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Pakshirajan Lakshminarasimhan: a
plant taxonomist who loved plants and people alike
Mandar N. Datar
Agharkar Research Institute, G.G.
Agarkar Road, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411004, India,
Date of publication: 26 July 2020 (online & print)
Citation: Datar, M.N. (2020). Pakshirajan Lakshminarasimhan: a
plant taxonomist who loved plants and people alike. Journal of Threatened Taxa 12(10): 16195–16203. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.6472.12.10.16195-16203
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Acknowledgements: I am thankful to the Director,
Agharkar Research Institute, Pune. I acknowledge inputs from Dr. P. Tetali, Dr.
Avishek Bhattacharjee, Dr. W. Arisdason, Dr. Gopal Krishna, Mr. Sameer Patil,
Dr. Sharad Kamble, and Ms. Smrithy Vijayan.
Dr. Pakshirajan
Lakshminarasimhan, a very prominent figure in Indian plant taxonomy passed away
in Pune on 15 July 2020 due to COVID-19 infection. He retired merely a
year back as the in-charge of the Western Regional Centre, Botanical Survey of
India, Pune in August 2019. His farewell function attended by a large gathering
of his colleagues, friends, and students speak volumes about how he nurtured
relationship with his colleagues and mentored his students during the course of
research activities.
Dr. Lakshminarasimhan was born in
Pune on 28 August 1959. He opted for M.Sc. in Botany at Pune University
and wanted to specialize in cytogenetics. However, he was offered plant
taxonomy as a specialization, and on the advice of one of his professors,
decided to go with it. After completion of his master’s degree in 1982, he
joined as Research Scholar in the western circle, Pune of Botanical Survey of
India and worked there until 1987. BSI Pune at that point of time was renowned
for producing eminent taxonomists and was preparing district Floras under the
circle’s jurisdiction. Young Lakshminarasimhan was offered to work on the
‘Flora of Nashik District’ and simultaneously registered for his Ph.D. under
the guidance of Dr. Brahma Datta Sharma. Nashik District is a significant
district of the northern region of Western Ghats. Lakshminarasimhan did
extensive fieldwork in the district and, based on the work, was awarded Ph.D.
in October 1987 by the University of Pune. A new species, Dicliptera
nasikensis Lakshmin. & B.D. Sharma, was published by him during
this work, the first of the many. His thesis was further modified and updated
for the book and was published by BSI in 1991 under the name ‘Flora of Nasik
District’. Simultaneously, he joined BSI on permanent positions as botanist
first and later as scientist in 1989. When nobody preferred, he gracefully
accepted his first posting as Scientist B in Andaman and Nicobar circle, Port
Blair. It was a good opportunity. He studied with deep interest the flora of
oceanic islands. At this new venue, he started work on the flora of Andaman
& Nicobar Islands for 17 plant families and a project for documenting Flora
of Interview Island, North Andamans. His stay at Port Blair yielded a large
number of publications on the flora of Andaman & Nicobar. His first
transfer brought him to Pune Circle in 1993 and he joined hands with stalwarts
like Dr. S. Karthikeyan, Dr. B.D. Sharma, and Dr. N.P. Singh for bringing out
the Flora of Maharashtra State. After Cooke’s Flora, which was published a
century ago, this was going to be a major compilation for this
biodiversity-rich state. The first volume on Monocotyledons was published in
1996 while the dicot volumes appeared in 2000 and 2001. Simultaneously, he also
worked on the Flora of Karnataka State, Monocotyledones and soon submitted the
draft. In association with Dr. Tetali of Nowroji Godrej Centre of Plant
Research and other like-minded scientists, he published a book on endemic
plants of Maharashtra State. At the beginning of the new millennium, the
Ministry of Environment and Forests launched an ambitious project of
documenting plant diversity of national parks and sanctuaries of the country
under the scheme ‘Protected Area Network’. Lakshaminarasimhan, by that time in
a lead scientist’s role, post-retirement of many senior personals from the Pune
circle, coordinated this activity for the western Indian region. He started
work on the flora of Anshi and Nagarhole in Karanataka, Molem in Goa, and
Gugamal in Maharashtra. I was fortunate to get picked to work on this project
and Lakshminarasimhan allotted me the work on Molem National Park. This opportunity
to work with him and subsequent Ph.D. under his guidance changed my life
completely.
In the mid of 2002, he got a
golden chance to go to Royal Botanic Garden, Kew on deputation as the Indian
Botanical Liaison Officer. He worked there between May 2002 and November 2004.
