Ravikumar Kaliamoorthy

Institute of Trans-disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (ITD-HST) · Centre for Conservation of Natural Resources

Uraria lacei Craib is reported from Garpanchkot MPCA, Purulia district, West Bengal for the first time. The detailed taxonomic description, current nomenclature and photographs are provided for easy identification and better understanding of the taxon.

Pavonia sepioides Fryxell & Krapov. (Malvaceae), recently collected from Chitradurga district, Karnataka state, is reported here for the first time from Asia. A detailed taxonomic account with description, ecological notes, photographs, and key to the species of Pavonia Cav. in India are provided in order to facilitate easy identification and furth...

Surveys for plant collection were conducted in the state of Rajasthan during October 2009, December 2011, and August 2014 to document the medicinal plant diversity of the state. These surveys resulted in the collection of Tribulus ochroleucus (Maire) Ozenda & Quezel which is a new report in India. A brief citation, followed by description, flowerin...

The anatomical studies on leaf and stem of T. formanii Udayan & Pradeep an endemic species to southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India was carried out focusing on its macroscopic, microscopic, maceration along with organoleptic evaluation. Distinguishing characters of the stem revealed the presence of calcium oxalate crystals, simple and compound star...

Sandalwood (Santalum album L.; family: Santalaceae), one of the highly valued commercial tree species, is harvested largely for its aromatic heartwood and essential oil. The tree is referred to as “Chandana” in Sanskrit, and is commercially known as “East Indian Sandalwood.” The oil extracted from the trees is considered to be unique, and is prefer...

The present work study provides an annotated checklist of grass flora in Savandurga forests of Karnataka, India. During the exploration, a total of 140 species belonging to nine sub-families, 13 tribes and 63 genera of Poaceae have been documented.

Decalepis salicifolia (Bedd. ex Hook. f.) Venter is a potential medicinal and highly aromatic plant species confined to the southernmost part of the Western Ghats of India. The plant is well known for its traditional uses among the various tribal communities of south India. The tubers of the plant possess characteristic vanillin-like aroma due to t...

The resin of Canarium strictum Roxb. is used for rheumatism and asthma; the bark is used as a mosquito repellent. The major compounds in the resin are triterpenoids, but as no studies have been performed on the bark, this study investigated this economically important resource. Ten folk healers were interviewed about their medicinal uses of C. stri...

The roots of Clerodendrum phlomidis L.f. are known to be used as Agnimantha in Ayurvedic system of medicine. Whereas literature emerged from various texts reports other species of Premna as Agnimantha that leads to controversies in usage of authentic drug source. Hence this study aims to develop pharmacognosy characteristics to identify the authent...

Crotalaria lanceolata E. Mey., a pantropical species collected from Mandya district of Karnataka is reported for the first time from India. Detailed description, notes on distribution and photographs are provided for easy identification.

Dimeria orissae Bor has been collected from Savanadurga Reserve forest, Ramanagara District of Karnataka for the first time. Hence, the present collection is reported here as a new record for Karnataka State.

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

Medicinal plants have become of great relevance to the health care of the people, with a vast global population still relying on them. While developing the nation’s most comprehensive, multidisciplinary database on flora, fauna, metals, and minerals of traditional Materia Medica from primary texts over the period 1500 BC to 1900 AD, IMPLAD (Indian...

This chapter starts with illustration of the Indian floristics and their current scenario, endemic plants, and factors causing the decline in plant populations. It covers about the medicinal plants used in the Indian Systems of Medicine and number of threatened medicinal plants. Outline is provided on the Conservation Assessment and Management Prio...

A conscious effort is certainly needed to provide pure and cleaned forms of plants based drugs for preparation of safe and efficacious herbal formulations. However, such genuine efforts are a rarity. Most often, botanical drugs traded come to users in the form of crude drugs /coarse-finely powdered materials /depilated/ dis-coloured/ mixed forms, w...

Mahonia imbricata was reported for the first time from Manipur, India. This paper describes taxonomy, morphology, phenology, habitat requirements, ecology and world distribution of the species. On the basis of the examined specimens, notes and photographs for easy identification are presented.

