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Biodiversity And Plant Resources: A Phytotalk NEW


Edition:
1
Volume:
0
Publishing Year:
2024
Publisher:
M/s AGROBIOS (INDIA)
Author/s:
Dr. (Prof.) Patil DA
Language:
English

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In stock

Hard Bond
ISBN:   9788196929633
Publishing Year:   2024

Rs 3500.00


This treatise is monographic and deals with an ancient socio-cultural, economic and plantloric heritage of India. It is simple-to-read useful information integrating all facets of plants and plant science. It is written to provide a glimpse of rich treasure of the great country India in its ethnic diversify and biodiversity. It opens our eyes toward the wealth of plantlore on 250 plant species in India.

The treatise on indigenous and exotic plants informs scientific names, family, Indian or English common names, distribution in India, brief plant description highlighting important features, and all-pervasive examination of potentially and culturally important species. Information is borrowed flora the literary sources referred.

It is written in a student, teacher and layman-friendly manner. The information is presented as if the plants themselves are expressing to mankind. The treatise is invaluable asset for botanists, non-botanists, enthusiasts, agriculturalists, environmentalists, industrialists, naturalists, conservationists, planners, administrators, apart from teachers and students. It is hoped to enthuse interest in plant world in all possible way to people in various walks of life.

Dr. (Prof.) Patil DA

Dr. (Prof.) DA Patil, an esteemed botanist, earned his C. degree specializing in Angiosperm Taxonomy in 1978 and his Ph.D. in Botany in 1983 from the then Marathwada University, Aurangabad (M.S.). With over 31 years of teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and more than four decades of research spanning disciplines such as Experimental Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Agrobiodiversity, Ethnobotany, Etymology, and Bioinvasion, he has made significant academic contributions. He has guided 16 research scholars to completion and authored more than 400 research papers and 27 books, some of which have been translated into European, Russian, and American languages. His excellence has been recognized with numerous awards, including the prestigious Prof. V. Puri Medal from the Indian Botanical Society in 2014 and the Dr. E. K. Janaki Ammal Award from the International Society of Ethnobotanists in 2020, along with ten other honors. A Fellow of multiple scientific bodies, including FLS (London), FES, FIAAT, FBS, FMAS, and FLSC, he has also served as an editor and member of editorial boards for botanical journals. During his academic tenure, he held key administrative positions such as Chairman of the Board of Studies in Botany (2000–2005, 2010–2015) and Dean of the Faculty of Science (2000–2005) at the then North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon (M.S.). Even after his superannuation in August 2015 as a Professor and Principal, he remains deeply engaged in research and continues to be consulted by various scientific and academic societies.

Table of Contents..
  • Introduction
  • Biodiversity in India: Bird’s Eye-view
  • Profiles of Indian Plants

Abrus precatorius L.

Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd.

Acacia sinuata (Lour.) Merr. [Syn.A.concinna (Willd.)DC.]

Achyranthes aspera Linn.

Aconitum napellus Linn. (Syn. A. ferox Wall.)

Acorus calamus Linn.

Adansonia digitata Linn.

Aeginetia indica L.

Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr.

Aeschonomene aspera Linn.

Aloe vera L.

Alpinia galanga (Linn.) Willd.

Amorphophallus campanulatus Blume ex Decaisne

Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb. ex DC.) Wall. ex Guill.

Areca catechu Linn.

Aristlochia bracteolata Lam.

Artabotrys hexapetalus (L.f.) Bhandari

Artocarpus heterophyllus Lamk.

Arundo donax L.

Asparagus racemosus Willd.

Atropa belladonna Linn.

Averrhoa carambola L.

Bacopa monnieri (L.) Penn.

Balanophora indica Wall.

Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd.

Bauhinia racemosa Lam.

Bauhinia vahlii Wt. & Arn.

Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.

Betula utilis Don

Bixa orellana Linn.

Boehmeria nivea Hook. & Arn.

Boerhania diffusa Linn.

Bombax ceiba L.

Borassus flabellifer L.

Buchanania lanzan Spreng.

Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze

Calamus rotang Linn.

Calophyllum inophyllum Linn.

Calotropis gigantea (Linn.) R.Br. ex Ait.

Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam.

Camellia sinensis (Linn.) O. Kuntze

Canarium strictum Roxb.

Cannabis sativa L.

Cardiospermum halicacabum L.

Careya arborea Roxb.

Caryota urens L.

Cassia fistula L.

Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don

Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex D.Don) G. Don

Celastrus paniculatus Willd.

Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

Ceropegia bulbosa Roxb.

Chlorophytum borivilianum Santapau & Fernand.

Chloroxylon swietenia DC.

Chukrasia tabularis A. Juss.

Cichorium intybus Linn.

Cinnamomum verum Presl.

Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.

Citrus medica L.

Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alst.

Cocos nucifera L.

Codarrocalyx motorius (Houtt.) H. Ohashi

Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari

 

Corypha umbraculifera Linn.

Costus speciosus (Koenig) J. E.Sm.

Cotoneaster frigida Wall. ex Lindl.

Couroupita guianensis Aubl.

Crataeva magna (Lour.) DC.

Cressa cretica Linn.

Crocus sativus Linn.

Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.

Curcuma amada Roxb.

Curcuma longa L.

Cymbopogon citratus Stapf

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Cyperus esculentus Linn.

Cyperus rotundus L.

Dactylorhiza hatagirea (Don) Soo

Daphne papyracea Wall. ex Steud.

Datisca cannabina Linn.

Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Etting.

Desmostachya bipinnata (Linn.) Stapf

Dictamus albus Linn.

Digitalis purpurea L.

Dillenia indica Linn.

Dioscorea alata Linn.

Dioscorea bulbifera L.