Going beyond his official obligations, he not only helped numerous taxonomists
from India with their literature and other requests but also further fine-tuned
his own skills as a taxonomist. His association with Dr. K.N. Gandhi, a world-renowned
nomenclature expert started from there. With new crafts learned, and new
perspectives developed to look at taxonomy, he came back to India and joined
the Central National Herbarium in 2004. He initiated works on the Flora of
wildlife sanctuaries in Jharkhand, Flora of Lakshadweep, and the editing of
Flora of West Bengal volumes III and IV immediately. In 2007 and 2008 his first
three students were awarded Ph.D. from Pune University and the next batch of
Ph.D. scholars promptly registered under him. The beginning of the new decade
in 2010 came with new responsibilities for him as he was offered the in-charge
position of Central National Herbarium, the largest and prime herbarium in
India. The same year saw the establishment of ENVIS Centre on Floral Diversity
of BSI, Howrah with support from MoEF, and Dr. Lakshminarasimhan was the
undoubted choice for heading the responsibilities. The year 2010 was the best
in his career not just due to these new responsibilities but also for
felicitations coming from reputed national organizations like IAAT and APT. The
appreciation of his efforts to shape Indian plant taxonomy came in the form of
M.B. Raizada Gold Medal 2010 by the Association for Plant Taxonomy and V.V.
Sivarajan Gold Medal 2010 by the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy.
Through ENVIS centre of MoEF, he
published bibliographies and abstracts of states like Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa,
Karnataka, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar in the coming years. Around the
same time, three floras of the protected areas worked under the PAN project
were published. Anshi National Park by Biosphere, Pune, and Nagarhole, and
Molem by Botanical Survey of India. Following this, Flora of India Volume 23
was also published where he was co-editor. His obsession with endemic plants
which started with a book on endemic plants of Maharashtra, lead to the
publication of ‘Endemic vascular plants of India’ in association with others.
This is an important compilation for a biodiversity-rich country like India as
this can pave way for many interesting ecological hypotheses on endemism. Flora
of West Bengal came out in three volumes in 2015, 2016 and 2020 with Dr.
Lakshminarasimhan as co-editor and co-author.
He was transferred to the Western
Regional Centre, Pune (erstwhile Western Circle) in 2015, and worked there for
four years before retiring as Scientist E in August 2019. During his stay in
Pune circle as in-charge, he successfully organized many activities like
Biodiversity Day Celebrations, Green Skill Development Programs, a workshop for
mangroves and a few more. These endeavours immensely helped young students to
hand-pick their paths in botanical careers. His association with Dr. K.N.
Gandhi gave enormous opportunities to budding Indian taxonomists through
organizations of botanical nomenclature courses. Lakshminarasimhan took a lead
in systematizing these courses which took place in Kolkata, Pune, Coimbatore,
and Shillong in 2013, 2017, 2019, and 2020, respectively. One can see the
on-ground effect of these nomenclature courses organized by him in a subsequent
increase in the nomenclature publications in India, especially from young
researchers. Apart from these activities, he went on taking up new projects and
continuing research on various aspects. In 2018, a species Portulaca
lakshminarasimhaniana S.R.Yadav & Dalavi was named in honour of
his contribution by Shivaji University group. Post retirement he continued
working on Flora of India project for families like Gesneriaceae and
Acanthaceae. It looked from his post-superannuation commitments towards the
work, that the best out of Dr. Lakshminarashiman was yet to come.
Dr. Lakshminarasimhan had a
distinguished botanical career that spanned over more than 35 years. To sum up
his achievements in a nutshell, he has published about 155 papers, authored and
edited 25 books and contributed book chapters in 15 books, guided seven
students for their Ph.D., published/named 39 taxa in association with others,
and conducted several workshops and conferences. But his impact on taxonomy and
taxonomic fraternity is beyond these numbers. This gentle soft speaking person
was an inspiration to many through his discipline, dedication, and hard-working
abilities. He helped immensely to almost everyone who went to him with queries
or requests. He was an excellent resource person on nomenclature and
methodology of writing Floras. Many of us would vividly recall several
discussions with him about multiple aspects of taxonomy. He always had up to
date information on various taxonomic and revisionary works carried out in
India. He was on the editorial boards of the Journal of Threatened Taxa,
Rheedea, Nelumbo, Journal of Economic & Taxonomic Botany, and
Phytotaxonomy. A good reviewer contributes immensely in the overall growth of
the subject, and Dr. Lakshminarasimhan by handling hundreds of papers as a
reviewer in his career influenced the growth of the plant taxonomy in a
significant way. He also served as a member of ‘India Checklist Editorial
Committee’ of Missouri Botanic Garden, United States. Being a member of many
project reviewing committees, he would encourage and guide people about project
submissions. His sad, sudden, and unfortunate demise has created a big void in
the area of plant taxonomy research which is difficult to fill. We have lost
not only a thoughtful plant taxonomist but an amazing person too. We are surely
going to miss Dr. Lakshminarasimhan for years to come.
Shrinath Kavade, P.
Lakshminarasimhan, K.N. Gandhi, Rajendra Shinde and Mandar Datar (from left).
With Dr. Mao, current Director of
Botanical Survey of India.
Presenting Flora of Molem
National Park, Goa to Manohar Parrikar, the then Defence Minister of India.
Dr. P. Lakshminarasimhan’s
publications and other details
BOOKS/BOOK CHAPTERS
1.
Lakshminarasimhan, P. & B.D. Sharma (1991). Flora of Nasik
District. Botanical Survey India, Calcutta, 29pp.
