Flora of Adilabad District: Andhra Pradesh, India, , T. Pullaiah, , P.V. Prasanna, CBS Publishers & Distributors

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Flora of Adilabad District: Andhra Pradesh, India

T. Pullaiah (Author) P.V. Prasanna (Author)

Synopsis Adilabad district is a botanically unexplored area in the Deccan region. It is the richest district in forest wealth. The flora of Adilabad district is given in this book. A total of 673 species have been enumerated. Among them angiosperms include 667 species belonging to 417 genera and 113 families while Pteridophytes constitute 6 species belonging to 5 genera and 5 families. The first part includes introduction, reasons for undertaking the work, topography and general features. Forests and vegetation, and past and present work. The second part includes systematic enumeration, which is arranged according to Bentham and Hooker's system. Keys are given for families, genera and species and these are of the indented type. Under each species the correct nomenclature brief description, distribution, flowering and fruiting season, vernacular names and specimen examined are given. References and index to families, genera and species are 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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