Diospyros ebenum Koenig.

Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb.

Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) Jeffery

Dischidia rafflesiana Wall.

Drosera indica L.

Drypetes roxburghii (Wall.) Hurusawa

Durio zibethinus Linn.

Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

Edgeworthia gardneri Meissn.

Elaeocarpus sphaericus (Gaertn.) K.Schum.

Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin. ex Henschel

Elephantopus scaber L.

Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (R.&S.) DC.

Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesm.

Entada rheedii Spreng.

Erythrina variegata L.

Eulaliopsis binata (Retz.) C.E. Hubb.

Euphorbia ligularia Roxb.

Euryale ferox Salisb.

Evolvulus alsinoides (Linn.) Linn.

Fagopyrum esculentum Moench.

Ferula assafoetida L.

Ficus benghalensis L.

Ficus racemosa Linn.

Ficus religiosa L.

Garcinia indica Choiss.

Ginkgo biloba L.

Gloriosa superba L.

Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn.

Grewia optiva Drummond ex Burret

Guettarda speciosa Linn.

Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br.

Gynocardia odorata R. Br.

Haldina cordifolia (Roxb.) Ridsdale

Hardwikia binata Roxb.

Hedera helix C.B. Clarke

Hedychium spicatum Buch.-Ham.

 

Helianthus annuus L.

Helicteres isora L.

Heritiera fomes Buch.

Hevea brasiliensis (H.B.K.) Muell.-Arg.

Hippophae rhamnoides L.

Hiptage benghalensis (Linn.) Kurz

Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don

Holoptelea integrifolia (Roxb.) Planch.

Hymenodictyon orixense (Roxb.) Mabb.

Hyoscyamus niger Linn.

Hypericum perforatum Linn.

Imperata cylindrica (L.) P.Beauv.

Indigofera tinctoria Linn.

Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br.

Ixora coccinea L.

Jasminum sambac (Linn.) Ait.

Jatropha curcas L.

Juglans regia Linn.

Jurinea dolomiaea Bioss.

Lagerstroemia speciosa Pers.

Lawsonia inermis Linn.

Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R. Br.

Linum usitatissimum Linn.

Lodoicea maldivica (G.F.Gmel.) Pers.

Madhuca indica J.F.Gmel.

Mallotus philippensis (Lamk.) Muell.-Arg.

Mangifera indica L.

Manihot esculenta Crantz.

Mesua ferrea Linn.

Michelia champaca Linn.

Mimosa pudica L.

Mimusops elengi L.

Moringa oleifera Lamk.

Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng.

Musa paradisiaca L.

Myristica fragrans Hout.

Nardostachys jatamansi (Don) DC.

Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.

Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser

Nepenthes khasiana Hook. f.

Nicotiana tabacum L.

Nigella sativa Linn.

Nyctanthes arbortristis L.

Nymphea nouchali Burm.f.

Nymphoides indicum (L.) Ktze.

Nypa fruticans Wurmb.

Ocimum tenuiflorum L.

Oroxylum indicum (L.) Vent.

Oryza sativa L.

Ougeinia oojeinensis (Roxb.) Hochr.

Paeonia emodi Wall.

Pandanus fascicularis Lamk.

Panicum maximum Jacq.

Papaver somniferum Linn.

Paspalum scrobiculatum L.

Passiflora edulis Sims.

Pavetta crassicaulis Bremek.

Persea americana Mill.

Phoenix sylvestris Roxb.

Phyllanthus emblica L.

Piper betle Linn.

Piper longum L.

 

Piper nigrum Linn.

Pistia stratiotes L.

Plantago ovata Forsk.

Platanus orientalis L.

Plumeria alba L.

Podophyllum hexandrum Royle

Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce

Pterocarpus santalinus Linn. f.

Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC.

Rauwolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz

Ravenala madagascariensis J.F. Gmel.

Rhizophora mucronata Lamk.

Rhododendron arboreum Sm.

Rhyncostylis retusa (L.) Bl.

Rosa damascena Mill.

Rubia cordifolia Linn.

Saccharum officinarum L.

Salvadora persica L.

Santalum album L.

Sapindus laurifolius Vahl

Saraca asoca (Roxb.) De Wilde

Sarcococca prumniformis Lindl.

Saussurea obvallata (DC.) Edgew.

Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken

Scirpus grossus (L.f.) Palla

Semecarpus anacardium L.f.

Sesamum orientale L.

Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Poir.

Shorea robusta Gaertn.

Sonneratia acida Linn. f.

Soymida febrifuga (Roxb.) A. Juss.

Spinifex squarrosus Linn.

Spondias pinnata (Linn. f.) Kurz.

Sterculia urens Roxb.

Stereospermum suaveolens DC.

Streblus asper Lour.

Strobilanthes callosa Nees.

Strychnos nux-vomica L.

Swertia chirata Ham.

Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Ktze.

Tamarindus indica Linn.

Tecomella undulata (Sm.) Seem

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.

Terminalia bellirica (Garth.) Roxb.

Terminalia crenulata Roth

Theobroma cacao L.

Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex Hook. f. & Thomson

Toona ciliata M. Roem.

Trapa bispinosa Roxb.

Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour.

Triphasia trifolia (Burm. f.) P.Wils.

Typha angustata Bory & Chaub.

Utricularia stellaris L.f.

Valeriana hardwickii Wall.

Vallisneria nutans (Lour.) Hara

Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hk. f. ex G. Don

Vanilla fragrans (Salisbury) Ames.

Vateria indica L.

Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash

Viscum album L.

Withania coagulans Dunal

Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz

Zea mays L.

Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk.

 

  • Bibliography

 

 

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Book Title:
Biodiversity And Plant Resources: A Phytotalk NEW
Book Type:
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