There is an urgent need to start protecting remaining biodiversity for the survival of humanity. Anthropogenic pressures and global climate change are pushing several species towards extinction. To protect any species it is essential to have detailed information of the geographical distributions and population trends. Here we describe how key areas...

Crotalaria wightiana Graham ex Wight & Arn. is a rare legume of Fabaceae, is so for known from Sri Lanka and Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. First time reported to Karnataka from Kudremukh National Park.

The study deals with the floristic diversity assessment and vegetation composition analysis in various forest types from Hosur Forest division situated in Eastern Ghats of Southern India, in the state of Tamil Nadu. The study recorded 468 species of plants belonging to 283 genera and 91 families, including Angiosperms (464 species), Pteridophytes (...

Volume 4 Number 1 - April 2007 Suma TS, D.K. Ved, Vijay Barve, M. Supriya, Sathya Sangeetha, and Savitha B Summary This article describes FRLHT’s new experience related to encouraging young minds to appreciate and explore their neigbourhood plants. Students learn that many plants have medicinal value and are related to their lives. We strongly be...

World over there is an immense demand for Traditional Medicine, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, natural products. The rampantly growing industry and interests of consumers have resulted in excessive demand of the botanical materials for manufacturing products. The major challenges herbal industries are facing relates to quality assurance, use of authent...

Decalepis arayalpathra, a critically endangered plant species, has a narrow distribution and fragmented population in Southern Western Ghats, India. This study is a first attempt to understand it vegetative propagation by means of cutting and root stock. It is observed that IBA 100ppm gives quick rooting (5.27±0.21) in initial days, while rootex tr...

The present paper deals with the study conducted to know the floristic diversity assessment and vegetation composition analysis in various forest types of Dharmapuri Forest division situated in Eastern Ghats of Southern India in the state of Tamilnadu. A total of 352 species of 233 genera and belonging to 79 families were recorded. The quantitative...

Balaa group of plant drugs is one of the important ingredients in many of the Ayurvedic formulations used for treating various neuro-muscular disorders. The accepted species as per Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia India is Sida cordifolia L. However in today’s practices, there are multiple species which go by the same trade name Balaa. This may be due to reg...

Herbal sector is growing at a fast pace catering to diverse needs of pharamaceuticals to nutraceuticals to cosmeticeuticals to plant extracts due to natural products and traditional medicine inclination world over. Trades of botanicals in the raw drug markets are diverse, complex, unregulated, opaque, fluctuating, unclear regulatory norms and imple...

ABSTRACT: Herbal sector is growing at a fast pace catering to diverse needs of pharmaceuticals to nutraceuticals to cosmeticeuticals to plant extracts due to natural products and traditional medicine inclination world over. Trades of botanicals in the raw drug markets are diverse, complex, unregulated, opaque, fluctuating, unclear regulatory norms...

Ethnopharmacological relevance: More than 15,000 angiosperm species are dioecious, i.e., having distinct male and female individual plants. The allocation of resources between male and female plants is different, and also variation in secondary metabolites and sex-biased herbivory is reported among dioecious plants. However, little is known about...

Lifestyle and dietary changes have occurred rapidly over the past decade due to industrialization, urbanization, globalization and economic development. Dietary adjustments and consumption of high 1 calorie food and sedentary working has been major factor for chronic ailments. Ÿ Younger generation globally and in India are getting more aware of the...

Lepidagathis diffusa C.B. Clarke, a species endemic to Karnataka and Tamil Nadu states in southern India, has been rediscovered after a century from Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu and also the name is lectotypified here. © 2018 Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy. All rights reserved.

Background: The Valaiyār (Moopanar) communities of Tamil Nadu are traditionally known for catching rats and snakes from the agricultural fields. Prior to independence, some of these families have faced socio-economic changes and chosen to become herbalists in Madurai city. They are mainly engaged in collecting and dispensing fresh and dried plant...

