Biodiversity And Plant Resources: A Phytotalk NEW
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.
- 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
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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. Â |
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. Â |
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