Scientist Profile
VINOD MAINA
FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: Ethnobotany and Higher plant taxonomy
SPECIAL INTEREST: Ethnobotany and Conservation
PRESENTLY WORKING ON FAMILY / TRIBE / GENUS OR FLORA OF (AREA):
- Flora of Navsari District, Gujarat.
- GIS mapping of EET (Endemic, Endangered and Threatened) species of Rajasthan
- Ex-situ conservation of RET and economically important species of the Arid region in the Experimental Garden of AZRC and documentation of phenological data on flowering & fruiting.
PHONE:0291-2740415; 2747163 (O); Mobile: +91 7725910930
E-MAIL: mainabsi[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in.
ON GOING OTHER PROJECTS:
- Principal Investigation Assistant to Botanical Garden Scheme sponsored by MoEF&CC: Ex-situ Conservation of Endemic and Threatened plants of Rajasthan and Gujarat.
COMPLETED PROJECTS:
- Ethnobotany of Dang District, Gujarat 2012-17.
- Ethnobotany of Junagarh district” (2011-14).
- Mangroves of Tamil Nadu (2006-08).
- Family Asclepiadaceae & Periplocaceae for Flora of Kerala (2003-05).
- Plant Resources study of Jarwa Reserve, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (2001-02).
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:
A. Research articles/papers:
1. C. S. PUROHIT, RAMESH KUMAR AND VINOD MAINA. 2017. A Note on the Occurrence of the Genus Porteresia Tateoka (Poaceae) in Gujarat.Indian J. Forestry 39(4): 377-380.
2. C. S. PUROHIT, RAMESH KUMAR AND VINOD MAINA. 2017. Rediscovery of Pavonia arabica var. massuriensis (Malvaceae) after sixty years. Phytotaxonomy 16: 35-37.
3. VINOD MAINA, RAMESH KUMAR AND RAVI PRASAD. 2017. Ethno-veterinary plants used by the tribal of Dang, Gujarat.Nelumbo 58: 119-125.
4. M.K. SINGHADIYA, ISHA PANDEY, VINOD MAINA, R.P. PANDEY AND PEDDY HARIKRISHNA (2016). Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Medicinal Plants used as Anti-psoriatic in Rajasthan. J. Non-Timber Forest Products 23(4): 225 – 232.
5. TAPAS CHAKRABARTY AND VINOD MAINA (2016). Vachellia hydaspica and V. Pseudoeburnea (Fabaceae: Mimosoidae) Synonymized under V. Eburnea. Phytotaxa 257(3): 297-299.
6. C.S. PUROHIT, RAMESH KUMAR AND VINOD MAINA 2016. Calligonum comosum L’Her. – a new record for India from Indian Desert. Keanean J. Sci. 5:53 – 56.
7. RAMESH KUMAR, VINOD MAINA AND C. S. PUROHIT. 2016. Alysicarpus roxburghianus Thoth. & Pramanik (Fabaceae) – New to Gujarat State. Indian J. Forestry 39(3): 291 – 292.
8. C.S. PUROHIT, RAMESH KUMAR AND VINOD MAINA. 2016. ‘Know Your Institutions – Botanical Survey of India, Arid Zone Regional Centre, Jodhpur’.Desert Environment News Letter, CAZRI. 17(4): 7 – 8.
9. C. S. PUROHIT, RAMESH KUMAR AND VINOD MAINA. 2016. An article entitled “Know Your Institutions – Botanical Survey of India, Arid Zone Regional Centre, Jodhpur” in Desert Environment News Letter (CAZRI) 17(4): 7 – 8.
10. VINOD MAINA, RAVI PRASADAND T. CHAKRABARTY. 2015. Antidiabetic plants used by the tribes and settlers of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Nelumbo 57: 75 – 81.
11. T. CHAKRABARTY AND VINOD MAINA. 2015. A Note on the Occurrence of Acacia colei (Legumonosae: Mimosoideae) in India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 39(1): 194 – 196.
