Scientist Profile

Dr. Nripemo Odyuo

Scientist ‘E’

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION : Forest Ecology, Floristics

SPECIAL INTEREST : Floristics

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

: Flora of Nagaland

ON GOING OTHER PROJECTS :

CoPI of National Mission on Himalayan Studies, MoEF & CC funded Project “Conservation of Threatened Plants in Indian Himalayan Region: Recovery and Capacity building (from September 2018- ongoing).

COMPLETED PROJECTS:

1. Flora of Nagaland (2016-2021 ongoing): So far 6 field tours conducted and collected 2006 specimens, 925 sp[ecies of live plants.

2. Flora of Eastern Nagaland (Mon, Tuensang, Longlen & Kiphirie Districts): 2014-2019:

3. Flora of Ranga, Kakoi and Dullung Reserve Forest, North Lakhimpur, Assam (2012-2014): 345 taxa documented.

4. Flora of Pabha Reserve Forest, North Lakhimpur, Assam (2010-2012): 117 taxa documented.

5. Deployed to Botanic Garden of Indian Republic, Noida (2008-10): Plant seedlings/ saplings procurement tours, Seed Bank Development programme, Seed germination of indigenous/ threatened plants already introduced/ planned to be introduced in BGIR, Noida, Development of Database of seeds, Maintenance of Orchid section.

6. Flora of Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram: (2005-08): 530 taxa were documented. Two new species were discovered from the study area.

6. Flora of Mt. Saramati Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagaland (2003-2004): 278 taxa were documented. One new genera and one new record for India wrere published.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

A. Research articles/papers: In descending order

1. ODYUO, N., DILIP KUMAR ROY, AVISHEK BHATTACHARJEE & PAUL ORMEROD. 2019. Rhomboda monensis (Orchidaceae), a new species of terrestrial orchid from India. Phytotaxa 405 (1): 061–064.

2. ODYUO, N., DILIP KR. ROY AND ASHIHO A. MAO. 2019. Zingiber dimapurense (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Nagaland,Iindia. NeBIO 10(2): 59-65.

3. ODYUO, N., D.K. ROY, CHALBASSON LYNGWA AND ASHIHO A. MAO. 2019. Zingiber perenense, a new species in Zingiber section Cryptanthium (Zingiberaceae) from Nagaland, India. Thailand Natural History Museum Journal 13(1): 1-10. 2019.

4. ODYUO, N., D.K. ROY, RANJIT DAIMARY, ASHIHO ASOSII MAO AND CHAYA DEORI. 2019. Porpax lanii (Orchidaceae): A new addition to the orchid flora of India. J. Jpn. Bot. 94(1): 47-50.

5. ODYUO, N., D.K. ROY, CHAYA DEORI AND ASHIHO ASOSII MAO. 2019. Two new additions to the orchid flora of India from Nagaland. J. Jpn. Bot. 94(1): 51-55. 2

6. DAIMARY, R. AND N. ODYUO. 2018. Distributional note on two Hedychium species from Nagaland, India. JNTFP 25(3) 135-136.

7. ODYUO, N., D.K. ROY, C. DEORI, AND R. DAIMARY. 2018. Cheirostylis tabiyahanensis (Hayata) N. Pearce & P. J. Cribb (ORCHIDACEAE). A new Addition to the Orchid Flora of India. MIOS Journal 19(10): 2-6.

8. ODYUO, N., D. K. ROY & A. A. MAO. 2018. Tupistra nagarum (Asparagaceae), a new species from Nagalans, North East India. Nelumbo 60(1): 1-5.

9. ODYUO, N., B.K. SINHA, MURUGESAN, M & A. UDDIN. 2018. A new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae) from Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram, India. Pleione 12(1): 99-104.

10. ODYUO, N. & D. K. ROY.2018. Pyrenaria diospyricarpa var. camelliiflora (Theaceae – Theoideae): an addition to the flora of India. Nelumbo 60(1): 6-9.

11. ODYUO, N., R. DAIMARY, D. K. ROY, A. A. MAO AND C. DEORI. 2017. Additions to the Orchid Flora of Nagaland, India. L’Orchidophile 215: 349-359.

12. ODYUO, N., DILIP KR. ROY & LEONID V. AVERYANOV. 2017. Gleadovia konyakianorum (Orobanchaceae), a new species from Nagaland, India. Phytotaxa 326 (4): 274–278.

13. ODYUO, N., AND D.K. ROY. 2017. Recollection of Pyrenaria khasiana (Theaceae) in India after more than a century, In: P. Medhi & H. Roy (eds.) Compendium on Botanical Research in Eastern India. Publisher, Guwahati. Pp. 320-326.

14. ODYUO, N., AND DILIP KR. ROY. Hedychium chinmeianum (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Nagaland, India. Telopea (2017).N. Odyuo, Dilip Kr. Roy and Leonid V. Averyanov. A new species of the genus Rohdea Roth (Asparagaceae) from North East India

15. ODYUO, N., C. DEORI AND R. DAIMARY. 2017. Dendrobium tuensangense, a new species of Orchidaceae from Nagaland, Northeast India.Phytotaxa 311(2): 185-189.

16. ODYUO, N., DILIP KR. ROY, & LEONID V. AVERYANOV. 2017. Rohdea extrorsandra (Asparagaceae), a new species from north-eastern India. Phytotaxa 309 (3): 283–287.

17. ODYUO, N., AND D.K. ROY. 2017. Notes on recollection and extended distribution of Rhynchotechum alternifolium C.B. Clarke (Gesneriaceae) in Eastern Himalaya, Bhutan. International Journal of Environment 6(2): 1-8.

18. ROY D.K., N. ODYUO AND LEONID V. AVERYANOV. 2017. Tupistra ashihoi (Asparagaceae), a new species from north-eastern India.Phytotaxa305 (1): 052–056.

19. KRISHNA UPADHAYA, AABID HUSSAIN MIR, DILIP KUMAR ROY AND NRIPEMO ODYUO. 2016. A New Species of Pyrenaria (Theaceae-Theoideae) from Northeast India. Telopea 20: 47–52.

20. ODYUO, N., R. DAIMARY AND C. DEORI. 2016. Liparis formosana (Orchidaceae)-A New Addition to the Orchid Flora of India. J. Jpn. Bot. 92(1): 53–56.

21. AABID HUSSAIN MIR, KRISHNA UPADHAYA, N. ODYUO, B.K. TIWARI. 2017. Rediscovery of Magnolia rabaniana (Magnoliaceae): A threatened tree species of Meghalaya, northeast India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity xxx: 1-5.

22. ODYUO, N., D.K. ROY & H.B. KHAMDI. 2016. Molineria fakimense (Hypoxidaceae), a new species from Nagaland, India. Rheedea 26(2): 49–53.

23. ODYUO, N., AND D.K. ROY. 2017. Pyrenaria khasiana R.N. Paul var. lakhimpurense (Theaceae), a new variety from Assam, India. Taiwania 62(1): 29‒32.

24. ODYUO, N., D.K. ROY & R. DAIMARY. 2016. Notes on two less known Molineria recently collected from Northeast India. Keanean Journal of Science. 5: 33-40.

25. ODYUO, N., CHAYA DEORI & RANJIT DAIMARY. 2016. Coelogyne calcicola: an addition to the flora of India. Richardiana 16: 343 – 346.

26. ODYUO, N., CHAYA DEORI AND DILIP KR. ROY. 2016. Oberonia pumilio Rchb.f.- A new addition to the orchid flora of Meghalaya. NeBIO 7(2): 42 - 44.

27. ODYUO, N., CHAYA DEORIAND RANJIT DAIMARY. 2016. Panisea panchaseensis (Orchidaceae): an addition to the flora of India. Richardiana 16: 141-145.

