Dr Saravanan T.S.

Shri Rakesh G Vadhyar

Smt. Mehala Devi. R.

Smt. M. Ananatha Lakshmi

श्रीमती. लिडिया एम. तोमस,

PROFILE

1.       Name of the Scientific Staff                             : Dr. Basil Paul

3.       Designation (with department/unit/circle)        : Senior Preservation Assistant

4.       Date of Joining in BSI           

a.       As a Junior Research Fellow                            : 03.07.2017

b.      As a staff                                                           : 08.10.2021

5.       Total tenure in BSI (including fellowship tenure)     : 7 Years

6.       Field of work/specialisation                              : Angiosperm Taxonomy

7.       Projects handled                                                        

a.       Annual Action Plan                                           : Flora of Tamil Nadu on going

b.      Others                                                                : Flora of Kerala Vol. IV

8.     Contribution

I.     Research

a.     Publication

i.          Book(s)/Chapters in Book(s)/Abstracts in Proceedings:        02

1. Murugan, C. & Basil Paul (2024). Acanthaceae of Kerala, with special emphasis on Western Ghats endemics. Proceedings in “ XLVII All India Botanical Conference of The Indian Botanical Society & International Symposium on Biotic Curiosities and Functional Diversity Across Plant Kingdom in Climate Change Regime” Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. pp. 114.

2. Basil, P. & C. Murugan (2020). Studies on Endemic Taxa of the Family Acanthaceae in Kerala. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Plant Taxonomy and Ethnobotany. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. p. 142.

ii.        Periodicals/Journals (only published/accepted): 08

1. Basil, P., Arisdason, W. & C. Murugan (2024). Ruellia malabarica is a superfluous name for Andrographis echioides (Acanthaceae). Rheedea 33(4): 389 – 390.

2. Basil, P., Sulaiman, M. & P. Murugan (2023). Syzygium sasidharanii Sujanapal (Myrtaceae) – A new distributional record for Tamil Nadu. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 47(4): 195 – 197.

3. Basil, P. & C. Murugan (2023). Rungia longistachya (Acanthaceae), a new species from the southern Western Ghats, India. Nelumbo 65(1): 6 – 12.

4. Basil, P. & C. Murugan (2022). Typification of five names (Acanthaceae) from Southern Western Ghats, India. J. Jpn. Bot.  97(5): 273 – 280.

5. Murugan, P., Basil, P. & M. Sulaiman (2021). Two Additions to the Flora of Kerala.
J. Threat. Taxa 13(14): 20288 – 20291.

6. Murugan, P., Sulaiman, M. & P. Basil (2020). Tarenna flava Alston (Rubiaceae): A New Record for Kerala from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats, India. Indian Forester 146(8): 780 – 781.

7. Basil, P. & K.A. Sujana (2020). Texas Sage. ENVIS Newsletter 25(1): 3.

8. Basil, P. & K.A. Sujana (2018). Beggar’s Bowl. ENVIS Newsletter 23(2): 3.

2. (Seminar/Conference/Workshop/Training/Exhibition

(a) National: Attended: ….;  Delivered (oral/poster): ......

(b) International: Attended: 02;  Delivered (oral/poster): 02

(c) Workshops attended: 02

1. Third Botanical Nomenclature Course organized by the Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore from 11.03.2019 to 15.03.2019 held at Coimbatore.

2. National Workshop on Taxonomy of Angiosperms: Field to Laboratory conducted by PSG Krishnammal College for Women, Peelamedu, Coimbatore from 9.12.2019 to 13.12.2019.

b.    Significant contributions (only in numbers)

(a) Novelties: 01

(b) New Reports: For state: 01

PROFILE

1.       Name of the Scientific Staff                                        : Dr. Ravichandran. V

3.       Designation (with department/unit/circle)             : Senior Preservation Assistant

4.       Date of Joining in BSI            

a.       As a Post-Doctoral Fellow                                    : 17.05.2017

b.      As a staff                                                               : 20.09.2021

5.       Total tenure in BSI (including fellowship tenure)     : 5 Years

6.       Field of work/specialisation                                      : Angiosperm Taxonomy

7.       Projects handled                                                         : GIS mapping of narrow                                                                                            endemic plants of Nilgiri                                                                                            Biosphere Reserve (AJCBPDF)

a.       Annual Action Plan                                             : Flora of Tamil Nadu on going

b.      Others

8.       Contribution

I.     Research

a.       Publication

i.          Book(s)/Chapters in Book(s)/Abstracts in Proceedings

ii.        Periodicals/Journals (only published/accepted)

