Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India

S. S. Dash ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanic Garden of Indian Republic, Botanical Survey of India, Noida 201 303, IN

Abstract

The paper provides the vegetation account of the Kabi Sacred Grove of North Sikkim and the detail infomation regarding utilization of the plants. The different medicinal plants used in traditional treatments of different ailments by the local inhabitants of the area are appended in the tabular form.

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S. S. Dash ¹, M. Sanjappa ²

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Itanagar 791 111, IN
2 Botanic Garden Herbarium (UASB) & University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru 560 064, IN

Abstract

Three species of the genus Archidendron F. Muell., two of them (Archidendron nielsenianum and A. arunachalense) new to science and the other [A. kerrii (Gagnep.) I. C.Nielsen], a new distributional record for India are presented from Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh. Digital images of all the described species are given for easy recognition and to facilitate their future collection and conservation.

Keywords

Archidendron, Mimosoideae, New Species, India, Arunachal Pradesh.

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S. S. Dash ¹, A. A. Mao ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Itanagar 791 111, IN

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Codonopsis vadsea is described and illustrated from Vadse hills of Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Keywords

Arunachal Pradesh, Codonopsis, Campanulaceae, New Species.

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S. S. Dash ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh, Regional Centre, Itanagar 791111, IN

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The present paper discusses distribution of 18 species from the family Leguminosae that shows interesting distribution pattern in Arunachal Pradesh. Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Wight & Arn., Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston, Cassia hochestetteri Ghesq., Crotalaria anagyroides Kunth, Dalbergia thomsonii Benth., Desmodium zonatum Miq., Flemingia involucrata Benth., Hylodesmum podocarpum (Candolle) H. Ohashi & R. R. Mill., recorded for the first time for the state. The occurrence of Adenanthera pavonina L., Crotalaria humifuga Graham ex Benth., Erythrina arborescence Roxb., Indigofera pseudoreticulata Grierson & D. G. Long, Derris marginata (Roxb.) Benth., Desmodium laxiflorum DC, Mucuna imbricata DC. ex Baker, Shuteria involucrata (Wall.) Wight & Arn., and Trifolium repens L., Uraria lagopodioides (L.) Desv., recorded as extended distribution from adjacent states or phytogeographic region.

Keywords

New Records, Distribution, Arunachal Pradesh, Leguminosae.

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S. S. Dash ¹, A. A. Mao ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Itanagar, IN

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No Abstract.

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S. S. Dash ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Senkie View, Itanagar 791 111, IN

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The present paper deals with the detailed taxonomic treatment of the family Commelinaceae comprising of 8 genera and 25 species in Sikkim. A key to the genera and species based on the morphological characters is also given for easy identification. Streptolirion volubile subsp. khasianum (C.B. Clarke) D.Y. Hong is reported for the first time from Sikkim.

Keywords

Biogeography, Commelinaceae, Morphology, Systematics, Sikkim.

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S. S. Dash ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Itanagar 791111, IN

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The paper deals with the 225 different uses of 167 plant species belonging to 84 families for the treatment of 27 major ailments among ten rural communities of Sikkim. All the gathered information were based on the herbal practices of selective representative villages of Sikkim. During the collection of information, traditional uses pattern, parts used for, mode of preparation and administration of doses were also discussed. Out of the total uses of plants, herbs constitute c. 50% , trees by 25% and shrubs by 17%, while climbers constitutes the lowest habitat category (8%). Most herbal medicines were used in the form of paste of the plant or of a particular part. The other modes of uses were decoction, powder or inhalations etc. Remedies for common ailments were known to all households, while medicines or doses for critical ailments were taken as per the advice of the herbal healers or Jakris. The present study also indicated that the region harbors a high diversity of medicinal plants. A list of 167 plant species along with their Local name, habit, flowering and fruiting period, plant parts used, medicinal properties and the mode of use are also enumerated.

Keywords

Herbal Remedy, Medicinal Plants, Traditional Knowledge.

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S. S. Dash ¹, R. C. Srivastava ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Itanagar 791 111, IN

Abstract

No Abstract.

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S. S. Dash ¹, P. Kumari ², P. Singh ³

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Itanagar 791 111, IN
2 Botanical Survey of India, Central National Herbarium, Howrah 713 101, IN
3 Botanical Survey of India,CGO Complex, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700 064, IN

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During present study Schizostachyum arunachalensis was found flowering and fruiting in the wild on the hill slopes in Kane Wildlife Sanctuary of West Siang district (Arunachal Pradesh). A good population was observed near Magee village which is about 10 km from Elephant Camp. This bamboo can be easily distinguished by long internodes, larger leaves and peculiar leaf sheaths. A supplemented taxonomic description of this bamboo is provided. In light of flowering and fruiting material available now, its taxonomic placement in the new genus Stapletonia has been suggested, a new combination has been proposed, and coloured photographs have been provided to facilitate identification.