12. M.K. SINGHADIYA, VINOD MAINA AND R.P. PANDEY. 2015. Withania coagulans (Stocks) Dunal – Arare Ethnomedicinal Plant in the Western Rajasthan Desert, India. J. Non –Timber Forest Products 22(1): 57 – 59.
13. S.L. MEENA, P. HARI KRISHNA, C.R. JHADHAV AND MAINA VINOD, 2014. A New Generic Record to the Flora of Gujarat State (India): Spigelia anthemia L. (Loganiaceae), J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 38(2). 340.
14. K. KARTHIGEYAN, VINOD MAINA, R. SUMATHI, J. JAYANTHI AND J.S. JALAL. 2014. Herbenaria osmastonii (Orchidaceae), A new Terrestrial orchid from Andaman Island, Phytotaxa 166(2): 150.
15. MAINA VINOD AND C.R. JADHAV. 2013. A New Record for the Flora of Gujarat, India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 37(1). 216.
16. MAINA VINOD AND S.L. MEENA. 2012. A New Record for the Flora of Gujarat, India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 36(1): 54-55.
17. PANDEY, R.P., S.L. MEENA, P.M. PADHYE, M.K. SINGHADIYA, VINOD MAINA AND V. SINGH. 2012. Conservation of a rare and threatened species Capparis cartilaginea Decne. (Capparaceae) in Gujarat State, India. Ind. Forest. 138(7): 589-592.
18. MAINA VINOD AND M.K. SINGHADIYA. 2011. Vitex trifolia L. (Verbinaceae) A New Record from Rajasthan. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 35(1): 82-84.
19. CHAKRABORTY, T., VINOD MAINA AND MARCEL TIGGA. 2007. Some unrecorded Medicinal Plant of the Jarawa Tribes of Andaman Islands. Bull. Bot. Surv. India 49(104): 233-234.
20. CHAKRABORTY, T., VINOD MAINA AND MARCEL TIGGA. 2006. Plants used in gathering honey by the Jarawas of Andaman Islands. Bull. Bot. Surv. India. 48(1-4): 205-206.
21. MAINA VINOD, 2006. The Ethno-medical plants among the Jarawa Aborigines in the Andaman Islands, in National Symposium on Current Trends in medicinal plants and herbal technology. (22-24 July 2006-Pondichery) Page No. 48, A. No. 25
22. GUPTA, R.K. AND VINOD MAINA. 2005. Chara corollin Willd. (Chlorophyceae) A new record from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 29(1): 215-216.
23. SUMUTHI, R., VINOD MAINA AND G.S. LAKARA. 2004. Thottea paucifida Ding Hou. (Aristolochiaceae) A new record for India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 101(1): P.P. 195-196.
24. JAYANTHI, J.R., R. SUMATHI, K. KARTHIGAYAN, VINOD MAINA AND P.V. SREEKUMAR. 2003. Mediniella quadrifolia (Blume) Blume, A new record for Indian from the great Nicobar Bioshphere Reserve. Indian J. Forestry 26(3): 284-285.
25. SUMATHI, R., VINOD MAINA AND P.V. SREEKUMAR. 2002. Calophyllum austro indicum Kosterm ex P. Stevens – A case of extended distribution. Indian Forester, Pp. 353-354.
26. MAINA VINOD, LALITHA VIJAYAN AND P.V. SREEKUMAR. 2001. A new species of ZeuxineLindl. (Orchidaceae) from Andaman Islands, India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 25(1): 21-23.
27. RAO, P.S.N., VINOD MAINA AND MARCEL TIGGA. 2001. Plants of sustenance among the Jarawa oborigines. Indian J. Forestry 24(1): 295-402.
28. SENANI, S., DEEPA BHARATHI AND VINOD MAINA. 2001. Plant biodiversity and Ethno-veterinary medicine in A & N Islands. J. Andaman Science Association (Special Issue) Vol. 17(1 & 2): 202.