1. Murugan, P., Ravichandran, V. and Murugan, C., 2021. Two new synonyms in the genus Indigofera (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae). Indian Journal of Forestry, 44(2), pp.68-71. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2022-Q0B739

2. R. Tharani, M. Murugesan, V. Ravichandran, B. Karthik and V. Anusuba 2021. Rediscovery of Impatiens laticornis C.E.C. Fisch.(Balsaminaceae), a stenoendemic and critically endangered species from Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, southern India. Nelumbo Vol 63 (2): (32-36). DOI: 10.20324/nelumbo/v63/2021/167714

3. M. Murugesan, R. Tharani, V. Ravichandran, B. Karthik and V. Anusuba 2021. Rediscovery of Bunium nothum (C.B. Clarke) P.K. Mukh. (Apiaceae),an endemic and critically endangered umbellifer after 137 years fromthe Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India. Vol. 121, No. 1.

4. Murugan, P., Ravichandran, V. and Murugan, C. 2021. Rediscovery of Ophiorrhiza incarnata C.E.C. Fisch. (Rubiaceae) from the Western Ghats of India after a lapse of 83 years. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 13, 7.  18953–18955. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5888.13.7.18953-18955.

5. Singh, R.K, Ravichandran, V & Murugan, C. 2020. On the identity and typification of Sonerila speciosa Zenker (Melastomatacae): a littleknown and narrow endemic species of Southern Western Ghats, India. NeBIO 11(2): 90-98.

6. V. Ravichandran, M. Murugesan & C. Murugan 2020. Eugenia bolampattiana (Myrtaceae), a new species fromthe Bolampatty Hills of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 72(1): 117–123. doi: 10.26492/gbs72(1).2020-11.

7. Ravichandran, V., Singh, R.K. & Murugan, C. 2020. Dipcadi coimbatorensis (Asparagaceae), a new species from the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India. Kew Bull 75, 16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-020-9873-7.

8. Arumugam, S., Kumar, K.S., Karthik, B. and Ravichandran, V. 2019. Cordia diffusa K.C. Jacob, the Kovai Manjack (Boraginaceae): a highly threatened steno-endemic species from Coimbatore City, Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 11, 14, 14870–14875. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5292.11.14.14870-14875.

9. Ravichandran, V., Manikandan, M. and Murugan, C., 2019. Rediscovery and Typification of Habenaria polyodon Hook. f., a little known narrow endemic orchid from Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Indian Journal of Forestry, 42(3), pp.231-233. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-4U20D0.

10. Murugesan M., Ravichandran V., Murugan C. & Arumugam S. 2019: Eugeniavelliangiriana (Myrtaceae), a new species from the Western Ghats, India, Webbia, DOI: 10.1080/00837792.2019.1605234.

11. V. Ravichandran, M. Manikandan & C. Murugan. 2019. Habenaria richardiana (Orchidaceae), a littleknown endemic orchid from Nilgiri BiosphereReserve (India). Richardiana. 3: pp.25-30.

12. Murugesan M., Ravichandran V., & Murugan C. 2019. A new species of Sonerila (Melastomataceae) from the Western Ghats of India. Phytotaxa 404(1):58. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.404.1.6.

13. S. Arumugam, V. Ravichandran , R. Manikandan and C. Murugan. 2018. budRediscovery and Lectotypification of Drypetes porteri(Putranjivaceae: Phyllanthoideae: Drypeteae), ANarrow Endemic and Endangered Species of theWestern Ghats, India. Nelumbo Vol 60 (1), (10-12). DOI : 10.20324/nelumbo/v60/2018/122552

2. (Seminar/Conference/Workshop/Training/Exhibition

(a) National: Attended: .............     ; Delivered (oral/poster): ..........

(b) International: Attended:           ........... ; Delivered (oral/poster): .........

b.    Significant contributions (only in numbers)

                                    (a) Novelties: 12

(b) Rediscoveries: 5

(c) New Reports: For country 1, for state 14, for southern Western Ghats, 1.

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