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• Ethnomedicinal Plants of the Aborigines in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India

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Authors

R. P. Pandey ¹, L. Rasingam ¹, G. S. Lakra ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Andaman & Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair 744 102, IN

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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 51 (2009), Pagination: 5-40

Abstract

The paper deals with ethnomedicinal uses of 289 plant species belonging to 233 genera under 116 families, which include 247 species of angiosperms (198 genera of 87 families), 6 species of gymnosperms (4 genera of 4 families), 35 species of pteridophytes (30 genera of 24 families) and a solitary species of alga used by the aborigines in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The uses of different plant species by the aborigines are rendered in a tabular form, where plants have been arranged alphabetically with their botanical names, local names, followed by family, habit of plant, plant parts used, names of diseases and tribes.

Keywords

Aborigines, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Ethnomedicinal Plants, Diseases, Tribes.

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• Combretum tetragonocarpum Kurz var. Tetralophum (C. B. Clarke) M. Gangop. & Chakrab. (Combretaceae) - A New Record for India from Nicobar Islands

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Authors

L. Rasingam ¹, R. P. Pandey ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Andaman & Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair 744 102, IN

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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 51 (2009), Pagination: 211-212

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• Recollection of Cassine viburnifolia (Juss.) Ding Hou (Celastraceae) from Andaman Islands

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Authors

L. Rasingam ¹, P. G. Diwakar ², R. R. Pandey ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Andaman & Nicobar Circle, Port Blair 744 102, IN
2 Botanical Survey of India, Western Circle, Pune - 411 001, IN

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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 50, No 1-4 (2008), Pagination: 161-162

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• Three New Additions to the Flora of United Andhra Pradesh

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Authors

L. Rasingam ¹, J. Swamy ¹, M. Sankara Rao ¹, S. Nagaraju ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), IN

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Indian Forester, Vol 142, No 8 (2016), Pagination: 745-747

Abstract

Three species viz., Trichosanthes bracteata (Lam.) Voigt (Cucurbitaceae), Leucas lanata Wall. ex Benth. var. candida Haines (Lamiaceae), Cyperus pulchellus R.Br. (Cyperaceae) are reported here as additions to the flora of united Andhra Pradesh. Detailed descriptions and line drawings are provided for easy identification.

Keywords

Flora, New Additions, Tiger Reserve, Trichosanthes bracteata, Leucas lanata, Cyperus pulchellus.

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• Three New Additions to the Flora of Eastern Ghats

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Authors

Alok R. Chorghe ¹, L. Rasingam ², P. V. Prasanna ³, M. Sankara Rao ²

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune - 411001, IN
2 Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Hyderabad – 500048, IN
3 Botanical Survey of India, Central National Herbarium, P. O. Botanic Garden, Howrah – 711103, IN

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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 59, No 1 (2017), Pagination: 66-70

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Three species viz., Amorphophallus konkanensis Hett., S. R. Yadav & K. S. Patil, Drimia polyantha (Blatt.& McCann) Stearn and Kalanchoe bhidei T. Cooke are reported for the first time from Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh.

Keywords

Amorphophallus, Andhra Pradesh, Drimia, Eastern Ghats, Kalanchoe.

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References

• PULLAIAH, T AND E. CHENNAIAH 1997. Flora of Andhra Pradesh (India) Vol. I. Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, India.
• REDDY, C. S., K. N. REDDY AND V. S. RAJU 2008. Supplement to Flora of Andhra Pradesh, India. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun.

• New Distributional Record of the Endemic Species Pavetta travancorica (Rubiaceae) from Andhra Pradesh, India

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Authors

J. Swamy ¹, K. Nethaji ¹, L. Rasingam ¹, Pooja R. Mane ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Hyderabad – 500048, IN

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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 60, No 2 (2018), Pagination: 122-124

Abstract

Pavetta travancorica Bremek. is reported here as a new distributional record for Andhra Pradesh from Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve.

Keywords

Andhra Pradesh, Biosphere Reserve, Eastern Ghats, Pavetta, Seshachalam.

