the consequent typification of five names Phytotaxa 508(1): 59–67. Impact factor: 1.171.

KUMAR, A., G. KRISHNA AND T. CHAKRABARTY 2021. Glyptopetalum griffithii (Celastraceae) synonymized under G. calocarpum and typification of two names. Phytotaxa 496(1): 101–103. Impact factor: 1.171.

NOLTIE, H.J., A. KUMAR, K.A. BHARATI, A. BHATTACHARJEE AND G. KRISHNA 2021. The specimens of William Roxburgh in the Central National Herbarium (CAL) at the AJC Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Kolkata. Curr. Sci. 120(6): 997–1006. Impact factor: 1.102.

KUMAR, A. 2021. On the nomenclatural type of Sohmaea barbaticaulis (Fabaceae). Phytotaxa 482(2): 215–218. Impact factor: 1.171.  

KUMAR, A. 2020. Notes on the lectotypification of three names in genus Fimbristylis Family Cyperaceae. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 117: 00–00.

KUMAR, A., T. CHAKRABARTY, S. BANDYOPADHYAY AND A. BHATTACHARJEE 2020 Notes on nomenclature and typification of Heteropogon fischerianus and H. contortus var. distichus (Poaceae). Rheedea 30(3): 388–390.

KUMAR, A. AND O.N. MAURYA 2020. Lectotypification of Boschniakia himalaica, the basionym of Xylanche himalaica (Orobanchaceae). Rheedea 30(3): 404–406.

CHAKRABARTY, T., S. PANDAY AND A. KUMAR 2020. Reinstatement of two varieties of Trigonostemon viridissimus and seven superfluous lectotypifications in Indo-Burmese Trigonostemon (Euphorbiaceae). J. Asia-Pacific Biodivers. 13: 766–770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2020.08.007.

KUMAR, A. 2020. Notes on the typification of five names in Lauraceae. Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 48(2): 142–144.

CHAKRABARTY, T., G. KRISHNA AND A. KUMAR 2020. (038) Proposal to add a new Example to Article 9.17. Taxon 69(6): 1385–1386. Impact factor: 2.338.

KUMAR, A., P.P. GHOSHAL AND K.A. BHARATI 2020. Notes on the type specimens of names in Aconitum (Ranunculaceae) at Central National Herbarium (CAL). Phytotaxa 475(4): 209–238. Impact factor: 1.171.

KUMAR, A. 2020. Second-step lectotypification of six names of Litsea (Lauraceae). Phytotaxa 460(3): 214–224. Impact factor: 1.171.     

KUMAR, A. AND O.N. MAURYA 2020. Typification of two accepted names and one synonym in the genus Nepeta L. Adansonia, sér. 3, 42(11): 219–225. Impact factor: 0.345 

KUMAR, A. AND O.N. MAURYA 2020. Nomenclature notes on type materials of six names in Linderniaceae. Botany Letters 167: 378–387. Impact factor: 1.744.

KUMAR, A., O.N. MAURYA AND S. BANDYOPADHYAY 2020. (017) Proposal to add a new Example after Article 11.4. Taxon. 69(3): 633. Impact factor: 2.338.          

KUMAR, A. AND K.A. BHARATI 2020. Second-step lectotypification of Fimbristylis alboviridis (Cyperaceae). Phytotaxa 442(1): 41–42. Impact factor: 1.171.    

KUMAR, A. AND K.A. BHARATI 2020. Typification of Michelia cathcartii and Magnolia gustavii (Magnoliaceae). Phytotaxa 437(3): 169–173. Impact factor: 1.171.

KUMAR, A. 2019. Persea himalayensis (Lauraceae), a superfluous name for Machilus odoratissima and second-step lectotypification of Machilus odoratissima. Phytotaxa 420(1): 91–94. Impact factor: 1.007.

KUMAR, A. AND O.N. MAURYA 2019. Notes on the typification of three names in Indian Ranunculus (Ranunculaceae). Plant Science Today 6(4): 403–406.

KUMAR, A. 2019. Lectotypification of the name Euonymus macrocarpus (Celastraceae). Phytotaxa 397(1): 114–116. Impact factor: 1.007.

KUMAR, A., P. VENU AND Y.V. RAO 2014. Rediscovery of Typhonium inopinatum (Araceae) from India with notes on the identity of T. khandwaense. Rheedea 24(2): 120–123.  

