Orchids of Tamil Nadu (India), Scientific Publishers, 9789390749904

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Orchids of Tamil Nadu (India)

Subbiah Karuppusamy (Author) Kothareddy Prasad (Author) T. Pullaiah (Author)

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Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Morphology of Orchids. 3. Analysis of Orchids of Tamil Nadu. 4. Systematic Enumeration. References.

The book gives detailed updated information of Orchids of Tamil Nadu in India. Brief account on the phytogeography, geology, forest types, climates of Tamil Nadu is given in the introductory chapter. An analysis of endemic orchids of Tamil Nadu has been given for easy identification of utilization and conservation measures. A bracketed key to the orchid genera and key to the species have been given for precise identification. A total of 252 taxa belonging to 73 genera of Orchidaceae have been systematically enumerated. Under each species, citation according to latest ICN, synonymous connected to local, regional and national Floras, type information, etymology, description, flowering and fruiting season, habitat, distribution of each species in local, regional, national and global scale and specimen examined have been given. All the literature about orchids of Tamil Nadu have been given at the end. One new species Aerides agasthiyamalaiana has been described in this book.The importance of this book is coloured photographs of about 230 species available in the Tamil Nadu region. Endemic and threat categories also mentioned each taxa. Index to genera and species has been given at the end.

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About the author

T. Pullaiah

Prof. T. Pullaiah obtained his M.Sc., (1973) and Ph.D., (1976) degrees in Botany from Andhra University. He was a Post Doctoral Fellow at Moscow State University, Russia during 1976-78. He traveled widely in Europe and visited Universities and Botanical Gardens in about 16 countries. Professor Pullaiah joined Sri Krishnadevaraya University as a Lecturer in 1979 and became Professor in 1993. At present he is Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences; Head, Department of Botany; Co-ordinator and Chairman BOS in Biotechnology. Professor Pullaiah has published 25 books, 175 research papers and 35 popular articles. His books include Embryology of Compositae; Flora of Andhra Pradesh (4 Vols.); Trees of Andhra Pradesh; Taxonomy of Angiosperms; Flora of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India; Flora of Ranga Reddi District; Flora of Anantapur District; Flora of Kurnool; Flora of Nizamabad; Embryology and Apomixis in Grasses; Flora of Eastern Ghats - Vol.1 and Vol.2; Biodiversity in India - Vol.1; etc. He is principal investigator of 14 major Research Projects totaling more than 70 lakhs funded by DBT, DST, CSIR, DOEF, GCC and WWF. Under his guidance 35 students obtained their Ph.D. degree and 32 students obtained their M. Phil. degree. He is recipient of Best Teacher Award from Government of Andhra Pradesh and receipient of Panchanan Maheshwari Medal of Indian Botanical Society for the year 2002 and Y.D. Tyagi Gold Medal of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy. He is a Member of International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

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