The steno-endemic species of genus Decalepis are highly threatened by destructive wild harvesting. The medicinally important fleshy tuberous roots of Decalepis hamiltonii are traded as substitute, to meet the international market demand of Hemidesmus indicus. In addition, the tuberous roots of all three species of Decalepis possess similar exudates...

Grewia macrophylla G. Don has been treated as a synonym of Grewia abutilifolia Vent. ex Juss. in most literature. However, G. macrophylla is a distinct species and differs from G. abutilifolia in the characters of leaf, pedicel and petals. G. macrophylla is known from elevated hilly forests in the northeast region of India and Myanmar, while G. abu...

A new species of Tetrastigma, Tetrastigma tamilnadense, from Western and Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu is described and illustrated. It differs from its allied species, Tetrastigma leucostaphylum and Tetrastigma sulcatum, in leaflet size and shape, pubescence of young vegetative parts and flowers, size and rind of berries, and seed shape.

The pollen morphology of 5 Jatropha species namely J. glandulifera, J. gossypifolia, J. integerrima, J. multifida and J. tanjorensis of family Euphorbiaceae from India was studied using Light Microscope (LM). The pollen grains of Jatropha are typically crotonoid, uniformly spheroidal, in aperturate/omniaperturate, with hexagonally arranged exinous...

Barleria durairajii (Acanthaceae), a new species allied to B. hochstetteri Nees and B. parviflora R. Br. ex T. Anderson, is described here along with colour photographs including micrographs of pollen grains, illustrations, comparison with its allied species, and IUCN conservation status from Tamil Nadu, India.

Impatiens trigonopteris Hooker f. (Balsaminaceae) is first time reported from Sikkim Himalaya. It has been rediscovered after its type collection from the Enchey Monastery, Gangtok in Sikkim Himalaya after a lapse of 106 years. Details of its new distribution, habitat, specimens studied, photograph and description are provided for easy identificati...

This poster presents at a glance medicinal plants trade in Southern India with few examples based on field study from 2010-2016.

Miliusa Leschenault ex A.DeCandolle (1832: 213) is characterized by a combination of floral characters such as sepaloid outer petals, densely hairy torus (receptacle), stamens with connectives not extending over the thecae and four-part lamellate ruminations of the endosperm (Chaowasku et al. 2013). Miliusa consists of ca. 50 species with four vari...

A brief note on the distribution of vascular plants new to Rajasthan is presented in this paper. A further distributional expansion and new record of Commicarpus boissieri, Geodorum recurvum, Maytenus senegalensis, Premna resinosa and Solanum elaeagnifolium for the state of Rajasthan is reported.

Phyllanthus megacarpus (Gamble) Kumari & Chandrab., a narrow endemic species has been rediscovered after a lapse of 130 years from other than its type locality, which also forms an addition to the flora of Karnataka. Besides, the name Phyllanthus megacarpus (= Reidia megacarpa Gamble) is lectotypified here.

Decalepis arayalpathra, a critically endangered plant species, has a restricted and fragmented population in Southern Western Ghats, India. This study is a first attempt to evaluate genetic diversity and population structure in the nine wild populations of D. arayalpathra based on molecular pattern realized through the marker assays. Principal coor...

Botanical survey conducted to the north eastern states of India has resulted in the collection of Achyranthes diandra Roxb. (Amaranthaceae), Disporum longistylum (H. Léveillé & Vaniot) H.Hara (Uvulariaceae) and Smilax davidiana A.DC. (Smilacaceae) which form new distributional record to India. The information is presented here with brief botanical...

An extensive botanical survey conducted in Paderu, Narsipatnam and Chintapalli forest areas in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, resulted in a record of 18 interesting angiosperm species including two distributional records for south India (Cynanchum corymbosum and Raphistemma pulchellum); two (Cassine paniculata and Cleidion javanicum) for...

Asoka' – an important medicinal plant, its market scenario and conservation measures in India 'Asoka chhal' is the bark of Asoka (Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd.) tree, commonly known as 'Sita Ashok', and assessed as Endangered (Karnataka), and Data Deficient (Kerala and Tamil Nadu) 1 . It is an important medicinal plant used largely by India's herbal...