28. GOGOI, R., NRIPEMO ODYUO AND RANJIT DAIMARY. 2015. Impatiens parkinsonii C.E.C. Fisch. (Balsaminaceae), a new addition to flora of India and notes on its typification. Telopea 18: 383-387.

29. ODYUO, N., DILIP KR. ROY, SANTANU DEY AND A. A. MAO. 2015. Sauromatum horsfieldii (Araceae – Areae): an addition to the Flora of India. Telopea 18: 227-232

30. DEORI C., N. ODYUO & A.A. MAO. 2015. Pennilabium labanyaeanum (Orchidaceae), a new species from Meghalaya, Northeast India. Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 67(1): 143–149.

31. ODYUO, N., CHAYA DEORI1 AND RAJIB GOGOI. 2015. Rediscovery of Impatiens khasiana Hook.f. after more than a century. Telpoea 18: 85-89.

32. ODYUO, N., D. K. ROY, CHAYA DEORI AND RANJIT DAIMARY. 2013. Recollection of Epigenium treutleri (Hook.f.) Ormerod from Assam, India. Rheedea 23(2): 98-101

33. ODYUO, N., DILIP KR. ROY AND RANJIT DAIMARY. 2013. Recollection of three less known endemic angiosperms in Assam, India and their present status. Indian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Life Sciences 3(3): 36-38.

34. DEORI C. AND N. ODYUO. 2012. Cleisostoma tenuifolium (L.) Garay, a new record to Northeast India from Arunachal Pradesh. J. Orchid Soc. India 26(1-2): 59-61.

35. PANDAY, S., B. K.SINHA AND N.ODYUO. 2012. Phryma leptostachya L. (Phrymaceae) and Fissistigma bicolor Merr. (Annonaceae): addition to the flora of Mizoram. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 36(4): 691-692.

36. ODYUO, N., D. K. ROY, CHAYA DEORI AND RANJIT DAIMARY. 2013. Ceratostylis radiata (Orchidaceae) - A new record to Indian flora. Rheedea 23(1): 43-45.

37. ROY, D.K. AND N. ODYUO. 2013. Less known herbal remedy for Gastritis used in Lakhimpur District of Assam, India. Journal of Non-Forest Products 20(1): 59-60.

38. PANDAY, S.,DILIP KR. ROY, N. ODYUO AND B. K. SINHA. 2012. Notes on a little known genus Ancistrocladus Wallich ex Wight & Arnott [Ancistrocladaceae] from Northeast India Pleione 6(2): 336 - 340.

39. ODYUO, N., D.K. ROY AND C.R FRASER-JENKINS. 2012. Asplenium aethiopicum - A New Distributional Record for Northern India. Taiwania, 57(4): 403–405.

40. ROY, D.K., ASHOKE KR. DAS AND N. ODYUO. 2011. Notes on Geophila reniformis D. Don (Rubiaceae): a rare, little known wild herb of Assam, India. Pleione 5(1): 185 – 187.

41. SINHA, B.K. AND N. ODYUO. 2011. Notes on some rare and less known plants from Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram. Phytotaxonomy 10: 9-16.

42. SINHA, B.K. AND N. ODYUO. 2010. A new distributional record for Hyptis capitata Jaq. (Labiatae) from Mizoram (North East India). J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 34(2): 295-297.

43. SINHA, B.K. AND N. ODYUO. 2009. On collection of Jasminnum listeri King ex J.G. Sm. – A critically endangered species from Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram. JNTFP 16 (3): 215-216.

44. SINHA, B.K. AND N. ODYUO. 2009. New distributional record of a rare species of Epithema (E. Carnosum Benth.) from Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram. Phytotaxonomy 9: 97-98.

45. ODYUO, N., AND B.B.T. THAM. 2008. Dampa Tiger Reserve. In Floristic Diversity of Tiger Reserves of India. BSI, Kolkata. pp. 394 – 415.

46. MAO, A.A. AND N. ODYUO. 2007. Traditional fermented foods of the Naga tribes of Northeastern, India. Indian J. Traditional Knowledge 6(1):37-41.

47. PHUKAN, S.J. AND N. ODYUO. 2006 Addition to Indian Orchid Flora – Cleisostoma duplicilobum (J.J. Sm.) Garay from Nagaland. Bull. Bot. Surv. India. Vol. 48,Nos. 1-4: pp. 219-222.

48. ODYUO, N., AND B.K. SINHA. 2006. Melocanna baccifera (Roxb.) Kurz: A wonder Grass in North Eastern India. J. Non. Timber Forest Products. Vol. 13(2): 129-130.

49. PHUKAN, S.J. AND N. ODYUO. 2006. Penkimia nagalandensis- A new genus and species from India. The Orchid Review 114: 330-331.

B. Books: 1

ASHIHO A. MAO, N. ODYUO, D. VERMA AND P. Singh. 2017. Checklist of Flora of Nagaland. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata.

C. Book chapters: 3

1. DEORI, C AND N. ODYUO. 2019. Orchid Diversityof Meghalaya,Northeast Indiaand its Conservation. In Recent Discoveries in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Northeast India. Edited by Bapan Banik. Eastern Book House, Publisher India. Chapter 5.Pp.41-49.

2. UPADHAYA, K., H. CHOUDHARY AND N. ODYUO. 2012. “Floristic Diversity of Northeast India and its Conservation”, in RK Mandal (ed.), Biodiversity and Ecology. Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, pp. 61-71.

3. ODYUO, N., K. UPADHAYA AND S.A. JAMIR. 2012. “Mount Saramati: Ideal Site for Biodiversity Conservation and Ecotourism in Nagaland, Northeast India”, in RK Mandal (ed.), Biodiversity and Ecology. Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, pp. 72-81.

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS:

A. New taxa described: 16

1. Penkimia nagalandensis Phukan and Odyuo

2. Tupistra nagarum N. Odyuo, D. K. Roy & A. A. Mao,

3. Gleadovia konyakianorum N. Odyuo & D.K. Roy. & Aver.

4. Dendrobium tuensangense N. Odyuo & C. Deori

5. Hedychium chinmeianum N. Odyuo & D.K. Roy

6. Tupistra ashihoi D.K.Roy, N.Odyuo & Aver.

7. Rohdea extrorsandra N. Odyuo, D.K. Roy & Aver.

8. Arthromeris crassirhizoma Fraser-Jenk., N. Odyuo & D.K. Roy

9. Diplazium nagalandicum Fraser-Jenk., N. Odyuo & D.K. Roy

10. Pennilabium labanyaeanum C.Deori, N.Odyuo & A.A.Mao

11. Pyrenaria cherrapunjeana Mir.

12. Molineria fakimense N. Odyuo, D.K. Roy & Khamdi:

13. Zingiber dimapurense N.Odyuo, D.K.Roy & A.A.Mao,

14. Begonia dampae N. Odyuo., B.K. Sinha1, Murugesan, M2 and A. Uddin

15. Zingiber perenense N. Odyuo, D.K. Roy, Chalbasson Lyngwa and Ashiho A. Mao

16. Rhomboda monensis N. Odyuo, D.K Roy, Av. Bhattacharjee & Ormerod

New variety: 1

Pyrenaria khasiana R.N. Paul var. lakhimpurense N. Odyuo & D.K. Roy

B. New distributional records to India and region:

New reocord for India: 12

1. Cleisostoma duplicilobum (J.J. Sm.) Garay

2. Ceratostylis radiata J.J.Sm.

3. Sauromatum horsfieldii Miq.

4. Impatiens parkinsonii C.E.C. Fisch.

5. Panisea panchaseensis Subedi

6. Coelogyne calcicolaKerr

7. Liparis formosana Rchb.f.

8. Pyrenaria diospyricarpa var. camelliiflora (Kurz) S.X. Yang

9. Cheirostylis tabiyahanensis (Hayata) N.Pearce & P.J.Cribb

10. Porpax lanii Seidenf.

11. Oberonia gigantea Fukuy.

12. Sarcoglyphis mirabilis (Rchb. f.) Garay

New to NE India: 2

1. Cleisostoma tenuifolium (L.) Garay

2. Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Bech.