B. Book

MAURYA, O.N., A. KUMAR AND S. SACHAN 2021. The Flora of the Udaipur Wildlife Sanctuary, West Champran, Bihar, India. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata, 111 pp., Maps 1–2, Plates 1­–59. [ISBN: 9788194991342]

C. Book chapters [3]

KUMAR, A. AND B.K. SINGH 2016. Traditional medicinal plants recorded in proposed eastern dedicated freight corridor passing through the Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary and its environs, Bihar and Jharkhand. In: Chourasia, H.K. (ed.) Conservation of Medicinal Plants Conventional and Modem Approaches. Omega publications, New Delhi, India, pp. 181–194.

KRISHNA, G., A. KUMAR, A. KUMAR, S. BISWA AND P. LAKSHMINARASIMHAN 2016. Diversity of ethnomedicinal plants and their conservation in Aurangabad district, Bihar. In: Chourasia, H.K. & Roy, A.K. (eds.) Conservation, Cultivation, Diseases and Therapeutic Importance of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi, India, pp. 195–205.

KRISHNA, G. AND A. KUMAR, 2018. Current status of the family Cucurbitaceae in Bihar with reference to its uses. In: Chourasia, H.K. & Mishra, D.P. (eds.) Plant Systematics & Biotechnology: Challenges & Opportunities. Today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi, India, pp. 23–41.

IUCN Red List Publication

NERLEKAR, A.N., A. KUMAR AND P. VENU 2016. Jatropha nana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T88425992A88425995.

http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T88425992A88425995.en  

D. Hindi articles [3]

कुमार, आनन्द 2011. अंतर्राष्ट्रीय वन  वर्ष 2011. वनस्पति वाणी 20: 233–234.

कुमार, आनन्द एवं अरविंद परिहार  2011. हरसिंगार: एक संक्रमण निवारक पौधा. वनस्पति वाणी 20: 227.

मौर्य, ओंकार नाथ, सौरभ सचान एवं आनन्द कुमार 2018. उदयपुर वन्यजीव अभयारण्य की वानस्पतिक विविधता. वनस्पति वाणी 20: 27–30.

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS

1. Digitization of Type Specimens and released online databases https://archive.bsi.gov.in 
2. IUCN Red List Assessment: Jatropha nana Dalzell & A. Gibson
3. New distributional records to India: Bromelia penguin L.
4. New distributional records to Eastern India: Grewia villosa Willd.
5. Acted as expert in two member committee for the “Plant diversity Assessment in selected forest villages of Gaya district, Bihar and Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand” for the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd., A Govt. of India (Ministry of Railways) Enterprise and in three member committee for providing scientific inputs to the Department of Forest, Bihar on development of garden at Gaya, Bihar.

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: Microbiology, Plant Chemistry

SPECIAL INTEREST: Gesneriaceae

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

E-MAIL:  sudeshna.datta@bsi.gov.in

ON GOING OTHER PROJECTS:  Flora India

 COMPLETED PROJECTS:

1.      Flora of India: A detailed description of the family Elaeagnaceae in India was prepared with 2 genera with 15 species.

2.      Preparation of Checklist: Checklist of 2 families (Elaeagnaceae and Chloranthaceae) Chloranthaceae (5 members) and Elaeagnaceae (15 members) with brief nomenclature citation and geographic distribution has been prepared

3.      Studies on natural dye from some selected plants of West Bengal for dyeing cotton fabrics (2019-2020): The present work was designed to study the effect of five (5) commonly occuring plants Dimocarpus longan, Rivina humulis, Ixora coccina,  Cuscuta reflexa and Lagerstroemia speciosa for their potential to be used as dye source for cotton fabric. The effects of different mordants were also noted in three different dyeing procedures. A total of 24 dyed cloth samples were produced and the colour fastness to washing was also studied. Ixora coccina were suitable as natural dye yielding plants. The different mordants used in this study also resulted in a gradient of colours obtained; especially iron and myrobalan yielded more darker colours.

4.      Interpretation of Roxburgh’s Icon, Family Poaceae (2017-2019)

5.      Interpretation of Roxburgh’s Icon, Family Ebenaceae (2017-2018)

6.      Interpretation of Roxburgh’s Icon, Family Cucurbitaceae and Convolvulaceae (2015-2017)

7.      Revision of family Gesneriaceae in NE India (2014-2016)          

8.      Listing of George Watt’s herbarium specimens at BSIS (2013-2014)

 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

Research articles/papers:

1.      Sudeshna Datta, T. K. Paul & A. P. Das. A new variety of Stauranthera umbrosa (Griffith) C.B. Clarke (Gesneriaceae) from North-East India. Pleione 6(2): 384. 2012.