Acanthospermum consobrinum S.F. Blake, an American species, is recorded for the first time from Bangalore, Karnataka. A detailed description notes and illustration are provided for easy identification.

The present research was aimed as a pharmacognostic study of whole plants of Allium wallichii and Allium stracheyi, both of which are very important traditional medicinal plants of North-West Himalayas. This study was carried out in terms of macroscopic and microscopic analyses and standard histochemical methods were followed for detecting starch,...

The present research was aimed as a pharmacognostic study of whole plants of Allium wallichii and Allium stracheyi, both of which are very important traditional medicinal plants of North-West Himalayas. This study was carried out in terms of macroscopic and microscopic analyses and standard histochemical methods were followed for detecting starch,...

Decalepis arayalpathra, an endangered, endemic ethnomedicinal plant from southern Western Ghats, India, is targeted for its aromatic and medicinal properties. This study aimed at to identify fungal endophyte populations associated with healthy and diseased roots of this perennial shrub. Healthy and rotted root samples of D. arayalpathra were collec...

Aristolochia gurinderiidescribed here as a new species, was collected from North-South Road, Campbell Bay, Great Nicobar Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), India. Stem woody with corky fissured bark; lamina deltoid or hastate; cauliflorous inflorescences in scorpioid cyme up to 55 cm long, small size of flowers; seeds winged with distinctive rid...

Semecarpus subpanduriformis Wall. ex Hook.f. has so far been known in wild condition from Bangladesh and Myanmar and from a cultivated source from the Indian Botanic Gardens in India. It is now reported first time in wild from Manipur, India. The same with a detailed description, relevant notes, maps and photographs are provided for better understa...

Botanical survey conducted to explore the medicinal plants' wealth of Manipur, North Eastern State of India, has resulted in adding fourteen taxa to the State flora, viz. Acmella ciliata (Kunth) Cassini, A. uliginosa (Swarz) Cassini, Aspidopteris floribunda Hutchinson, Blumea clarkei J.D. Hooker, Boehmeria rugulosa Weddell, Chamaecrista auricoma (G...

Botanical survey conducted to explore the medicinal plants' wealth of Manipur, North Eastern State of India, has resulted in adding fourteen taxa to the State flora, viz. Acmella ciliata (Kunth) Cassini, A. uliginosa (Swarz) Cassini, Aspidopteris floribunda Hutchinson, Blumea clarkei J.D. Hooker, Boehmeria rugulosa Weddell, Chamaecrista auricoma (G...

Objective: To establish the pharmacognostic parameters using pharmacopoeial standards for correct identity of Patala (Stereospermum chelonoides (L.f.) DC.) and to compare original species with recommended substitutes (Stereospermum tetragonum DC. and Radermachera xylocarpa (Roxb.) K. Schum.). Methodology: The pharmacognostic parameters include morp...

Bauhinia bassacensis var. nicobarica, described here as a new variety from Great Nicobar Island, India. Diagnostic characters for the variety nicobarensis include exstipulate leaves and obtuse lobes of leaflets, bracts ovate rusty tomentose, corolla deltoid and blade margin undulating and pods rusty tomentose. A comparative table with diagnostic mo...

A neotype is designated here for Lepidagathis bandraensis Blatt. (Acanthaceae). Besides, this species is reported here as a new distributional record to flora of Gujarat.

This book entitled “Plant Resources of Tiruvannamalai District (Tamil Nadu, India)” is a result of extensive and intensive field research in the Javvadhu hills of Eastern Ghats and its adjoinings within Tiruvannamalai district. The district is not only harbours rich vegetation but has reputation for its medicinal plants wealth and is also a well kn...

Tribulus terrestris L. (Zygophyllaceae) is one of the highly traded raw drugs and also used as a stimulative food additive in Europe and USA. While, Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India recognizes T. terrestris as Goksura, Tribulus lanuginosus and T. subramanyamii are also traded by the same name raising issues of quality control. The nuclear ribosomal...