C. Any other novelties:

Rediscovery: 5

1. Impatiens parkinsonii C.E.C.Fisch.

2. Impatiens khasiana Hook.f. i

3. Magnolia rabaniana(Hook.f. & Thomson) D.C.S.Raju & M.P.Nayar

4. Pyrenaria khasiana R.N. Paul

5. Epigeneium treutleri (Hook.f.) Ormerod

Dr. R. Manikandan

Scientist- E

Name of the Scientific Staff : Dr. R. MANIKANDAN

Designation (with department/unit/circle) : Scientist-‘E’

Date of Joining in BSI

As a Research Fellow : 09.08.1999

As a staff : 04.04.2005

Total tenure in BSI (including fellowship tenure) : 21 years

Field of work/specialisation : Angiosperm Taxonomy, Floristic studies

Projects handled : Two

Annual Action Plan : An Assessment Floristic Diversity of Cauvery north ildlife sanctuary, Tamil Nadu [In House]

Others : Reinvestigation of Flora of Gulf of Mannar Biosphere reserve after Tsunami [Funded Project:]

Contribution

Research

Publication

Book(s)/Chapters in Book(s)/Abstracts in Proceedings: 4 No.

1. Manikandan, R and P. Lakshiminarasimhan, 2013. Flora of Rajiv Gandhi National Park, Karnataka, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. ISBN: 81-8171-050-1

2.1 Manikandan R. 2015. Floristic Diversity of the family Asteraceae from Karnataka State. High. Pl. Ind. Subcont. 11: 1-128. ISBN: 978-81-211-0908-6

2.2. Manikandan, R. and S.K. Srivastava, 2015. Family Lamiaceae in Jammu & Kashmir, India. High. Pl. Ind. Subcont. 11: 129-176. ISBN: 978-81-211-0908-6

2.3. Manikandan, R., S.K. Srivastava and K. Chandrasekar, 2015. The family Scrophulariaceae in Jammu & Kashmir, India. High. Pl. Ind. Subcont. 11: 177-230. ISBN: 978-81-211-0908-6

3. Manikandan, R & Bipin Balodi, 2017. Flora of Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttarakhand (in press).

ii. Book Chapters: 3

1. Manikandan, R. 2018. ‘Invasive Alien Species of Asteraceae from Uttarakhand'. In: Angiosperm systematics: Recent trends and emerging issues. Felicitation Volume in Honour of Dr. Tariq Husain (Ed.- Priyanka Agnihotri & J.S. Khuraijam). Pg. 1-24. [with Deepika, C. Murugan]

2. Manikandan, R. 2018. Aquatic Angiosperm Diversity in Dehradun District. In: Angiosperm systematics: Recent trends and emerging issues. Felicitation Volume in Honour of Dr. Tariq Husain (Ed.- Priyanka Agnihotri & J.S. Khuraijam). Pg. 303-362.[with Dipti Dey, K. Chandrasekar].

3. Manikandan, R. 2019. Flowering Plants of Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Himalaya – With Emphasis on High Altitude Threatened Medicinal Plants. CRC press [with C. Murugan, Nithya,S.P.., Mehaladevi, R]

iii. Book/checklist/manuscript submitted:

1. V.P. Prasad, C.R. Jadhav & Manikandan, R. 2008. Flowering Plants of Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary, Thane District, Maharashtra - completed and submitted the manuscript for publication.

2. Manikandan, R. 2008. The family Asteraceae (90 genera, 193 species including 8 varieties, 1 subspecies and 19 cultivated species) for Flora of Karnataka-completed and submitted the manuscript for publication.

3. Manikandan, R. 2010-11. Flora of Jammu and Kashmir, Vol. 4 [Lamiaceae (170 species), Santalaceae (4 species), Lauraceae (8 species) and Elaeagnaceae (5 species], Scrophulariaceae (34 genera, 145 species, including 9 subspecies, 8 varieties and 10 cultivated species] completed and submitted the manuscript for publication.

4. Manikandan, R. 2012. Flora of Uttarakhand, Vol. 2- [Families from Hydrangeaceae to Toricelliaceae (c 356 species)] completed the manuscript and submitted for publication.

5. Manikandan, R. 2013. Flora of Uttarakhand, Vol. 4 [Scrophulariaceae (39 genera, 142 species, including 8 subspecies, 4 varieties and 10 cultivated species] completed and finalized the manuscript for publication.

6. Manikandan, R. 2017. Flora of Uttarakhand Vol. 5 [Amaryllidaceae, Lemnaceae to Eriocaulceae (64 species)] completed the manuscript and submitted for publication.

7. Manikandan, R. 2017. Flora of Sonanadi Wildlife sanctuary, Western Himalaya- submitted manuscript in book format.

8. Manikandan, R. 2019. The family Apiaceae, Part-2 for Flora of India, vol. 11 (264 species) completed and submitted for publication.

i. Periodicals/Journals (only published/accepted): Research papers: 61 including 9 Hindi articles/9 proceedings and 6 abstracts

ii. Seminar/Conference/Workshop/Training/Exhibition:

(a) National: Attended: 7; Delivered (oral/poster): 7 Oral

(b) International: Attended: 3;Delivered (oral/poster): 5 incl. 1 poster

b. Significant contributions (only in numbers)

(a) Novelties: 3; (b) Rediscoveries: 1; (c) New Reports: 20

c. Others

(i). Awards/Memberships: Life member in Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT); b. Life member in Angiosperm Plant Taxonomy (APT).

(ii.) Editor/Reviewer (Books/Periodicals/Ph.D. Theses): 14 [9-Indian Forester, 4-Phytotaxonomy; 1- J. Bangladesh; 1- Current Science]; Reviewed Ph.D. Thesis: 3 [Ethno-medicinal studies].

(iii) As supervisor (supervising scholars for the award of Ph.D. only): 3

Administrative

1. As DDO: As DDO for funded project

2. Technical: Functioned as In-charge of Technical section, Botanic Garden, Herbarium, Up keeping Office.

3. Others: Any other duties assigned by HoO from time to time

Dr. David Lalsama Biate

Scientist–D

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: Molecular Taxonomy

SPECIAL INTEREST: Plant Molecular Taxonomy and Systematics; Cryptic species, Endemic species

PRESENTLY WORKING ON FAMILY / TRIBE / GENUS OR FLORA OF (AREA): Flora of Nagaland; Cryptic species, Endemic species of NE India

PHONE : 9434879496

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

ONGOING EXTERNALLY FUNDED PROJECTS:

1. DST-SERB funded project on "Herbarium-derived DNA Barcode Library of Gymnosperms and Phylogenomics of Selected Gymnosperms of NE India"

2.National Mission on Himalayan Studies funded Project “Conservation of Threatened Plants in Indian Himalayan Region: Recovery and Capacity building” (Co-Investigator)

COMPLETED PROJECTS:

1. Flora of Sikkim: Family – Onagraceae (2015 – 2017; Jointly with Dr. Dinesh K. Agrawala)

2. Red listing of Orchids of Eastern Himalaya as per IUCN Criteria (2013 – 2019; Jointly with Dr. Dinesh K. Agrawala)

3. Inventurization of floristic diversity in and around Khecheopalri lake, West Sikkim (2017; funded by Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim)

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

Research articles/papers:

Research articles

Biate, D. L., & Agrawala, D. K. (2020). Rediscovery of Epilobium trichophyllum Hausskn.: a rare and endemic plant from Sikkim Himalaya, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 12(4), 15518-15521.
David L. Biate, Subarna Hajong, G. D. Harish, Khumuckcham Sangeeta Devi and Odyuo, N. (2019). Agro-morphological and Palynological studies in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) accessions from Northeast India. Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci. 8(12): 2945-2953.
Biate D. L & Misra A. K. (2013). DNA cassette for detection and IPR protection of transgenic Cyanobacteria and Rhizobium strains. Indian Journal of Biotechnology 12:103-108
Mayashree B.S, Nongrum N.A, Nongbri B.B, Bhattacharjee A, Biate D.L, Misra A.K (2011). Molecular Identification and Characterization of a Rice Field Cyanobacterium for its Possible Use as Biofertilizer in Acidic Environment. Research & Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology Virology. 1(3) 1-12 ISSN: 2230 – 9853
Yanthan M, Biate D.L, Misra A.K (2011). Taxonomic resolution of actinorhizal Myrica species from Meghalaya (India) through nuclear rRDNA sequence analyses. Functional Plant Biology. 38(9) 738-746
Pandey A.K, Ali M.A, Biate D.L, Misra A.K (2009). Molecular systematics of Aralia-Panax complex (Araliaceae) in India based on ITS sequences of nrDNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences. 79:255-261.