2.      Sudeshna Datta, T. Chakraborty & B. K. Sinha. On the occurence of Boeica porosa C.B.Clarke (Gesneriaceae) in India. NeBio 4(6): 117. 2013.

3.      Arundhati Pal, Sudeshna Datta & Amal K. Paul. Hexavalent Chromium Reduction by Immobilized Cells of Bacillus sphaericus AND 303. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 56 (3): 505. 2013.

4.      Sudeshna Datta, T. Chakraborty, B. K. Sinha. A Note on Status of Boeica griffithii C. B. Clarke (Gesneriaceae). Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 38 (2): 237. 2014.

5.      Sudeshna Datta, T. Chakraborty & B. K. Sinha. Lectotypification of Tetraphyllum benghalense C.B.Clarke (Gesneriaceae). Indian Journal of Forestry 37 (1): 91. 2014.

6.      Sudeshna Datta & B. K. Sinha. A new combination and Lectotypication of two names in Didymocarpus (Gesneriaceae). Nelumbo 57: 29. 2015.

7.      Sudeshna Datta, T. K. Paul & B. K. Sinha. Aeschynanthus angustioblongus W.T.Wang (Gesneriaceae) an addition to Indian Flora. Phytotaxonomy 14: 23. 2015.

8.      Sudeshna Datta, T. K. Paul & B. K. Sinha. Lectotypification of Three Aeschynanthus Species (Gesneriaceae) in India. Journal of Japanese Botany 91: 233. 2016.

9.       B. K. Sinha & Sudeshna Datta. Taxonomic account on the family Gesneriaceae in Northeast India. Nelumbo 58: 1. 2016.

10.  Sudeshna Datta, Tapan Seal, BK Sinha & Soumen Bhattacharjee. RP-HPLC based evidences of rich sources of Phenolics and water soluble vitamins in an annual sedge Cyperus compressus. The Journal of Phytopharmacology  7(3): 305. 2018.

11.  Sudeshna Datta, Bipin K Sinha, Soumen Bhattacharjee & Tapan Seal.  Management of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) of West Bengal via bioprospecting for a potential source of food supplement. International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition 3(2): 89. 2018.

12.  Sudeshna Datta, Bipin K Sinha, Soumen Bhattacharjee & Tapan Seal. Effect of solvent extraction system on the antioxidant activities of three invasive alien species and quantification of phenolic compounds by HPLC. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 7(2): 3963. 2018.

13.  Sudeshna Datta, Bipin K Sinha, Soumen Bhattacharjee & Tapan Seal. HPLC Based Identification of Water Soluble Vitamins and Nutraceutical Value of Three Common Grasses of West Bengal. Haya: The Saudi Journal of Life Sciences 3(4): 373. 2018.

14.  Sudeshna Datta, Tapan Seal, BK Sinha & Soumen Bhattacharjee. Effect of solvent extraction system on the antioxidant activity and RP-HPLC based determination of phenolic and water soluble vitamins in an annual herb Mazus pumilus. The Pharma Innovation Journal 7(6): 09. 2018.

15.  Sudeshna Datta, B.K. Sinha, Soumen Bhattacharjee & Tapan Seal. Nutritional composition, mineral content, antioxidant activity and quantitative estimation of water soluble vitamins and phenolics by RP-HPLC in some lesser used wild edible plants. Heliyon, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01431

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS:

A. New taxa described:

1. Stauranthera umbrosa var. upendrae Su.Datta, T.K. Paul & AP. Das; var. nov.

2. Boeica filliformis var. grifithii Su.Datta, B.K.Sinha & Chakrab.; var. nov.

3. Didymocarpus punduanus var. pulchrus (C. B.Clarke) Su.Datta & B.K.Sinha; stat. & comb. nov.

B. New distributional records to India and region:

1. Aeschynanthus angustioblongus in NE India

YEAR OF BIRTH: 1990

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION:

         Assessment of the Floristic Diversity and Ecosystem Values of Selected High-Altitude Wetlands (HAWs) of Indian Trans Himalaya

          Biodiversity Conservation and Ganga Rejuvenation – Planning Aquatic Species Restoration for Ganga River

SPECIAL INTEREST:

         HAWs, Rivers, Wetlands vegetation assessment

         Vegetation mapping

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

E-MAIL: diptidey@bsi.gov.in

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

A. Research articles/papers:

1. Bhojak, P., Dey, D., Sekar, K. C., Thapliyal, N., & Danu, H. (2024) – Floristic diversity in high-altitude wetlands of Ladakh Union Territory, Trans Himalaya, India. Check List, 20(4), 915-939.
2. Dey, D., Shruti, M., De, K., Adhikari, B. S., & Hussain, S. A. (2024) – Local and species contribution of beta diversity of macrophytes in perspective of conservation and restoration of Ganga River, India. Hydrobiologia, 851(8), 2053-2070.
3. De, K., Dey, D., Shruti, M., Uniyal, V. P., Adhikari, B. S., Johnson, J. A., & Hussain, S. A. (2023). β-diversity of odonate community of the Ganga River: partitioning and insights from local and species contribution. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 31(6), 899-912.
4. Bisht M., Chandra Sekar K., Mukherjee S., Thapliyal N., Bahukhandi A., Singh D., Bhojak P., Mehta P., Upadhyay S. and Dey D. (2022) – Influence of anthropogenic pressure on the plant species richness and diversity along the elevation gradients of Indian Himalayan High-altitude Protected Areas. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10:751989. Doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.751989 [IF: 4.858]
5. Chandra Sekar K., Pandey A., Giri L., Joshi B.C., Bhatt D., Bhojak P., Dey D., Thapliyal N., Bisht K., Bisht M., Negi V.S. and Mehta P. (2022) – Floristic diversity in Cold Desert regions of Uttarakhand Himalaya, India. Phytotaxa 537(1): 1–62. [IF: 1.171; NAAS Score: 7.17]
6. Dey D., Bhojak P., Chandra Sekar K. and Arya D. (2021) – An annotated checklist of vascular plants in and around two major high-altitude wetlands of Lahaul-Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India. Check List 17(6): 1715–1730. [Scopus Indexed]
7. Dey D., Shruti M. and Adhikari B.S. (2020) – Wetland Flora of the Indo-Gangetic Basin. Sarovar, Newsletter of Wetlands International South Asia 6: 22–23.
8. Bhojak P., Dey D. and Chandra Sekar K. (2017) – Biodiversity of Tso Kar wetland of Changthang Plateau in Eastern Ladakh, J&K. ENVIS Newsletter on Himalayan Ecology 14(4): 6.
9. Dey D., Bhojak P. and Chandra Sekar K. (2017) – Floristic diversity in Chandra Tal, Himachal Pradesh. ENVIS Newsletter on Himalayan Ecology 14(4): 7.
10. Chandra Sekar K., Pandey A., Bhatt D., Dey D., Bisht K. and Rawal R.S. (2017) – Allardia stoliczkae C.B. Clarke (Asteraceae) – A new record for the Uttarakhand, India. Indian Forester 144(5): 479–480. [NAAS Score: 5.10]
11. Dey D., Bhojak P., Chandra Sekar K. and Rawal R.S. (2016) – Floristic diversity of Chandra Tal: A high altitude ramsar wetland in Trans Himalaya, India. International Journal of Research in Engineering and Bioscience 4(4): 12–19.

B. Books:

Adhikari B.S., Khan U., Dey D., Badola R. and Hussain S.A. (2022) – Hydrophytes of Ganga River: part I. Ganga Aqua-life Conservation Monitoring Centre. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, pp. 1–127. ISBN 81-85496-37-4.

C. Book chapters: 

1. Dey D., Shruti M. and Adhikari B.S., (2019) – Floral Assemblages and Vegetation Patterns along the Ganga River. In: Biodiversity profile of the Ganga River: Planning aquatic species restoration for Ganga River, WII-NMCG, Dehradun, India, pp. 62–85. ISBN 81-85496-41-2.
2. Dey D., Manikandan R., and Chandra Sekar K. (2017) – An Assessment of Aquatic Angiosperm Diversity in Dehradun District, Uttarakhand. In: Angiosperm Systematics: Recent Trends and Emerging Issues, the felicitation volume in honour of Dr. Tariq Husain. M/s Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India, pp. 529–588. ISBN 978-81-211-0981-9.

D. Hindi articles:

1. Manikandan R., Dey D., Murugan C., Mahela Devi R. and Srivas U.V. (2018) – Aquatic Angiosperm Diversity in Dehradun District, Uttarakhand, Vanaspati Vani 27: 20–26. [Hindi article].

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS:

A. New distributional records to India and region:

• Allardia stoliczkae C.B. Clarke (Asteraceae) – A new record for the Uttarakhand, India.