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References

• BREMEKAMP, C. E. B. 1934. A monograph of the Pavetta Linn. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, 37: 1–208.
• KUMAR, E. S. S. AND N. MOHANAN. 2015. Taxonomic status of Pavetta bourdillonii (Rubiaceae). Taprobanica, 07(2): 96–97. https://doi.org/10.4038/tapro.v3i2.3966
• MABBERLEY, D. J. 2008. Mabberley’s Plant Book – A Portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Ed. 3, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. p. 638.
• PULLAIAH, T. AND S. KARUPPUSAMY. 2018. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Revised Ed. 2, Scientific Publishers (India) 2: 886–888. PMid:29962667 PMCid:PMC5998711
• ROUT, R. C. AND D. B. DEB 1999.Taxonomic revision of the genus Pavetta (Rubiaceae) in Indian subcontinent. Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India 41: 1–182.
• SINGH, P., K. KARTHIGEYAN, P. LAKSHMINARASIMHAN AND S. S. DASH 2015. Endemic Vascular Plants of India. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. p. 169. PMCid:PMC4497861

• Acrachne borii (Poaceae) a New Species from Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India

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Authors

J. Swamy ¹, L. Rasingam ¹, S. Nagaraju ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Attapur, Hyderguda P.O., Hyderabad - 500048, Telangana, IN

Source

Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 61, No 1 (2019), Pagination: 1-5

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A new species Acrachne borii is described from Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve of Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh, India. It shares morphological similarities with Acrachne henrardiana, A. racemosa and A. sundararajii but differs in its habit, number and size of spikes, number of florets and size of glumes and lemmas.

Keywords

Acrachne, Kadapa, Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve.

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References

• CLAYTON, W.D., K.T. HARMAN AND H. WILLIAMSON. 2006. World Grass Species - Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. (http://wcsp.science.kew.org/synonomy.do?name_id=387364 accessed on 26 April 2018)
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• KABEER, A.A. AND V.J. NAIR. 2009. Flora of Tamil Nadu – Grasses. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. Pp. 118–119.
• UMAMAHESWARI, P., S.A. MUTHUKUMAR AND P.DANIEL. 1997. Acrachne sundararajii – a new species from coastal Tamil Nadu, India. Kew Bulletin. 52 (4): 1007–1009.

• Habenaria reniformis (D. Don) Hook.f. (Orchidaceae) - A New Distributional Record for Andhra Pradesh

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Authors

Y. Mahesh ¹, L. Rasingam ¹, M. Venkat Ramana ²

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Kendriya Sadan, Koti, Hyderabad - 500095, Telangana, IN
2 University College of Science, Saifabad, Osmania University, Hyderabad - 500004, Telangana, IN

Source

Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 62, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 57-59

Abstract

Habenaria reniformis (D. Don) Hook.f., (Orchidaceae) collected from Papikonda National Park, East Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh) is reported here as a new distributional record for the state. Detailed description along with a photo plate is provided for easy identification.

Keywords

Andhra Pradesh, Habenaria reniformis, New Record, Orchidaceae, Papikonda National Park.