Abstracts Published

· BIATE D.L AND AGRAWALA D. K 2018. Molecular data in deconstructing species complex in Orchids for the Souvenir of “National Seminar on Himalayan Plant Diversity: Taxonomy, Conservation and Sustainable Utilization” to held from 08-09th March 2018 organized by BSI, ERC, Shillong.

· BIATE D.L AND AGRAWALA D. K, PRADHAN S 2017. Floristic Diversity of Khecheopalri Lake Area, West Sikkim at the National Symposium on “Current Trends in Research in Biotic Systems” during June 29-30, 2017 at North Eastern Hill University, Shillong.

· BIATE D.L AND AGRAWALA D. K 2017. Enumeration of family Onagraceae of Sikkim, India. In National Seminar on “Understanding Himalayan Phytodiversity in a Changing Climate” held during 9-10 March, 2017 at Gangtok

· BIATE D.L AND AGRAWALA D. K 2017. Dichotomy in the flowering of Onagraceae of Sikkim. In National Seminar on “Understanding Himalayan Phytodiversity in a Changing Climate” held during 9-10 March, 2017 at Gangtok

· HAJONG S, AGRAWALA D.K, BIATE D.L AND MISRA A.K 2017. Taxonomic studies on the genus Neottianthe Schltr. (Orchidaceae) in India. In National Seminar on “Understanding Himalayan Phytodiversity in a Changing Climate” held during 9-10 March, 2017 at Gangtok

B. Book chapters:

BIATE D. L, KUMARI A, ANNAPURNA K, VITHALKUMAR L, RAMADOSS D, REDDY K K, NAIK S 2014. Legume root exudates: Their role in symbiotic interactions. In: Plant Microbes Symbiosis: Applied Facets. (Eds. Naveen Arora). Springer Verlag Publications. Pp: 259-271DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-2068-8_13. Print ISBN 978-81-322-2067-1/Online ISBN 978-81-322-2068-8
BIATE D. L, VITHALKUMAR L, RAMADOSS D, KUMARI A, NAIK S, REDDY K K, ANNAPURNA K 2014.Genetic Diversity of Soybean Root Nodulating Bacteria. In: Bacterial Diversity in Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Development and Biodiversity. (Eds.D K. Maheshwari). Springer Verlag Publications. Volume 1. pp: 131-145. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-05936-5_5. Print ISBN 978-3-319-05935-8/Online ISBN 978-3-319-05936-5
BIATE D. L AND MISRA A. K 2006. Molecular markers in assessment of genetic diversity. In: Ecology, Diversity and Conservation of Plants and Ecosystems in India. Pandey, H. N. and Barik S. K.(Eds) Regency Publications, New Delhi. pp: 335-343. ISBN 10: 8189233440 ISBN 13: 9788189233440

C. Popular articles:

· BIATE, D.L 2017. The fascinating world of plants. In the souvenir (p. 26-28) of the C.H.T Synod Higher Secondary School 1st Alumni Meet held on 10th October, 2016 at Haflong, Assam.

D. Scientific Report:

· BIATE D.L AND AGRAWALA D. K 2018. Inventurization of floristic diversity in and around Khecheopalri lake, West Sikkim: A Scientific report. Published by Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim.

Dr. R. Kottaimuthu

Scientist - C

NAME: Dr. R. KOTTAIMUTHU

DESIGNATION : SCIENTIST - C

YEAR OF BIRTH: 1982

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: FLOWERING PLANTS

SPECIAL INTEREST: TAXONOMY OF LEGUMES

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

PHONE: --, Mobile Number: +91 9655860210

E-MAIL: kottaimuthu@yahoo.co.in; rkmlegumes@gmail.com

ON GOING OTHER PROJECTS:

COMPLETED PROJECTS:

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

A. Research articles/papers:

MURUGAN, P., R. KOTTAIMUTHU AND C. MURUGAN 2022. Nomenclature and typification of thirty-five names in Rubiaceae of Southern Western Ghats, India. Gard. Bull. Singapore 74(2): 257–274.

RAJASEKAR, C., G. AAZHIVAENDHAN, R. RAJENDRAN, T. SENTHILKUMAR AND R. KOTTAIMUTHU 2022. Schoenorchis manilaliana M.Kumar & Sequiera (Orchidaceae): New to flora of Tamil Nadu, India. Pl. Sci. Today 9(sp. 1): 19–20.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., C. RAJASEKAR, A. NARMADHAI NAACHIYAAR AND R. RAJENDRAN 2022. Mysore Grass Lily Iphigenia mysorensis Arekal & S.N.Ramaswamy (Colchiaceae), a new record for the Flora of Tamil Nadu, India. Indian J. Forest. 44(3): 122–124.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., M. VIMALA, K. RAJENDRAN AND M. JOTHI BASU 2022. First record of the genus Eleutheranthera (Asteraceae) for Eastern Ghats, India. Indian J. Forest. 44(3): 109–111.

RAJENDRAN, R., R. RAJESH, C. RAJASEKAR AND R. KOTTAIMUTHU 2021. Drimia raogibikei (Hemadri) Hemadri (Asparagaceae: Scilloideae): Addition to the monocots of Tamil Nadu, India. Asian J. Conservation Biol. 10(2): 334–336.

RAJASEKAR, C., V. DHAARANI AND R. KOTTAIMUTHU 2021. Datura discolor Bernh. (Solanaceae), a new record for Tamil Nadu, India. Nelumbo 63(2): 80–82.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. AND M. JOTHI BASU 2021. A new replacement name for Eriobotrya integrifolia Aver. (Rosaceae). Kew Bull. 76(4): 859.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., M. V. KRISHNARAJ, C. RAJASEKAR AND R. SILAMBARASAN 2021. Notes on distribution of Tephrosia noctiflora (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) in India. J. Jap. Bot. 96(6): 341–345.