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: Phylogeny, Phylogeography, and Genetic Diversity

SPECIAL INTEREST: Molecular systematics of Angiosperms

PRESENTLY WORKING ON FAMILY / TRIBE / GENUS OR FLORA OF (AREA): Musaceae: Ensete Bruce ex. Horan, Barcoding and Phylogenetic Analysis of selected genera

E-MAIL:  ranjitlayola[at]bsi[dot]gov[dot]in; rlmr66[at]gmail[dot]com

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

A. Research articles/papers:

1)      LAYOLA, R.M.R., M. SEMWAL, T.S. RANA & K.N. NAIR. 2022. Predicting potential suitable habitat for Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman using MaxEnt modelling. Flora 287: p.152007.

2)      LAYOLA, R.M.R., C.R. CHITHRA, S. BINDU, M. DAN & C. ANILKUMAR 2018. Investigations on Longevity of Piper barberi Seeds. Seed Research Journal 45(2): 1-3.

3)      SAMSUDEEN, K., M. K. RAJESH, P. SREEJISHA, A. NIRMALA, R.M.R. LAYOLA & DEEPA K. 2017. Coconut artificial pollination management system. Current Science 112(7): 1325-1326.

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: Botany

SPECIAL INTEREST :  Plant Taxonomy

PRESENTLY WORKING ON FAMILY / TRIBE / GENUS OR FLORA OF (AREA): Flora of Bihar and Jharkhand

PHONE : 033-26683233

E-MAIL :  shyambiswa[at]bsi[dot]gov[dot]in

ON GOING OTHER PROJECTS :  Flora of Bihar and Jharkhand, Flora of India

COMPLETED PROJECTS:

Flora of Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand (2011–2018): A total of 437 taxa of angiosperm belonging to 100 Angiosperm families as per APG IV also 8 Pteridophytes were documented. During this project two new record for the state, one species rediscovered after gap of 90 years, 06 endemic species were recorded. Ethnobotanical and Phytosociological studies were also conducted.   

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

A. Research articles/papers:

S. Sachan, V. Mastakar & S. Biswa, 2017. Therapeutical uses of Crinum asiaticum (Amaryllidaceae) in Rohtas district, Bihar. Envisnewsletter 22(1): 11.

Biswa, S., Lakshminarasimhan, P. & Lokho, A. 2016. A new locality for Malva parviflora var. microcarpa (Pers.) Loscos (Malvaceae). Indian Journal of Forestry 39(2): 197–199.

Biswa, S., Lakshminarasimhan, P. & Lokho, A. 2016. Biodiversity of Koderma wildlife sanctuary, Jharkhand – Its threats and conservation. The Global Journal of Life Science and Research 2(1): 213–219.

Biswa, S., Lakshminarasimhan, P. & Lokho, A. 2015.  Phytodiversity of Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand – An overview.  Phytotaxonomy 15: 22–27.

Maity K.L. & Biswa S. 2014. A traditional use of Saccharum bengalense (Poaceae) in Hoogly district, West Bengal. Newsletter 19(1) 2014.

Maity K.L., Biswa S. & Bandyopadhyay S. 2011. Trees of Samanea saman (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae dying in and around Kolkata and Howrah. ENVIS Newsletter 16(2) 2011.

Maity K.L. & Biswa S. 2011. Piscidia piscipula (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) in AJC Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah. Newsletter 16(2) 2011.

B. Book chapters: 

Krishna G., Kumar A., Kumar A., Biswa, S., & Lakshminarasimhan, P. 2016. Diversity of ethnomedicinal plants and their conservation in Aurangabad district, Bihar. In:. Chourasia, H.K.  & Roy, A. K. (eds.), Conservation, Cultivation, Diseases and Therapeutic Importance of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants : 195-205.

Biswa, S., Lakshminarasimhan, P. & Lokho, A. 2016. Ethno-Medicinal plants of Birhore and the native community of Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand, India. In: Chourasia, H.K. (ed.), Conservation of Medicinal Plants – Conventional and Modern Approaches. Omega Publications, New Delhi, pp. 118–130.

C. Popular articles:

P. Lakshminarasimhan, Biswa S., Magesh C.R.,  Maity K.L., & Bandyopadhyay S.    A guide to the persons from outside Botanical Survey of India intending to identify their plant specimens at Central National Herbarium or to get a certificate regarding their identity or authenticity.

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS:

A. New taxa described:

B. New distributional records to India and region:

Regions mean peninsular India, NE India, Eastern Himalayas, Western Himalayas, etc.

