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Central National Herbarium, Howrah

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Projects

Projects

Taxonomic revisions for Flora of India

Sl. No.

Project Title

Executing Officials

Period

 

Completed

1.

Taxonomic studies on the genus Dendrobium Sw. (Orchidaceae) in India

C.M. Sabapathy

2003-2006

2.

Taxonomic study on the subtribe Goodyerinae Klotzsch (Orchidaceae) in

India

Avishek Bhattacharjee

2003-2008

3.

Studies on the family Nyctaginaceae in India

Debasmita Dutta Pramanick

2003-2008

4.

Morpho-taxonomic studies of Epiphyllous Liverworts of Eastern Himalaya

Monalisa Dey

2004-2009

 

5.

Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of East Sikkim

Devendra Singh

2003-2009

6.

Taxonomic studies on the genus Eria Lindl. (Orchidaceae) in India

Dinesh Kumar Agrawala

2003-2009

7.

Revision of genus Habenaria (Orchidaceae) in India

Suptotthita Choudhury

2003-2008

8.

Taxonomic studies on the genus Kobresia Willd. (Cyperaceae) in India

Bikash Jana

2010-2015

9.

Morphotaxonomic studies of the members of Poaceae in Mizoram, India

Saumyashree Pathak

2010-2015

10.

Taxonomic study of the Indian members of the subtribes Andrographideae, Barlerieae and Asystasieae of tribe Justicieae sensu

Benth. & Hook. f. (Acanthaceae)

Tinku Ghosh

2003-2008

11.

Taxonomic revision of the genus Litsea Lam. (Lauraceae) in India.

Trina Mandal Bhuinya

2003-2008

12.

Study of Impatiens L. (Balsaminaceae) of Arunachal Pradesh

Dr. Rajib Gogoi

2013–2016

13.

Revision of the genus Fimbristylis of family Cyperaceae

Dr. V.P. Prasad

2013–2018

ONGOING PROJECT

14.

Revision of the genus Gastrochilus D.Don (Orchidaceae) in India

Dr. Avishek Bhattacharjee

 

2018–2021

State Flora

Sl. No

Project

Executing officials

Period

COMPLETED

1.

Flora of West Bengal

Verbenaceae 16 Genera & 53 species + addl. 9 spp.

Dr. T. K. Paul

2006–2007

2.

Flora of West Bengal

Vol. IV & V

Urticaceae & Hydrocharitaceae

c. 30 spp.

Mrs. G. Choudhury

2006–2007

3.

Flora of West Bengal

Lamiaceae (pp)

Ocimoideae & Satureineae

40 spp.

Dr. Sampath Kumar

2006–2008

4.

Flora of West Bengal

Polemoniaceae & Menyanthaceae 2 Genera & 2 species

Dr. Vinay Ranjan

 

2005–2006

5.

Flora of West Bengal

Asteraceae : 66 Genera , ca. 150 species

Dr. Arti Garg

2004–2006

6.

Flora of West Bengal

Lamiaceae (pp)

Stachydeae (except Anisomeles) Prasieae & Ajugoideae( except Eurysolen & Leucosceptrum), Piperaceae & Cannabaceae

60 spp.

Dr. Arti Garg

2006–2007

7.

Flora of West Bengtal Vol –II

10 spp. of Najadaceae, Aponogetonaceae, Potamogetonaceae, Sannichelliaceae, Alismataceae, Butomaceae

Dr. M. Chakroborty

2006–2007

8.

Flora of West Bengal Vol –IV

Potamogetonaceae, Sannichelliaceae, Alismataceae, Apocynaceae, Butomaceae & Najadaceae

Dr. M. S. Mondal

2006–2007

9.

Flora of West Bengal Vol –IV

Piperaceae

12 spp.

Dr. Vinay Ranjan

 

2006–2007

10.

Flora of West Bengal, Vol–V Fimbristylis ca. 30 spp.

 

Dr. V.P. Prasad & Dr. M. Chakraborty

2010–2012

11.

Flora of West Bengal, Vol-V Orchidaceae (excl. Eria, Habenaria, Peristylis, Platanthera, Pecteilis & Diphylax) ca. 312 spp.

Sri C. M. Sabapathy

2010–2011

12.

Flora of West Bengal, Vol-VI

Liliaceae c. 78 and Arecaceae c. 125 spp.

Mrs. Mahua Pal

 

2010–2011

13.

Flora of West Bengal, Vol-VI

Cyperaceae (excl. Rhynchospora, Scleria, Hypolytrum & Scirpodendron)

c. 86 spp.

Dr. V.P. Prasad

 

2011–2012

14.

Flora of West Bengal Vol-V

Editing & Updating of manuscripts Hydrocharitaceae – Poaceae 37 families

Dr. P. Lakshminarasimhan, Dr. V. Sampath Kumar &

Dr. V.P. Prasad

 

2012–2015

15.

Flora of West Bengal Vol- III

Rubiaceae

 

Dr. Vinay Ranjan

2011-2012

 

16.