Pogostemon nilagiricus Gamble (Lamiaceae) is rediscovered from Nilgiri hills, the type locality, after a gap of 97 years. A detailed description, photograph and note on its taxonomy are provided. Current threat status has also been assessed based on the recent botanical explorations.

Asteridiella kodaikanalensis and Asteridiella shenbaganurensis are the two new species infecting the leaves of Symplocos anamallayana, an endemic plant of the Western Ghats, in the Shenbaganur forest near Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu. Both are described and illustrated in detail.

Extensive botanical surveys conducted in the Sirumalai hills, Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu during 2005-08 have resulted in the collection of 374 plant species. Review of literature indicated that 85 of these have not been recorded earlier from the region. Hence they are reported as additions to the flora of Sirumalai Hills. All these 85 taxa are occ...

http://threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2009/January/o183026i0958-59.pdf

This book, “Photo Guide to Selected Medicinal Plants of Karnataka”, is an attempt to make the readers identify the common medicinal plants in Karnataka state. It deals with 100 popular medicinal plants and copiously illustrated with more than 400 images. Special effort has been taken to photograph the species so that the users get to visualize the...

This book is the proceedings of the "Conservation Assessment and Management Prioritization (CAMP) Workshop" held from 7th to 10th October, 2007 at Hotel Keshari, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India to evaluate the threat status of 41 threatened medicinal plants of Orissa. The workshop aims at: • Determining threats facing each taxon. • Determining populatio...

http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/envis_specia_habitat_threatened_plants_india.pdf

This paper gives an account of two new species. Of these, Prillieuxina aquifoliacearum differs from P. ilicicola in having smaller ascospores and Questieriella rhamni differs from Schiffnerula rhamnicola in having only anamorphic state. Both these fungi are described and illustrated in detail.

Peucedanum dhana Buch.-Ham. ex C. B. Clarke var. dalzellii C. B. Clarke (Apiaceae) is endemic to central & western India. The present collection from Bangalore extends its distribution further towards eastern part of Karnataka State. Hitherto unreported ethnobotanical uses of this plant are also provided.

Detailed botanical survey was carried out in Anapady MPCA during November 2003 which resulted in the documentation of 442 taxa of flowering plants including several endemic and threatened ones. Screening of literature showed that 58 taxa of them are additions to the flora of Palghat district. Of these, Desmodium zonatum Miq., Digitaria tomentosa (K...

A new species, Fibraurea darshani Udayan & Ravikumar, is described and illustrated. The species differs from its closely allied species, F tinctoria Lour., in having non-tendrilliform young shoots, cream-coloured stem with watery sap, coriaceous leaves with prominent reticulations and truncate base; inflorescences arising always from leafless older...

Eriocaulon devendranii, a new species in Eriocaulaceae is described from Anamalai, Western Ghats of Kerala supported with illustrations. This species is allied to E. xeranthemum Mart., a common species found almost throughout India, Nepal and Myanmar but differs in having spathes nearly equalling the peduncles, involucral bracts with multifid apice...

Botanical explorations in and around Bangalore city and critical studies of the herbarium specimens housed at FRLHT herbarium, Bangalore unveiled five species of distributional interest viz., Andrographis beddomei C.B. Clarke, Argemone ochroleuca Sweet, Clausena indica (Dalz.) Oliver, Sesamum alatum Thonn. and Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. They are...

http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/mpc11.pdf

Barleria stocksii T. Anders. (Acanthaceae) is a less known endemic species occurring only in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. After a lapse of about 110 years, it has been collected from Andhra Pradesh and illustrated here for better understanding. http://www.zoosprint.org/ZooPrintJournal/2005/March/1820.pdf

Justicia nilgherrensis (Nees) Wall. ex T. Anderson, an endemic Acanthaceous species, is presented here with updated nomenclature, detailed botanical description, ecological and distributional notes in order to have better understanding of this lesser known species.

During botanical studies conducted in Thiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu state, India as a part of compilation of the district flora, Tinospora sinensis (Lour.) Merr. was collected from Javvadhu ('Javadi') hills. It is a Red Listed medicinal plant which is an addition to the Flora of Tamil Nadu. It is presented here with nomenclature, descripti...