DESHMUKH, U. B. AND R. KOTTAIMUTHU 2021. A new replacement name for Gentianella scopulorum Glenny (Gentianaceae). Phytotaxa 518(3): 239–240.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. AND M. JOTHI BASU 2021. Medinilla madagascariensis, a new name for Medinilla albiflora H.Perrier (Melastomataceae) and its lectotypification. Phytotaxa 518(1): 77–78.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., J. JOHN PRAVEEN KUMAR, P. DINESHKUMAR AND M. JOTHI BASU 2021. Note on the taxonomic status of Flemingia nudiflora (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae). J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 44(1-4): 117–118.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., M. VIMALA, K. RAJENDRAN AND M. JOTHI BASU 2021. Senecio sennikovii, a new replacement name for the Mexican Senecio bracteatus Klatt (Asteraceae: Senecioneae). Phytotaxa 511(1): 77–78.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., P. MURUGAN, J. JOHN PRAVEEN KUMAR AND M. JOTHI BASU 2021. Impatiens ramasubbuana, a new name for Impatiens palniensis Ramasubbu (Balsaminaceae). Phytotaxa 500(1): 52–54.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., J. JOHN PRAVEEN KUMAR, P. DINESHKUMAR AND M. LOGESHWARI 2021. A new name for extant Potamogeton × mirabilis (Potamogetonaceae). Phytotaxa 498(1): 69–70.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., J. JOHN PRAVEEN KUMAR, P. DINESHKUMAR AND M. LOGESHWARI 2021. A new name for Justicia reticulata Benoist (Acanthaceae). Phytotaxa 497(1): 59–60.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., M. JOTHI BASU, K. SATHIYADASH AND V. KARTHIKEYAN 2020. Cissus lombardiana a new name for Cissus ulmifolia (Baker) Planchon (Vitaceae). Phytotaxa 477(1): 97–98.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., N. KAMALA DHASAN AND M. JOTHI BASU 2020. Two new names for extant Pteris species (Pteridaceae). Phytotaxa 453(2): 154–156.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. 2020. A new name for extant Asplenium foersteri Rosenst. (Aspleniaceae). Ann. Bot. Fenn. 57: 243–244.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. AND M. JOTHI BASU 2020. Carex talbotii (Cyperaceae), a replacement name for Berggren’s Sedge. Phytotaxa 447(2): 146–148.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. AND M. JOTHI BASU 2020. Pedicularis hongii, a new name for Pedicularis multicaulis W.B.Yu, H.Wang & D.Z.Li. (Orobanchaceae). Ann. Bot. Fenn. 57: 209–210.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., K. SATHIYADASH, V. KARTHIKEYAN AND M. JOTHI BASU 2020. Tropidia thwaitesii Hook. f. (Orchidaceae: Tropidieae): An overlooked orchid in Eastern Ghats, India. Indian J. Forest. 43(2): 133–135.

KRISHNARAJ, M. V. AND R. KOTTAIMUTHU 2020. Notes on the status of two recently described legumes from India. NeBIO 11(3): 187–188.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., M. JOTHI BASU, M. SUKANYADEVI AND J. JOHN PRAVEEN KUMAR 2020. A new name for Emilia flaccida C.Jeffrey (Asteraceae). Phytotaxa 436(1): 92.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. 2019. Diospyros minutisepala, a new name for extant Diospyros microcalyx D.X.Nong & al. (Ebenaceae). Ann. Bot. Fenn. 56: 33–34.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., C. RAJASEKAR, C. P. MUTHUPANDI AND K. RAJENDRAN 2019. Physalis grisea (Waterf.) M.Martínez (Solanaceae): A new distributional record for India. I3 Biodiversity 3-302: 1–5.

KRISHNARAJ, M. V., M. A. JOSEPH AND R. KOTTAIMUTHU 2018. Two lectotypifications in Argyreia (Convolvulaceae). J. Jap. Bot. 93(6): 389–393.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. 2018. A new name for Pterospermum gracile P.Wilkie (Malavaceae: Dombeyoideae). Kew Bull. 73: 35.

RAJASEKAR, C., R. SILAMBARASAN AND R. KOTTAIMUTHU 2018. Occurrence of Balanophora abbreviata Blume (Balanophoraceae) in Tamil Nadu, India. NeBIO 9(4): 299–301.

MURUGAN, P., R. KOTTAIMUTHU, C. KALIDASS AND P. C. PANDA 2018. Some additions to the Solanaceae of Sirumalai Hills, Southern Eastern Ghats, India. Indian J. Forest. 41(4): 391–395.

RAJASEKAR, C., R. SILAMBARASAN AND R. KOTTAIMUTHU 2018. Salacia agasthiamalana Udayan, Yohannan & Pradeep (Celastraceae: Salacioideae): A new record for Tamil Nadu, India. NeBIO 9(3): 245–248.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. 2018. Second-step lectotypification of the name Capparis parvilora J. D. Hooker & Thomson (Capparaceae). Phytotaxa 349(1): 92–94.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. 2018. Symplocos ståhlii Kottaim., a new name for extant Symplocos globosa B.Ståhl (Symplocaceae). Phytotaxa 347(2): 191–192.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., C. P. MUTHUPANDI AND K. RAJENDRAN 2018. Ecbolium viride (Forssk.) Alston var. chandrasekariana Remadevi & Binojk. (Ruellieae: Acanthaceae): A new report for Tamil Nadu. NeBIO 9(2): 215–218.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. AND K. RAJENDRAN 2018. Cryptocarya vanderwerffii Kottaim., a new name for Ravensara macrophylla Kosterm. (Lauraceae). Ann. Bot. Fenn. 55: 137.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. 2017. First record of Crotalaria heyneana Graham ex Wight & Arn. (Fabaceae: Crotalarieae) in Eastern Ghats. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 40(3-4): 156–158.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. 2017. Salix alexeii, a new name for the extant Salix elongata L.He & Z.X.Zhang (Salicaceae). Phytotaxa 332(3): 299–300.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. 2017. Lindernia dubia (Linderniaceae): A new distributional record for Tamil Nadu. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 40(1-2): 57–58.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. 2017. Nomenclatural notes on Piper pseudonigrum Velay. & Amalraj (Piperaceae). Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 24(1): 117–118.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. AND N. VASUDEVAN 2017. A new species of Derris Lour. (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae) from India. Webbia 72(1): 97–100.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. 2017. Revisiting the nomenclature of Psychotria filipes Hook.f. (Rubiaceae). Nordic J. Bot. 35(2): 205–206.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. AND A. SARAVANAN 2017. Rediscovery of Indotristicha tirunelveliana B. D. Sharma, Karthik. & B. V. Shetty (Podostemaceae), from Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India. Indian Forester 143(1): 74–75.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. 2016. A new name for Ehretia ovalifolia Wight (Ehretiaceae: Boraginales). Webbia 71(2): 239–240.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. AND N. VASUDEVAN 2016. Polygala buxiformis Hassk. (Polygalaceae)-A new record for Tamil Nadu. Indian Forester 143(9): 913.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. 2016. Ixora ravikumarii, a new name for Ixora monticola Gamble (Rubiaceae: Ixoroideae). Phytotaxa 263(1): 79–80.

MURUGAN, P., R. KOTTAIMUTHU, C. KALIDASS AND P. C. PANDA 2016. Lycianthes (Dunal) Hassl. (Solanaceae): A new generic record for Odisha, India. NeBIO 7(4): 126–127.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., G. GNANASEKARAN AND N. VASUDEVAN 2016. Calopogonium and Centrosema: Two new generic records for Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian J. Forest. 39(1): 89–90.