Flora of Lakshadweep Islands

Dr. P. Lakshminarasimhan &

Dr. Subir Bandyopadyay

2008–2010

PROTECTED AREAS

 

No

Project

Executing officials

Period

COMPLETED

1.

Flora of Parasnath Wildlife Sancturay, Jharkhand

Dr. Vinay Ranjan &

Mr. K.L. Maity

2003–2006

2.

Flora of Rajgir Wildlife Sancturay, Bihar

Mr. A.K. Ghosh

2003–2006

3.

Flora of Balukhand­–Konark Wildlife Sancturay, Odisha

Dr. T.K. Paul

2005–2008

4.

Assessment of phytodiversity and preparation of database of

mangroves of Sunderban Biosphere Reserve, West Bengal

Goutam Brahma

2005–2008

5.

Flora of Mahananda Wildlife Sancturay, West Bengal

Dr. T. K. Paul &

Mr. Anant Kumar

2006–2009

6.

Flora of Dalma Wildlife Sancturay, Jharkhand

Dr. P. Lakshminarasimhan

Mr. Paritosh Chakranorty &

Mr. C.R. Magesh

2007–2010

7.

Flora of Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary, West Bengal

Mr. Ajoy Ghosh

2007–2009

8.

Flora of Narendrapur WLS West Bengal

Dr. Chabi Ghora

2007–2009

9.

Flora of Ballavpur Wildlife Sanctuary, West Bengal

Mr. Amit Sinha

2007–2009

10.

Flora of Gorumara National Park, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal

Dr. Vinay Ranjan

2008–2012

11.

Flora of Buxa National Park, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal

 

Dr. P. Venu &

Mr. Gopal Krishna

2009–2012

12.

Flora of Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand

Dr. P. Lakshminarasimhan & Mr. Shyam Biswa

2010–2014

13.

Wood Rotting Fungi of Koderrna Wildlife Sanctuary (Jharkhand)

Sri Arvind Parihar (under Dr. J.R. Sharma's guidance)

 

2010–2014

14.

Flora of Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand

Dr. P. Lakshminarasimhan & Mr. V. K. Mastakar

2010–2014

15.

Application of Remote Sensing and GIS: A case study in Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary

Dr. P. Lakshminarasimhan & Mr. C.R. Magesh

2011–2012

16.

Flora of Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal

Dr. P. Venu & Mr. Anant Kumar

 

2011–2015

17.

Flora of Bethuadaharai Wildlife Sanctuary

Dr. T. K. Paul & Mr. K. L Maity

2011–2012

18.

Flora of Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, West Bengal

Dr. K. Karthigeyan

2012–2015

19.

Flora of Udhwa Lake Bird Sanctuary, Jharkhand

Dr. O.N. Maurya & Dr. P. Venu

2012–2013

20.

Flora of Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary,

Bihar & Jharkhand with GIS mapping of species

Dr. P. Venu & Sri Anand Kumar

2012–2016

21.

Flora of Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhagalpur, Bihar with GIS mapping of species

Dr. O.N. Maurya

2013–2016

 

22.

Assessment of floristic diversity in Baraila Lake Salim Ali Jubba Sahni Bird Sanctuary, Vaishali, Bihar

Dr. Kumar Avinash Bharati

2016–2018

23.

Flora of Udaipur Wildlife Sancturay, West Champaran, Bihar

Dr. O.N. Maurya, Mr. Anand Kumar & Sri Saurahh Sachan

2017–2019

ONGOING

24.

Angiospermic flora of Neora Valley National Park, Darjeeling district, West Bengal

Drs. Vinay Ranjan, Anant Kumar & Gopal Krishna

2016–2021

Projects undertaken by the Research Scholars

Sl.

No.

Name of the Research Scholar

Name of the Supervisor

Work allotted: Revision/Flora

Duration

1.

Ms. Ruma Bhadra

 

Dr. P. V. Prasanna,

Scientist G, BSI-CNH

Taxonomic revision of the genus Poa of family Poaceae in lndia

2017-22

2.

Mr. Asutosh Kumar

Upadhyay

 

Dr. Rajib Gogoi,

Scientist E, BSI-CNH

Revision of the genus Elatostema (Urticaceae) of north-east lndia

2017-22

3.

Ms. Monalisa Das

 

Dr. S. S. Dash,

Scientist E, BSI-HQ

Taxonomic revision of Polygonaceae Sensu lato in Eastern lndia

2017-22

4.

Ms. lshika Bera

 

Dr. Kanad Das,

Scientist E, BSI-HQ

Studies on the genera Lactarius and Lactifluus (Russulaceae) from Tawang and West Kameng districts of

Arunachal Pradesh: Biosystematics and

neutraceutical properties

2017-22

5.

Ms. Rupamanya

Ghosh

 

Dr. V. Sampath Kumar

Scientist D, BSI-CNH

The genus Plectranthus (including Coleus) in lndia-a revisionary work

2017-22

6.

Mr. Tanay Shil

 

Dr. O. N. Maurya,

Scientist D, BSI-HQ

Selected Wetlands of Bihar

2017-22

7.