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References

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• CHASE, M. W., K. M. CAMERON, J. V. FREUDENSTEIN, A. M. PRIDGEON, G. SALAZAR, C. V. D. BERG AND A. SCHUITEMAN. 2015. An updated classification of Orchidaceae, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 177: 151–174.
• DRESSLER, R. L. 1993. Phylogeny and classification of the orchid family. Dioscorides Press, Portland.
• FISCHER, C.E.C. 1928. Orchidaceae. In: Gamble, J.S., The Flora of Presidency of Madras, Adlard & Son, Limited, London. pp. 1399-1478.
• HOOKER, J.D. 1890. Orchidaceae. In: Hooker J.D. (Ed.), The Flora of British India. Vol. 6. L. Reeve & Co., London. pp. 1-198.
• KURZWEIL, H. AND A. WEBER. 1992. Floral morphology of southern African Orchideae. II. Habenariinae. Nordic Journal of Botany, 12: 39–61. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1992.tb00200.x
• MISRA, S. 2004. Orchids of Orissa. Bishen Singh Mahendrapal Singh, Dehradun, pp. 1-774.
• PRASAD, K., S. KARUPPUSAMY AND T. PULLAIAH. 2019. Orchids of Eastern Ghats India. Scientifi c Publishers, Jodhpur, India. pp. 1-294.
• PRIDGEON, A. M., P.J. CRIBB, M.C. CHASE, AND F.N. RASMUSSEN. 2001. Genera Orchidacearum, Vol. 2, Orchidoideae (part 1). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• PULLAIAH, T. 2018. Flora of Andhra Pradesh, 2nd revised edition, Vol. 5. Scientifi c Publishers, Jodhpur, India. pp. 1-2450.
• SINGH, S.K., D.K. AGRAWALA, J.S. JALAL, S.S. DASH, A.A. MAO AND P. SINGH. 2019. Orchids of India-A Pictorial guide, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata, pp. 1-547.

• A New Variety of Amorphophallus konkanensis (Araceae) from Telangana, India

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Authors

J. Swamy ¹, L. Rasingam ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Kendriya Sadan, Hyderabad - 500095, Telangana, IN

Source

Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 62, No 2 (2020), Pagination: 117-120

Abstract

A new variety of Amorphophallus konkanensis Hett., S. R.Yadav & K. S. Patil (Araceae) is described and illustrated here from the Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary of Telangana state, India.

Keywords

Eastern Ghats, Kinnerasani, Rhaphiophallus, Wildlife Sanctuary.

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References

• CHORGHE, A. R., L. RASINGAM, P. V. PRASANNA AND M. SANKARA RAO. 2017. Three additions to the flora of Eastern Ghats, Nelumbo 59(1): 66–70.
• HETTERCHEID, W. L. A., S. R. YADAV AND K. S. PATIL. 1994. Notes on the genus Amorphophallus (Araceae) - 5. Amorphophallus konkanensis, a new species from India, and taxonomic reflections on Amorphophallus section Rhaphiophallus. Blumea 39: 289–294.
• IUCN STANDARDS AND PETITIONS COMMITTEE 2019: Guidelines for Using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. Version 14. Prepared by the Standards and Petitions Committee. Available from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/ documents/RedListGuidelines.pdf (accessed 7 September 2020).
• JALEEL, V. B., M. SIVADASAN, A. H. ALFARHAN, J. THOMAS AND A. A. ALATAR. 2011. Revision of Amorphophallus Blume ex Decne. Sect. Rhaphiophallus (Schott) Engl. (Araceae) in India. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 18 (1):1–26.
• MAYO, S. J., J. BOGNER AND P. C. BOYCE. 1997. Amorphophallus. In: The genera of Araceae. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, pp. 235–239.
• MUJAFFAR, S., S. MISHRA AND C.M. SOLANKI 2012. Amorphophallus konkanensis Hett. Yadav & Patil. A new record from Madhya Pradesh, India. Science Research Reporter 2(3): 298-301.
• SASIKALA, K., E. VAJRAVELU AND P. DANIEL. 2019. Araceae. In: Nair, V.J. & P. Singh (Eds.), Fascicle of Flora of India, Fascicle 29: 29–63. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata.

• Two New Additions to The Flora of South India from Manjeera Wildlife Sanctuary, Telangana

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Authors

L. Rasingam ¹, J. Swamy ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Koti, Hyderabad - 500 095, Telangana, IN

Source

Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 63, No 2 (2021), Pagination: 72-75

Abstract

Two plant species viz., Abutilon bidentatum Hochst. ex A.Rich. (Malvaceae) and Mimulus strictus Benth. (Phrymaceae) are reported here as additions to the flora of South India from the Manjeera Wildlife Sanctuary, Telangana.

Keywords

Abutilon bidentatum, Malvaceae, Mimulus strictus, Phrymaceae, Sangareddy, Wetlands, Wildlife Sanctuary.

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