GNANASEKARAN, G., R. KOTTAIMUTHU AND G. V. S. MURTHY 2015. Taxonomy of Andrographis rothii: A stenoendemic species from southern Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India with notes on lectotypification and identity of A. lobelioides var. composita (Acanthaceae). Rheedea 25(2): 109–115.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. AND G. GNANASEKARAN 2015. Validation of the name Osbeckia tirunelvelica (Melastomataceae). Phytotaxa 231(3): 300.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. AND N. VASUDEVAN 2015. Astragalus podlechii, a new name for Astragalus insularis Maassoumi & Podlech (Fabaceae). Feddes Repert. 126(1-2): 5.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. AND G. GNANASEKARAN 2015. Fimbristylis karthikeyanii, a new name for Fimbristylis breviculma Govind. (Cyperaceae). Telopea 18: 433–434.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., N. VASUDEVAN AND A. SARAVANAN 2015. Crotalaria trichotoma: A new record for Tamil Nadu. Indian J. Forest. 38(4): 363–364.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. 2015. Three new combinations in Acilepis D. Don (Asteraceae) from India. Telopea 18: 375–377.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. AND N. VASUDEVAN 2015. Indigofera schrirei, a new name for Indigofera torulosa Hook. & Arn. (Leguminosae). Telopea 18: 185–186.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. 2015. Justicia wasshaussenii, a new name for Justicia andersonii Wasshaussen (Acanthaceae). Phytotaxa 213(1): 70.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. 2015. Barleria gandhii, a new name for Barleria pauciflora (Acanthaceae). Phytotaxa 204(4): 300.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. AND N. VASUDEVAN 2015. Rhynchosia ganesanii, a new name for Rhynchosia fischeri P. Satyanar. & Thoth. (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae), from India. Phytotaxa 201(1): 109–110.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. AND C. KALIDASS 2015. Physalis pruinosa L. (Solanaceae)-Addition to the flora of Tamil Nadu. Indian J. Forest. 38(1): 77–78.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., C. KALIDASS AND A. SARAVANAN 2014. Thunbergia coccinea Wall. ex D. Don. (Acanthaceae): A new record for South India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 38(3-4): 652–654.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., C. KALIDASS AND N. VASUDEVAN 2014. A vulenerable medicinal species Hydnocarpus pentandra (Buch.-Ham) Oken (Achariaceae): A new record for Eastern Ghats, India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 38(3-4): 392–394.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. AND C. KALIDASS 2014. Genus Monothecium Hochst (Acanthaceae): A new record for Eastern Ghats. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 38(1): 98–99.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. AND R. GANESAN 2012. Rediscovery of Crotalaria digitata Fabaceae) from Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India. Rheedea 22(2): 103–106.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., R. GANESAN AND R. VIJAYAN 2011. Anredera cordifolia (Tenoore) Steenis (Basellaceae)- a new record for India. Elixir Bio Diver. 40: 5517–5518.

B. Books:

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. 2014. Floristic studies on Dicots of Karandamalai, Southern Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany.

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. AND N. VASUDEVAN 2014. Endemic and Red-listed medicinal plants used by the Valaiyars of Karandamalai, Southern Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. Grin verlag, Germany.

C. Book chapters:

KOTTAIMUTHU, R. 2014. Systematic studies on Legumes of Sirumalai Hills, Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu. In: RAMASUBBU, R. AND R. KUMUTHAKALAVALLI (Eds.), Trends in Angiosperm Taxonomy. Department of Biology, Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, pp 91-94.

ASHA, P., P. BHAVADHARANI, M.R. KAVIPRIYA, J. SUBASHINI, J. JOHN PRAVEEN KUMAR, S. SARAVANAN, R. KOTTAIMUTHU, M. JOTHI BASU, S. CHANDRASEKARAN AND N. KAMALA DHASAN (2021). Enumeration of invasive alien species of terrestrial vegetation of Alagappa University campus at Karaikudi Sivagangai district, Tamil Nadu. In: DHARMAR, K. & R. MARY SUJIN (Ed.), Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development. Department of Botany, PTMTMC Publication, Tamil Nadu, pp. 94-109. (ISBN 978-93-5437-491-3).

KOTTAIMUTHU, R., S. ESWARAN, P. BOOMIBALAGAN and M. JOTHI BASU (2021). Some interesting and little-known legumes from Eastern Ghats, India. In: DHARMAR, K. & R. MARY SUJIN (Ed.), Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development. Department of Botany, PTMTMC Publication, Tamil Nadu, pp. 110-118.

D. Hindi articles: Nil

E. Popular articles: Nil

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS:

A. New taxa described: 01

1. Derris matthewii Kottaim. (Fabaceae)

B. New distributional records to India: 02

Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) Steenis, (Basellaceae)

Physalis grisea (Waterf.) M.Martínez (Solanaceae)

C. New names: 29

Asplenium hovenkampii Kottaim. (Aspleniaceae)

Astragalus dieteri Kottaim. & Vasud.

Barleria gandhii Kottaim. (Acanthaceae)

Ceropegia gandhiana Kottaim. (Apocynaceae)

Carex talbotii Kottaim. (Cyperaceae)

Cissus lombardiana Kottaim. (Vitaceae)

Cryptocarya vanderwerffii Kottaim. (Lauraceae)

Diospyros minutisepala Kottaim. (Ebenaceae)

Ehretia matthewii Kottaim. (Boraginaceae)

Emilia charlesii Kottaim. (Asteraceae)

Fimbristylis karthikeyanii Kottaim. & Gnanasek. (Cyperaceae)

Gentianella stevenii U.B.Deshmukh & Kottaim. (Gentianaceae)

Impatiens ramasubbuana Kottaim. & P.Murugan (Balsaminaceae)

Indigofera schrirei Kottaim. & Vasud. (Fabaceae)

Ixora ravikumarii Kottaim. (Rubiaceae)

Justicia perrieri Kottaim. (Acanthaceae)

Justicia wasshausenii Kottaim. (Acanthaceae)

Lactuca bandyopadhyana Kottaim. (Asteraceae)

Medinilla madagascariensis Kottaim. (Melastomataceae)

Pedicularis hongii Kottaim. (Orobanchaceae)

Potamogeton × kaplanii Kottaim. (Potamogetonaceae)

Pteris mickelii Kottaim. (Pteridaceae)

Pteris rakotondrainibeae Kottaim. (Pteridaceae)

Pterospermum peterianum Kottaim. (Malvaceae)

Rhynchosia ganesanii Kottaim. & Vasud. (Fabaceae)

Salix alexeii Kottaim. (Salicaceae)

Senecio sennikovii Kottaim. (Asteraceae)

Symplocos staohlii Kottaim. (Symplocaceae)

Veronica gandhii Kottaim. (Plantaginaceae)

D. Validation of Name: 01

Osbeckia tirunelvelica Murugan & Manickam (Melastomataceae)

Dr. Dyutiparna Chakraborty

Scientist - C

NAME: Dr. DYUTIPARNA CHAKRABORTY

DESIGNATION: SCIENTIST - C

YEAR OF BIRTH: 1986

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: MYCOLOGY, MACROFUNGAL SYSTEMATICS

SPECIAL INTEREST: MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS OF MACROFUNGI

PRESENTLY WORKING ON FAMILY / TRIBE / GENUS OR FLORA OF (AREA): Morphotaxonomy and molecular phylogeny of fleshy macrofungi

COMPLETED PROJECTS:

1. Molecular phylogeny, morphology and nutraceutical potentials (for edible members) of fleshy wild mushrooms in Kalatop-Khajjiar Wild Life Sanctuary of Himachal Pradesh. (SERB-NPDF, 2020-2022)

2. Studies on the families Agaricaceae, Boletaceae, Hygrophoraceae, Suillaceae and Cantharellaceae of East and South Districts of Sikkim. (Under Flora of India project, 2013-2018)

MOBILE NUMBER: +91 9593834545

E-MAIL: dyuti.parna.mail@gmail.com

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

Research articles/papers:

GHOSH A., D. CHAKRABORTY, M, E. HEMBROM, A. VIZZINI AND K. DAS. 2023. Thaxterogaster shoreae, a new species of Thaxterogaster subg. Scauri sect. Purpurascentes from Sal Forest of India based on morphology and molecular phylogeny. European Journal of Taxonomy 847: 104-12
GHOSH A., B. BUYCK, K. DAS, I. BERA AND D. CHAKRABORTY. 2022. Two new Asian species of Russula sect. Ingratae with unique basidiospore features for subg. Heterophyllidiae. European Journal of Taxonomy 847: 104-12
DAS, K., D. CHAKRABORTY, A. GHOSH AND A. VIZZINI 2022. Cortinarius dombangensis sp. nov. and C. longistipitatus (Agaricales, Cortinariaceae) from Indian Himalaya. Nordic Journal of Botany e03579. doi: 10.1111/njb.03579.
CHAKRABORTY, D., M. GELARDI, M. E. HEMBROM AND A. GHOSH 2022. First records of Tylopilus glutinosus Iqbal Hosen (Boletaceae) from Shorea robusta-dominated forests in tropical India: morphological description and phylogenetic estimation. Check List 18 (3): 553–562. https://doi.org/10.15560/18.3.553.
GHOSH, A., K. DAS AND D. CHAKRABORTY 2021. Morphology and molecular approach reveal a new species of the genus Russula subsect. Lepidinae (Russulaceae) from India. Phytotaxa 483 (3): 244-254. doi: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.483.3.4 IF= 1.18, Citation: 1.
DAS, K., D. CHAKRABORTY AND V. ANTONÍN 2019. A novel species of Marasmius sect. Globulares (Marasmiaceae) from Indian Himalaya. Kew Bulletin 74(2): 1-7. doi 10.1007/S12225-019-9805-6. IF= 0.96. Citation= 0
WANG, X. H, K. DAS, J. HORMAN, V. ANTONIN, A. BAGHELA, D. CHAKRABORTY, M. E. HEMBORM, N. KAREN, B. ORTIZ-SANTANA, A. VIZZINI, V. HOFSTETTER, AND B. BUYCK 2018. Fungal Biodiversity Profiles 51-60. Cryptogamie Mycologie 39(2): 211-257.doi: https://doi.org/10.7872/crym/v39.iss2.2018.211. IF= 2.04. Citations= 10.
BUYCK, B., V. ANTONÍN, D. CHAKRABORTY, A. BAGHELA, K. DAS AND V. HOFSTETTER 2018. Cantharellus sect. Amethystini in Asia. Mycological Progress 17: 917–924. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-018-1403-8. IF= 2.15, Citation= 5.
CHAKRABORTY, D., M. E. HEMBORM, A. PARIHAR, M. I. HOSEN AND K. DAS 2018. Additions to the Indian Phylloporus (Boletaceae) based on morphology and molecular phylogeny. Kavaka 50: 21-25.
CHAKRABORTY, D., K. Das AND A. VIZZINI 2018. Gliophorous glutinosus sp. Nov. (Hygrophoraceae, Agaricales) from Eastern Himalayan region of India. Mycokeys 44: 123-135. doi: 10.3897/mycokeys.44.28554, IF= 2.98, Citation: 0
CHAKRABORTY, D., A. VIZZINI AND K. DAS 2018. Two new species and one new record of the genus Tylopilus (Boletaceae) from Indian Himalaya with morphological details and phylogenetic estimations. MycoKeys 33: 103-124. doi: 10.3897/mycokeys.33.23703, IF= 2.98, Citations: 12
CHAKRABORTY D., K. DAS, A. BAGHELA, S. ADHIKARI, AND R. E. HALLING 2017. A new species of porcini mushroom from India with morphology and phylogeny. Nova Hedwigia 105: 197-204. Doi 10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2017/0405. IF=1.13 Citations: 5.
DAS, K., D. CHAKRABORTY, A. VIZZINI 2017. Morphological and phylogenetic evidences unveil a novel species of Gyroporus (Gyroporaceae, Boletales) from Indian Himalaya. Nordic Journal of Botany 35: 669-675. Doi 10.1111/njb.01628, IF= 0.55. Citations: 12
DAS, K., A. GHOSH, R. P. BHATT, D. CHAKRABORTY, V. HOFSTETTER, B. BUYCK 2017. Fungal Biodiversity profiles 41-50. Cryptogamie Mycologie 38 (4): 527-547. Doi: https://doi.org/10.7872/crym/v38.iss4.2017.527. IF= 2.04, Citations: 21.
DAS, K., A. VERBEKEN, D. CHAKRABORTY, R. AVCHAR AND A. BAGHELA 2017. Morphological phylogenetic evidence for two new Lactarius species (Russulales, Basidiomycota) from India. Cryptogamie Mycologie 38 (4): 453-467. doi: https://doi.org/10.7872/crym/v38.iss4.2017.453. IF= 2.04, Citations: 12.
DAS, K., A. GHOSH, D. CHAKRABORTY, LI, J., QIU, L., A. BAGHELA, M. HALAMA, M. E. HEMBROM, T. MEHMOOD, A. PARIHAR, B. PENCAKOWSKI, M. BIELECKA, K. RECZYNSKA, D. SASIELLA, U. SIMG, Y. SONG, K. SWIERKOSZ, P. UNIYAL, J. ZHANG AND B. BUYCK 2017. Fungal Biodiversity profils 31-40. Cryptogamie Mycologie 38 (3): 353-406. https://doi.org/10.7872/crym/v38.iss3.2017.353. IF= 2.04, Citations: 57.
CHAKRABORTY, D., S. K. MUKHERJEE AND K. DAS 2017. First report of Hygrophorus pudorinus (A wild edible Mushroom) from India with macro- and micro-morphology. Nelumbo 59: 95-99. doi: 10.20324/nelumbo/v59/2017/115981. IF= NA, Citations: 0
CHAKRABORTY D., K. DAS, S. ADHIKARI, J. KARMAKAR, A. PARIHAR, T. K. BANDYOPADHYAY AND S. K. MUKHERJEE 2017. Morphology and phylogeny of Retiboletus kauffmanii (boletaceae): a new record of wild mushroom from Indian Himalaya, Indian Journal of Plant Sciences 6(1): 5-11. IF= None, Citations: 4. ISSN 2319-3824.
CHAKRABORTY, D., K. C. SEMWAL, S. ADHIKARI, S. K. MUKHERJEE AND K. DAS 2017. Morphology and phylogeny reveal two new records of boletoid mushrooms for the Indian mycobiota. Tropical Plant research 4(1): 62-70. doi: 10.22271/tpr.2017.v4.i1.009. IF= None, Citations: 3.
CHAKRABORTY D., K. DAS, A. BAGHELA, N. MEHTA, S. K. SINGH, S. K. MUKHERJEE AND R. L. ZHAO 2017. Morphological and phylogenetic studies of Lycoperdon rupicola: first report for the Indian mycobiota. Taiwania 62(1): 93-98. doi: 10.6165/tai.2017.62.93. IF=1.02, Citations: 1. ISSN 0372-333X
TIBPROMMA, S., K. D. HYDE, R. JEEWON, …., C. RICHTER, C. G. LIN, CHAKRABRTY, D., D. A. DARANAGAMA,D. X. LIMA AND ALL. 2017. Fungal Diversity note: 491-602. Fungal Diversity 83: 1-261. Doi: 10.1007/s13225-017-0378-0. IF= 15.29, Citations: 178.
DAS, K., SEMWAL, K. C. AND CHAKRABORTY, D. 2016. Two new records of Himalayan wild mushrooms for Indian mycobiota. Kavaka 46: 14-17. IF= None. Citations: 1. ISSN 0379-5179.
CHAKRABORTY D., A. PARIHAR, N. MEHTA, A. BAGHELA AND K. DAS 2016. A new species of Xerocomus (Boletaceae) from India. Mycosphere 8(1): 44-50. IF= 4.11, Citations: 5.
CHAKRABORTY D., K. DAS, A. BAGHELA, S. K. SINGH AND B. T. M. DENTINGER 2016. New species of Xerocomoid boletes (Boletaceae) from Himalayan India based on morphological and molecular evidence. Mycologia 108: 753-764. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3852/15-206. IF= 2.69, Citations= 9. ISSN 1557-2536(online).
LI, G. J., K. D. HYDE, K. D., ZHAO, R. L., SINANG, H. ……..CHAKRABORTY, D., CHEN, J. J., CHETHANA, K W. T., CHOMNUNTI, P. AND ALL. 2016. Fungal diversity notes 253–366: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa. Fungal diversity 78: 1-237. IF= 15.29, Citations: 452.
CHAKRABORTY D., DAS, K., BAGHELA, A., SINGH, S.K. AND DENTINGER, B.T.M 2015. Boletus recapitulatus (Boletaceae), a new species from India with peculiar mushroom-shaped cells. Phytotaxa 236(2): 150-160. IF= 1.17, Citations: 3.
DAS, K., D. CHAKRABORTY, A. BAGHELA, S. K. SINGH AND B. T. M. DENTINGER. 2015. Boletus lakhanpalii, a new species in Boletaceae from Sikkim (India) with uncertain phylogenetic placement. Sydowia 67: 11-19. IF= 0.89, Citations: 7.