Please don’t provide new records to state and districts.

NAME: SUDIPTA SARDAR

DESIGNATION: BOTANICAL ASSISTANT

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: TAXONOMY OF ANGIOSPERMS AND BIO SYSTEMATICS

PRESENTLY WORKING ON FAMILY / TRIBE / GENUS OR FLORA OF (AREA): PLANT CHECK LIST E-FLORA

PHONE: 033-26683235

E-MAIL:  ssardar[at]bsi[dot]gov[dot]in

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: BOTANICAL DRAWING, ILLUSTRSTION

SPECIAL INTEREST: BOTANICL ART

E-MAIL :  dineshwarsah[at]bsi[dot]gov[dot]in

NAME: TANAY SHIL

DESIGNATION : SENIOR PRESERVATION ASSISTANT

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: TAXONOMY OF ANGIOSPERMS

SPECIAL INTEREST : Wetland angiosperms, Floristic survey

PRESENTLY WORKING ON FAMILY / TRIBE / GENUS OR FLORA OF (AREA) : Preparing the database for the eFlora of India.

E-MAIL :  tanayshil[at]bsi[dot]gov[dot]in

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

Research articles/papers:

Articles:

Shil, T. and Mourya, O.N. 2021. Setaria barbata (Lam.) Kunth, a common grass in Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah. ENVIS News Letter: Envis Resource Partner on Biodiversity.  26(1):9-10.

Shil, T. and Mourya, O.N. 2021. Economic uses of a wetland weed Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (Pontederiaceae) in West Bengal, India. ENVIS News Letter: Envis Resource Partner on Biodiversity  26(2):7-10.

Shil, T. and Mourya, O.N. 2021. Know Your Plant: Spider Hibiscus [Hibiscus schizopetalus (Dyer) Hook.f.]. ENVIS News Letter: Envis Resource Partner on Biodiversity  26(2):2-4.

Shil, T. & Maurya, O.N. 2020. Know your plant Phalaris minor Retz. (Little seed canary grass). ENVIS Newsletter: Envis Resource Partner on Biodiversity 24(2): 3-4.

Shil, T. & Maurya, O.N. 2020. A note on the uses of Nymphaea pubescens Willd. (Nymphaeaceae) in Katihar district, Bihar. ENVIS Newsletter: Envis Resource Partner on Biodiversity 25(1): 4-5.

O.N. Maurya & Shil, T. 2020. Nymphaea rubra Roxb. ex Andrews (Nymphaeaceae), a medicinally important species from Kabar lake Ramsar Site. Sarovar Saurabh  17(1): 5.

Papers:

Kumar,Anand;Sachan,Saurabh; Shil ,Tanay and Maurya,OnkarNath 2020. An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of the Udaipur wildlife sanctuary, West Champaran, Bihar, India. Tropical Plant Research 7(1):209-228.

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: B.Sc Botany(Hons.)

SPECIAL INTEREST :

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

E-MAIL :  banufarheen85@gmail.com

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: B.Sc Botany(Hons.), M.Sc Forestry.

SPECIAL INTEREST :

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

E-MAIL :  shabnam25tithi@gmail.com

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics.

SPECIAL INTEREST: Poa L.

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

ON GOING OTHER PROJECTS: 

Taxonomic revision of the genus Poa L. (Poaceae) in India under Flora of India Project. Project Supervisors: Dr. P. V. Prasanna, former Sci.-G & HoO, DRC, BSI (Former Supervisor) and Dr. Althaf Ahamed Kabeer K., Sci.-E, CBL, BSI. (2017–2022).

COMPLETED PROJECTS:

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

1. Research articles/papers:

1.      BHADRA, R., PRASANNA, P. V. AND NASKAR, S. 2021. Lectotypification of names of three species of Poa (Poaceae) and their morphological affinities. Phytotaxa. 525(2):147–155.

2.      BHATTACHARJEE, A., BHADRA, R. AND BANDYOPADHYAY, S. 2020. (050) Proposal to amend the definition of “synonym” in the Glossary. Taxon. 69(6):1393.

3.      NASKAR, S. AND BHADRA, R. 2017. Typification and notes on fruit colour of Viscum orientale (Santalaceae). Phytotaxa. 326(1): 083–087.

    B. Popular articles:

 BERA, I., GHOSH, R. AND BHADRA, R. 2020. Fathoming the life of a taxonomist  during field surveys. ENVIS Newsletter 25(2): 8–10.