29. MAINA VINOD, V. SAMPATH KUMAR AND P.V. SREEKUMAR, 2000. Porpax jerdoniana (Wight) Folfe – An addition to orchids of Andaman Islands. Indian J. Forestry 23(1): 116-117.
30. RAO. P.S.N. AND VINOD MAINA. 1999. A new hitherto unreported butterfly insect pathogen on a rare gymnosperm Cycas rumphii Miq. on the Andaman Island. Bull. Bot. Surv. Ind. 41(1-4): 191-195.
31. MAINA VINOD, P.S.N. RAO AND B.K. SINHA. 1998. A new record of Thrixpermum merguense (Hook.f.) Kuntze (Orchidaceae) from Nicobar Island. J. Bombay. Nat. Hist. Soc. 95(2): 375-376.
32. SINHA, B.K., VINOD MAINA AND P.M. PADHYE. 1996. Ethno-medicinal plant of Bay Island for skin care. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (Add. Series) 12: 375-380.
33. RAO, P.S.N., VINOD MAINA, B.K. SINHA, P.M. PADHYE AND MARCEL TIGGA. 1996. some hitherto unrecorded non indigenous tree species from Andaman & Nicobar Island. Indian J. Forestry 19(2): 191-193.
34. SINHA, B.K., VINOD MAINA AND P.S.N. RAO, 1988. A new species of Dendrobium (Orchidaceae) from Great Nicobar Islands, India. Nord. J. Bot. 18(1): 27-30.
B. Book chapters:
1. C.S. PUROHIT, RAMESH KUMAR, JITENDRA KUMAR SHUKLA AND VINOD MAINA 2017.Medicinal and Economic Importance of Rhododendron in Sikkim Himalaya: An overview. In: Advances in Ethnobotany. Satish Serial Publishing House, Delhi. pp. 361-380.
2. RAMESH KUMAR, C.S. PUROHIT AND VINOD MAINA 2017. Ethno-medicinal Plants of Meghalaya: An Account on Sustainable Utilization. In: Advances in Ethnobotany. Satish Serial Publishing House, Delhi. pp. 135-148.
3. C.S. PUROHIT, RAMESH KUMAR, VINOD MAINA AND D.K. AGARWALA 2017. Effect of Climate Change on the Phenological Behavior of Selected Orchid Species in Sikkim-Himalaya. In: Ecology and Environment. 108 – 113.
4. SREEKUMAR, P.V., R. SUMATHI AND VINOD MAINA. New Orchid findings of Andaman & Nicabar Islands- over a decade. Proceedings of the 3rd meeting of the Indian sub-continent Regional Orchid Specialist Group, Organised by Royal Society for Protection of Nature, Thimpu, Bhutan.
5. MAINA VINOD AND T. CHAKRABORTY. 2015. Plants Used For Adornment Among Jarawa Tribes of Andaman Islands. In: Recent Advances in Ethnobotany. 86-89.
6. MAINA VINOD AND T. CHAKRABORTY. 2012. Some uses of plants by the Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands unrecorded so far. In: Some aspects of costal Vegetation in India Including Andamans and Sunderbans. 170-171.
7. CHAKRABARTY, T., P.G. DIWAKAR AND VINOD MAINA. 2012. Floristic Diversity of the Jarawa Reserve of Andaman Island and Impact of Human Interference therein. In: Biodiversity of Indian Subcontinent.
8. V. SAMPATH KUMAR, VINOD MAINA AND R. SUMATHI. 2010. An Analysis of Floral Diversity in Volcanic Barren Island, Andaman, INDIA In: Recent Trends in Biodiversity of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 207- 214.
9. NATHAWAT, G.S. AND VINOD MAINA. 1988. Irrigation and human settlement in Sri Ganganagar District in Desert. Ecology 88. 250-272. Scientific Publishers (Book).