28. ADAMČÍK, S., L. CAI, D. CHAKRABORTY, X. H. CHEN, H. V. T. COTTER, D. Q. DAI,Y. C. DAI, K. DAS, C. Y. DENG, M. GHOBAD-NEJHAD, K.D. HYDE, E. LANGER, K. P. D LATHA, F. LIU, S. L. LIU, T. T. LIU, W. LV, S-X LV, A. R. MACHADO, D. B. PINHO, O. L. PEREIRA, I. B. PRASHER, A. W. C. ROSADO, J. QIN, W. M. QIN, R. K. VERMA, Q. WANG, Z. L. YANG, X-D. YU, L. W. ZHOU AND B. BUYCK 2015. Fungal Biodiversity Profiles 1–10. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 36 (2): 121–166. doi: https://doi.org/10.7872/crym/v36.iss2.2015.121. IF= 2.04, Citations: 38.

29. CHAKRABORTY, D AND K. DAS 2015. A new generic record of Boletaceae for Indian mycobiota. Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology 5 (2): 138–144. doi: 10.5943/cream/5/2/7. IF=0.78, Citations: 1.

30. DAS, K., V. HOFSTETTER, D. CHAKRABORTY, A. BAGHELA, S. K. SINGH, B. BUYCK 2015. Cantharellus sikkimensis sp.nov. (Cantharellales, Agaricomycetes) from the Indian Himalayas. Phytotaxa 222 (4): 267–275. IF: 1.17, Citations: 11.

31. DAS, K. AND D. CHAKRABORTY 2014. Lactarius vesterholtii, a new species from India. Mycotaxon 129 (2): 477-484. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5248/129.477. IF= 0.4, Citations: 8.

DAS, K., D. CHAKRABORTY AND H. V. T. COTTER 2015. Suillus adhikarii: a new species from the subalpine Himalaya of India and Nepal associated with Larix. Phytotaxa 219(3): 289-295. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.219.3.9. IF: 1.17, Citations: 8.
DAS, K. AND D. CHAKRABORTY 2015. Two new records of Cortinarius from Sikkim (India). Journal on New Biological Reports 4(1): 1-6. IF= None, Citations: 2.

34. DAS, K. AND D. CHAKRABORTY 2014. Cortinarius flammeus — a poorly known species. NeBIO 5(2): 9-12.

35. DAS, K. AND D. CHAKRABORTY 2014. Boletus sharmae, a new species from Sikkim (India). Indian Journal of Plant Sciences 3(1): 19-24. Citations: 5

36. DAS, K. AND D. CHAKRABORTY 2014. Three interesting species of wild mushrooms from Sikkim (India). Indian Journal of Plant Sciences 3(1): 101-108.

37. DAS, K. AND D. CHAKRABORTY 2014. New record of parasitic macrofungus from India. Indian Journal of Plant Sciences 2(4): 73-75. Citations: 5.

38. DAS, K., D. CHAKRABORTY AND A. PARIHAR 2013. Cortinarius trivialis, a new record of wild mushroom showing intercontinental conspecificity. NeBIO 4(5): 91–93.

B. Books: Nil

C. Book chapters:

CHAKRABORTY, D., K. DAS AND T. LAKHANPAL 2018. Reappraisal in the family Boletaceae in Indian Himalaya-present scenario and future challenges In: Maity, D. (ed.) Taxonomy: Theory and practice. Proceeding of the first international workshop under taxonomy training centre, AICOPTAX, MoEF&CC, Govt. of India. Ruby Das, Hooghly (ISBN 978-81-922797-8-7) pp 205-228.

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS:

A. New taxa described: 27

1	*Austroboletus appendiculatus* Semwal, D. Chakr., K. Das, Indoliya, D. Chakrabarty, S. Adhikari & Karunarathna
2	*Boletus lakhanpalii* K. Das, D. Chakr., A. Baghela, S.K. Singh & Dentinger
3	*Boletus indoedulis* D. Chakr., K. Das, A. Baghela, S.K. Singh & Dentinger
4	*Boletus* *sharmae* K. Das & D. Chakraborty
5	*Cantharellus sikkimensis* K. Das, Buyck, D. Chakr., A. Baghela, S.K. Singh & V. Hofstetter
6	*Cyanoboletus hymenoglutinosus* D. Chakr., K. Das, A. Baghela, S.K. Singh & Dentinger
7	*Gliophorus glutinosus* K. Das, D. Chakr. & Vizzini
8	*Gyroporus paramjitii* K. Das, D. Chakr. & Vizzini
9	*Hortiboletus indorubellus* D. Chakr., K. Das, A. Baghela, S.K. Singh & Dentinger
10	*Lactarius vesterholtii* K. Das & D. Chakr.
11	*Lactifluus maenamensis* K. Das, D. Chakr. & Buyck
12	*Leccinellum indoaurantiacum* D. Chakr., K. Das, A. Baghela, S.K. Singh & Dentinger
13	*Neoboletus recapitulates* (D. Chakr., K. Das, A. Baghela, S.K. Singh & Dentinger) D. Chakr. & K.Das
14	*Strobilomyces longistipitatus* D. Chakr., K. Das & S. Adhikari
15	*Suillus lariciphillus* K. Das, D. Chakr., K.P.D. Latha & Cotter
16	*Suillus adhikarii* K. Das, D. Chakr. & Cotter
17	*Russula baniyakundensis* A. Ghosh, K. Das, D. Chakr., & Buyck
18	*Russula indosenecis* A.Ghosh, D.Chakr., K.Das & Buyck
19	*Russula kewzingensis* K. Das, D. Chakr., & Buyck
20	*R. pseudosenecis A.Ghosh,* D.Chakr., K.Das & Buyck
21	*Thaxterogaster shoreae* A.Ghosh, D.Chakr., K.Das & Vizzini
22	*Tylopilus himalayanus* D. Chakr., K. Das & Vizzini
23	*Tylopilus pseudoballoui* D. Chakr., K. Das & Vizzini
24	*Urnula himalayana* K. Das & D. Chakr.
25	*Xerocomus doodhcha* K. Das, D. Chakr., A. Baghela, S.K. Singh & Dentinger
26	*Xerocomus longistipitatus* K. Das, A. Parihar, D. Chakr. & A. Baghela
27	*Xerocomus reticulostipitatus* Hembrom, D. Chakr., A. Parihar & K. Das

B. New distributional records to India and region: 10

1	Aureoboletus nephrosporus G. Wu & Zhu L. Yang
2	Boletus himalayensis Jabeen & Sarwar, Khalid
3	Cortinarius longistipitatus Saba, Jabeen, Khalid & Dima
4	Hygrophorus pudorinus (Fr.) Fr.
5	Lycoperdon rupicola Jeppson, E. Larss. & M.P. Martín
6	Phylloporus maculates N.K. Zeng, Zhu L Yang & L.P. Tang
7	Retiboletus kauffmani (Lohwag) N.K. Zeng & Zhu L Yang
8	Rugiboletus brunneiporus G. Wu & Zhu L. Yang
9	Strobilomyces mirandus Corner
10	Tylopilus glutinosus Iqbal Hosen

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