Ms. Shreyoshi Sen

Sharma

 

Dr. B. K. Sinha,

Scientist F, BSI-HQ

Studies of the genus Ficus of N. E. lndia.

2017-22

8.

Ms. Shreya Chaudhuri

 

Dr. Vinay Ranjan,

Scientist D, BSI-CNH

Revision of the subtribes- Boivinellinae Pilg. and Anthephorinae Benth.

(Poaceae)

2017-22

9.

Ms. Shrabasti Das

 

Dr. K. Karthigeyan,

Scientist E, BSI-CNH

Taxonomic revision of the subtribes Eleusininae Dumort., Aleuropodinae

P.M. Peterson, Perotidinae P.M. Peterson et al. and Gymnopogoninae P.M. et al. (Poaceae: Chloridoideae:

Cynodonteae in lndia.

2017-22

10.

Mr. Kuntal Sen

 

Dr. V.P. Prasad,

Scientist E, BSI-CNH

Studies on the flora of Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, Bihar, lndia

2017-22

11.

Ms. Reshma Lakra

 

Dr. Pushpa Kumari,

Scientist D, BSI-CNH

Grass Flora (Poaceae) of Andaman and Nicobar lslands

2017-22

12.

Ms. Pritha Basu

 

Dr. R. K. Gupta,

Scientist E, BSI-HQ

Thermal Algae of Eastern lndia-Molecular phylogenetics & Ecology

2017-22

13.

Dr. Shuvadeep Majumdar

 

Dr. D.K. Singh

Scientist G, BSI-HQ

 

Hepaticae and Anthocerotae (Bryophytes) of Anjaw District, Arunachal Pradesh

2013-18

14.

Dr. Dyutiparna Chakraborty

 

Dr. Kanad Das

Scientist E, BSI-HQ

Studies on the families Agaricaceae, Boletaceae, Hygrophoraceae, Suillaceae, and Cantharellaceae of East and South Districts of Sikkim

2013-18

15.

Dr. Piu Das

 

Dr. P.M. Padhey

Scientist F, BSI-HQ

Taxonomic revision of fern genus Pteris L. (Pteridaceae) in India

2013-18

16.

Dr. Animesh Maji

 

Dr. V.P. Prasad

Scientist E, BSI-CNH

Taxonomic revision of subgenus Carex of genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in India

2013-18

17.

Ms. Sagari Chaudhury

 

Dr. Harish Singh

Scientist D, BSI-CNH

Ethnobotanical study of Lodha (A primitive tribal group) of West Bengal and nutraceutical analysis of selected plant species

2013-18

18.

Ms. Chandani Gupta

 

Dr. S.S. Dash

Scientist E, BSI-HQ

Taxonomic studies of genus Rubus L. in India

2013-18

19.

Ms Shankhamala Mitra

 

Dr. Vinay Ranjan

Scientist D, BSI-CNH

Taxonomic revision of the family Fagaceae in India

2013-18

20.

Dr. Rijupalika Roy

 

Dr. A. Pramanik

Scientist E, BSI-AJCBIBG

Taxonomic revision of the family Myrsinaceae in India

2013-18

21.

S. Shalini

 

Dr. P. Lakshminarasimhan

Scientist E, BSI-CNH

A Systematic Study on the tribe Ipomeeae Hallier f. (Convolvulaceae) in India.

2013-18

22.

Dr. Saumyasree Pathak

 

Dr. P. Singh

ex-Director, BSI

Taxonomic Studies of the members of Poaceae in Mizoram

2013-18

23.

Dr. Pamela Saha

 

Dr. Nehal Aziz

Scientist E, BSI-HQ

Moss flora of Darjeeling District, West Bengal

2010-15

24.

Dr. Samiran Panday

 

Dr. B.K. Sinha

Scientist F, BSI-HQ

Floristic diversity of Phawngpui Blue mountain National Park, Mizoram

2010-15

25.

Dr. Bikash Jana

 

Dr. R.C. Srivastava

Scientist E, BSI-HQ

Revision of the genus Kobresia Willd. (Cyperaceae) in India

2010-15

26.

Dr. Moumita Das Das

 

Dr. A. Pramanik

Scientist E, BSI-AJCBIBG

Revision of the family Memecylaceae in India

2010-15

27.

Dr. Siddhartha Singh Deo

 

Dr. D.K. Singh

Scientist G, BSI-HQ

Floristic Study of The Liverworts and Hornworts of Arunachal Pradesh with special reference to West Siang District

2010-15

28.

Dr. Sutrishna Kar

 

Dr. P. Singh

ex-Director, BSI

Revision of the genus Festuca L. (Poaceae) in India

2010-15

Other projects

1.

Palynotaxonomic studies of Lauraceae of India

Sri Saurahh Sachan & Dr. A. Garg

2010–2014

 

2.

Palynological studies on Thymeliaceae

Dr. (Ms ) Arti Garg

2008–2011

3.

Verification of deposition of types at different herbaria of BSI based on names of new taxa published during 1990 - 2004 in some selected journals

Dr. Subir Bandyopadhyay &

Mr. Gopal Krishna

2012–2013