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Chandani Gupta ¹, S. S. Dash ¹

Affiliations
1 Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah – 711 103, West Bengal, IN

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Rubus sengorensis Grierson & D. G. Long, a narrow endemic species to Bhutan is reported as a new record to India from Arunachal Pradesh. A detailed description, illustration of the habit and stipule, SEM image of pollen grain, distribution map along with scanned image of the isotype of Rubus sengorensis have been provided to facilitate its easy identification. The pollen study by SEM has been done for the first time. On the basis of pollen morphology and other characters, the species has been assigned to the subgenus Chamaebatus.

Keywords

Arunachal Pradesh, New Record, Subgenus Chamaebatus.

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S. S. Dash ¹, Vartika Jain ², S. K. Jain ³

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, CGO Complex, Kolkata-64, IN
2 Department of Botany, Govt. Meera Girl’s College, Udaipur-313001, Rajasthan, IN
3 28-A, Avas-Vikas Colony, Mall Avenue colony, Lucknow - 226001 (U.P.), IN

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A total of 359 plants have been described in Vamana Purana, Vayu Purana, Kurma Purana, Matsya Purana, Brahmavaivartra Purana, Agni Purana and Brahma Puranas. Out of 359 botanical names attributed to them, 279 names are largely accepted even today. This paper provides the list of currently accepted botanical names or author citations of remaining 80 plants.

Keywords

Agni Purana, Brahmavaivartra Purana, Kurma Purana, Matsya Purana, Nomenclature, Vamana Purana, Vayu Purana.

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Ashutosh Kumar Verma ¹, Monika Mishra ¹, Liza Mallick ¹, Kumar Avinash Bharati ², S. S. Dash ³, Harish Singh ¹, Paramjit Singh ³

Affiliations
1 Central Botanical Laboratory, Botanical Survey of India, AJC Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah-711 103, IN
2 Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, AJC Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah-711 103, IN
3 Botanical Survey of India, C.G.O.Complex, 3rd MSO Building Block-F, 5th & 6th Floor, DF Block Sector-1, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700 064, IN

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The chromosome numbers of the extant and extinct plants play a significant role in determining the phylogenetic interrelation of different groups. In the post Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system of plant classification era more and more attentions were given in molecular based studies, evidences on plant breeding, intraspecific variation, origin and taxonomic relationship studies of diverse plant group. Exhaustive online database on chromosomal counts have already been developed from various sources. Still, there are many species and genera of plants for which no chromosome count is known. There are countries from which very few counts have been reported. Therefore, there is still a great deal of traditional cytotaxonomic work to be done. The present communication presents 519 records belonging to 343 species, 265 genera and 85 families of Angiosperms of Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah. The paper also reports 60 plant species with new chromosome counts, which were hitherto not reported either in the Chromosome Counts Database (CCDB) or Chromosome Atlas of Flowering Plants of the Indian Subcontinent.

Keywords

Chromosome Number, Chromosome Count, Cytology, Plant Taxa.

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Manohar Pathak ¹, Asutosh Kumar Verma ², S. S. Dash ³, P. Singh ³, Kumar Avinash Bharati ⁴

Affiliations
1 CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, New Delhi - 110 012, IN
2 Botanical Survey of India, Central Regional Centre, Allahabad - 211 002, IN
3 Botanical Survey of India, Salt lake City, Kolkata - 700 064, IN
4 Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah - 711 103, IN

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The present communication measures the growth of research publication of Botanical Survey of India during the period 2001-2015 using bibliometric tools. The data were drawn from the Scopus database and analyzed, which revealed that a total of 613 papers were published during the said period. This analysis also shows that, there is an incremental growth in the number of publications from 7 papers in 2001 to 95 papers in 2015 which is significantly thirteen-fold progress.

Keywords

Bibliometric, Publication, Mapping, Taxonomy, Botanical Survey of India.

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S. S. Dash ¹, Paramjit Singh ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata, IN

Abstract

The present book Compendium of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethnobotany (1991-2015) by Vartika Jain&S.K. Jain records ethno-botanical information on 4663 plant species used by different traditional communities/societies of India. This includes 4375 angiosperms from 1607 genera and 288 species from 138 genera of other groups (17 Gymnosperms, 64 Pteridophytes, 2 Bryophytes, 42 Fungi, 2 Algae and 11 lichens). This book also provides an index of over 21000 local names used by different tribal societies in different parts of our country, which will definitely help many researchers to identify a plant species. Abbreviations have also been provided for listing for the name of the different diseases. The book is a much awaited update of Dr. S.K. Jain's most referred "Dictionary of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethnobotany" published in 1991.

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Debasmita Dutta Pramanick ¹, S. S. Dash ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Headquarter, Kolkata-700064, IN

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Prof. Holenarasipur Yoganarasimhan Mohan Ram (popularly known as HYM among the botanical fraternity), born on 24^th September 1930 in Mysore city of the state of Karnataka to an illustrious, parents (mother Smt. H. Y. Saraswati and father Shri H. Yoganarasimham) from whom he inherited love and passion for plants, literature and music from his childhood days.

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