C. Popular articles:
1. TAPAS CHAKRABARTY AND VINOD MAINA (2016). Vachellia hydaspica and V. Pseudoeburnea (Fabaceae: Mimosoidae) Synonymized under V. Eburnea. Phytotaxa 257(3): 297-299.
2. MAINA VINOD AND T. CHAKRABORTY. 2012. Some uses of plants by the Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands unrecorded so far. In: Some aspects of costal Vegetation in India Including Andamans and Sunderbans. 170-171.
3. CHAKRABORTY, T., VINOD MAINA AND MARCEL TIGGA. 2006. Plants used in gathering honey by the Jarawas of Andaman Islands. Bull. Bot. Surv. India. 48(1-4): 205-206.
4. MAINA VINOD AND T. CHAKRABORTY. 2015. Plants Used For Adornment Among Jarawa Tribes of Andaman Islands. In: Recent Advances in Ethnobotany. 86-89.
5. MAINA VINOD, 2006. The Ethno-medical plants among the Jarawa Aborigines in the Andaman Islands, in National Symposium on Current Trends in medicinal plants and herbal technology. (22-24 July 2006-Pondichery) Page No. 48, A. No. 25
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS:
A. New taxa described: 03
i. Habenaria osmastonii Karthig, Maina, Sumathi, Jayanthi & Jalal
ii. Zeuxine dhanikhariana Maina, Lalitha & Sreek.
iii. Dendrobium shompenii B.K.Sinha & P.S.N.Rao
B. New distributional records to India and region:
New to India: 05 (Five) - Thottea paucifida Ding Hou.; Mediniella quadrifolia (Blume) Blume; Calophyllum austro indicum Kosterm ex P. Stevens; Calligonum comosum L’Her. & Calligonum crinitum Boiss.
New record for Gujarat: 02 (Two) - Alysicarpus roxburghianus Thoth. & Pramanik; Porteresia coarctata (Roxb.) Tateoka
C. Any other novelties:
- Co-coordinator GSDP Programme: Co-coordinate the GSDP Programme for Foundation and advance courses as per guidelines of Ministry of Environment, forest & Climate change, New Delhi.
- Team member of Jarwa Expedition organised by Andaman & Nicobar Islands Administration.
- An Officer on depeutation to initiated and undertaken the development work of Kalpong Botanic Garden, North Andaman.
- Floristic diversity of Aliya-bet, Bharuch, Gujarat (as desired by Director, BSI): 01 (one) Undertaken floristic & exploration tour to Aliya-bet, Bharuch, Gujarat and collected 146 field numbers of herbarium samples.
- Great Runn of Kuchh Biosphere Reserve, Gujarat (as desired by the Director, BSI): 01 (one) Undertaken tour to Great Runn of Kutchh Biosphere Reserve, Gujarat and collected relevant information for book chapter and also collected saplings of four plant species for conservation in Desert Botanic Garden, BSI, Jodhpur.
Dr. Sanjay Mishra
Dr. Sanjay Mishra
Scientist–C
FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: Taxonomy of Angiosperms, Family- Cyperaceae, Wetland Flora, Biodiversity Assessment and Conservation
SPECIAL INTEREST: Wetland Biodiversity
PRESENTLY WORKING ON FAMILY/TRIBE/GENUS OR FLORA OF AREA): Flora of India Vol: 18 (Famliy- Polemoniaceae, Hydrophyllaceae, Boraginaceae, Convolvulaceae, Cuscutaceae and Solanaceae
PHONE: 9415175182; 02912740415
E-MAIL: sanjaymishra[at]bsi[dot]gov[dot]in ; sanjayalld74[at]gmail[dot]com
ON GOING OTHER PROJECTS:
- Ex-situ conservation of RET and economically important species of the Arid region in the Experimental Garden of AZRC and documentation of phenological data on flowering & fruiting.
- Ex-situ conservation of Rare Endangered Threatened, Endemic & Economic plants of Rajasthan and Gujarat under ABG scheme (CO-PI).
COMPLETED PROJECTS:
1. Ex-situ conservation of RET species of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Collection, introduction and multiplication of Orchids at Dhanikhari Exp. Garden cum Arboretum (2017-2019): Established an orchidarium with 63 sp. found in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Multiplied some Rare, endangered and threatened orchids by the methods of multiplication by saplings, division of the bush, cuttings and producing plants from back bulbs.
2. Flora of Kyd, Pitman & James Islands, South Andaman (2015-2018): Four exploration tours were undertaken to unexplored Kyd, Pitman and James Island and 469 field numbers were identified into 386 species. Two distributional records for Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
3. Herbal garden of Andaman And Nicobar Islands (2017-2019): (Co-PI) Funded by National Medicinal Plant Board, New Delhi
4. Ex-situ conservation of RET species of Andaman & Nicobar Islands at Dhanikhari Experimental Garden cum Arboretum, and identification of unidentified angiosperm specimens in ANRC Herbarium (2015-2017): During the explorations seeds/seedlings of 103 species were collected and introduced in the Dhanikhari Experimental Garden cum Arboretum. 113 unidentified specimens of PBL were identified into 54 species.
5. Survey of two wetlands of Little Andaman Rabindra Nagar Dam Reservoir and Ramakrishna Dam Reservoir 2017-18: Total 214 plant species belonging to 111 families growing at the dam sites were identified and report submitted.
6. Assessment of sedges based on Micro-morphological characters, Food value and Potential role in Phytoremediation in wetlands of Uttar Pradesh (2013-2015): Uttar Pradesh State Biodiversity Board (UPSBB) FUNDED Project- Worked as RA; One new addition to region was made.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:
A. Research articles/papers:
· Mishra, S., Vivek C. P., Ekka, G.A., and Singh, L.J. (2019). Taxonomic notes on Grosourdya muriculata (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Vandeae: Aeridinae), a little known endemic orchid from the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 11(1) DOI: 10.11609/jott.3842.11.1.13162-13167.
· Mishra, S., Vivek C. P., Ekka, G.A., and Singh, L.J. (2017). Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) J. Presl & C. Presl and Eleocharis acutangula (Roxb.) Schult. (Cyperaceae): Two new distributional records for Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Tropical Plant Research 4(1): 77–80.
· Vivek C. P., Mishra, S., Ekka, G.A., and Singh, L.J. (2017). Taxonomic Study of Alternanthera Forssk. (Amaranthaceae) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Including New Record of Three Taxa of the Genus for the State Flora. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 41(1-2): 24-30.
· Vivek C. P., Mishra, S., Ekka, G.A., and Singh, L.J. (2017). Water snowflakes (Nymphoides indica), a case study with respect to the wetlands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Phytotaxonomy 17:50-54.
· Mishra, S., Vivek C. P. and Singh, L.J. (2016). Eleocharis spiralis (Rottb.) Roem. & Schult. (Cyperaceae): An Addition to the Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Tropical Plant Research 3(2): 289–291.
· Mishra, S., Vivek C. P. and Singh, L.J. (2016). Courtoisina cyperoides (Roxb.) Soják, (Cyperaceae): A New Distributional Record for Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Indian Journal of Forestry 39(2) 159-160.
· Mishra S., Tripathi DK, Hroudová Z, Chauhan DK (2015) A potential contribution of achene micromorphology and phytolith analysis in describing the systematics of genus Bolboschoenus from India. Plant Systematics and Evolution 301: 955–966.
· Tripathi, DK., Mishra, S., Chauhan DK .2015. Micronutrients and their diverse role in agricultural crops: advances and future prospective. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 07/2015; 37(7):1-14. DOI:10.1007/s11738-015-1870-3
· Behera S. K., Mishra, S. and Singh, L.J. (2015). Adiantum latifolium Lam. (Adiantaceae) – An addition to the Fern flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Geophytology 45(2): 261-264.
· Mishra, S. and Narain, S. 2014. - Aquatic and marshy angiospermic diversity of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Indian Journal of Plant Science 3(2):63-75
· Tripathi, A., Mishra, S., Chauhan, D.K. 2014 -Island biodiversity and their threats. Proceedings of National conference on island biodiversity, UP State Biodiversity Board, Lucknow. 158-159.
· Mishra, S., Chauhan, D. K. 2013 Role of sedges (Cyperaceae) in wetlands and their economic, ethnobotanical, importance. Proceedings of UPSBB on Water and Biodiversity.1:61-70
· Tripathi, D.K., Mishra, S., Chauhan, D.K. and Tiwari, S.P. 2012 - Typological and Frequency Based Study of Opaline Silica (Phytolith) Deposition in Two Common Indian Sorghum L. Species- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences. DOI 10.1007/s40011-012-0066-5.Springer-Verlag.
· Mishra, S. and Narain, S. 2010. - Floristic and ecological studies of Bakhira wetland, U.P. - Indian Forester 136. (3): 375-381.
· Narain, S. and Mishra, S. 2008. - A list of Aquatic & Marshy Plants of Bundelkhand Region (U. P.). Indian Journal of Forestry 31 (2): 301-308.
· Kumar, P., Mishra, S. and Narain, S. 2008. - Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. - An Addition to Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Indian Botanical Society 87. (3 & 4): 285-286.
· Lata, K., Mishra, S. and Narain, S. 2008. - Notes on occurrence of Synedrella vialis (Less.) A. Gray in Uttar Pradesh, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32. (3): 610-612.
· Kumar, P., Mishra, S. and Narain, S. 2008. - Extended Distribution of Rare and Little Known Ranunculus cantoniensis DC. - In Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Phytological Research 21. (1): 147-148.
· Narain, S. and Mishra, S. 2006. - First report of Ceratophyllum submersum L. from Gangetic Plain. Rheedea 16 (2): 115.
B. Book chapters:
· Singh, L.J., Mishra, S. and Ekka, G.A. (2018). Plant Genetic Diversity of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 2017.In: K. Ravichandran, D. M. Shukla &Tarun Coomar (eds.), 50 Years of Indian Forest Service, Department of Environment and Forests, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Souvenir 50-56.
· Singh, L.J., Mishra, S., Vivek, C. P. and Ekka, G.A. (2018). Systematic Account of Family Musaceae in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, In: Chourasia, H.K., Mishra, D.P. (Eds.), Plant Systematics and Biotechnology: Challenges and Opportunities. Today and tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi. 473-483.
· Singh, L.J., Ekka, G.A.and Mishra, S. (2016). Ethnobotanical uses of plants in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, In: Chourasia, H.K. & Roy, A.K. (Eds.), Conservation, Cultivation, Diseases and Therapeutic Importance of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. 2016 Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi. 165-179.
· Mishra, S., Tripathi, A., Tripathi, DK. and Chauhan DK.( 2015). Role of Sedges (Cyperaceae) in Wetlands, Environmental cleaning and as Food material: Possibilities and Future Prospective. Plant-Environment Interaction: Responses and Approaches to Mitigate Stress (Edited by- Mohamed Mahgoub Azooz and Parvaiz Ahmad,- Wiley publication).
· Mishra, S., Ekka, G.A., Ranjan,V. and Singh, L.J. (2016). Role of DEGCA, BSI Garden in Conservation of Medicinal Plant Diversity of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. In: Chourasia, H.K. (ed.), Conservation of Medicinal Plants Conventional and Modern Approaches. 95-108.
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS:
B. New distributional records to India and region:
1. Ceratophyllum submersum L. from Gangetic Plain
2. Bolboschoenus glaucus (Lam.) S.G. Smith for Gangetic plain