2.
Lakshminarasimhan, P (1996). Monocotyledones, pp. In: Sharma, B.D., S.
Karthikeyan & N.P. Singh (eds.). Flora of Maharashtra State.
Botanical Survey India, Calcutta, 791pp.
3.
Karthikeyan, S., N.P. Singh & P. Lakshminarasimhan (1999).
Maharashtra pp. 1113–1151. In: Mudgal, V. & P.K. Hajra (eds.) Floristic
Diversity and Conservation strategies in India. BSI, Calcutta, pp. 1151
4.
Lakshminarasimhan, P (1999). Dichapetalaceae to Mimosaceae, pp. In:
Hajra, P.K., P.S.N. Rao & V. Mudgal (eds.). Flora of Andaman - Nicobar
Islands, Vol. 1. Botanical Survey India, Calcutta, 487pp.
5.
Singh, N.P. & S. Karthikeyan (eds.) with assistance from P.
Lakshminarasimhan & P.V. Prasanna (2000). Flora of Maharashtra State:
Dicotyledones, Vol. 1. Botanical Survey India, Calcutta, 898pp.
6.
Tetali, P., S. Tetali, B.G. Kulkarni, P.V. Prasanna, P.
Lakshminarasimhan, Manish Lale, M.S. Kumbhojkar, D.K. Kulkarni & A.P. Jagtap
(2000). Endemic Plants of India (A Status report of Maharashtra State).
Naoroji Godrej Centre for Plant Research, Shirwal, 87pp.
7.
Singh, N.P., P. Lakshminarasimhan, S. Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
(Eds.) (2001). Flora of Maharashtra State: Dicotyledones, Vol. 2.
Botanical Survey India, Calcutta, 1080pp.
8.
Gantait, S., P. Lakshminarasimhan & S. Bandyopadhyay (2010). Bibliography
and Abstracts of Papers on Flora of West Bengal. Botanical Survey India
-ENVIS, Howrah, pp. 76.
9.
Lakshminarasimhan, P., S. Gantait, L. Rasingam & S. Bandyopadhyay
(2011). Bibliography and Abstracts of Papers on Flora of Andaman and Nicobar
Islands. Botanical Survey India -ENVIS, Howrah, 126pp.
10. Balakrishnan, N.P., T. Chakrabarty,
M. Sanjappa, P. Lakshminarasimhan & P. Singh (eds.) (2012) Flora of
India volume 23. Botanical Survey India, Kolkata, 590pp.
11. Lakshminarasimhan, P., S. Gantait
& S. Bandyopadhyay (2012). Bibliography and Abstracts of Papers on Flora
of Maharashtra. Botanical Survey India-ENVIS, Howrah, 275pp.
12. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & M.S.
Mondal (2012). A Pictorial Guide to some of the Indian Plants listed in
CITES and Negative List of Exports. Botanical Survey India-ENVIS, Howrah,
38pp.
13. Punekar, S.A. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2012). Flora of Anshi National Park, Western Ghats-Karnataka.
Biospheres Publications, Pune, 772pp.
14. Datar, M.N. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2013). Flora of Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem) National Park and adjoinings, Goa. Botanical Survey India,
Kolkata, 342pp.
15. Lakshminarasimhan, P., S.
Gantait, S. Bandyopadhyay & W. Arisdason (2013). Bibliography and
Abstracts of papers on Flora of Kerala. Botanical Survey India -ENVIS,
Howrah, 285 pp.
16. Manikandan, R. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2013). Flora of Rajiv Gandhi National Park, Karnataka.
Botanical Survey India, Kolkata, 561pp.
17. Lakshminarasimhan, P., W.
Arisdason, S. Gantait & S. Bandyopadhyay (2014). Bibliography and
Abstracts of papers on Flora of Tamil Nadu. Botanical Survey India-ENVIS,
Howrah, 390pp.
18. Lakshminarasimhan, P., S.
Gantait, S. Bandyopadhyay & W. Arisdason (2015). Bibliography and
Abstracts of papers on Flora of Goa. BSI-ENVIS, Howrah, 50pp.
19. Lakshminarasimhan, P., S.
Gantait, S. Bandyopadhyay & W. Arisdason (2015). Bibliography and
Abstracts of papers on Flora of Karnataka. BSI-ENVIS, Howrah, 226pp.
20. Paul, T.K., P. Lakshminarasimhan,
H.J. Chowdhery, S.S. Dash & P. Singh (Eds.) (2015). Flora of West Bengal
Volume-II (Leguminosae-Aizoaceae). BSI, Kolkata, 455pp.
21. Singh, P., K. Karthigeyan, P.
Lakshminarasimhan & S.S. Dash (2015). Endemic Vascular Plants of India.
Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata, 339pp.
22. Singh, P., P.K. Pusalkar, S.K.
Srivastava, P. Lakshminarasimhan & B. Kumar (2015). Kedarnath Natural
Disaster - Impact on Flora. Botanical Survey India, Kolkata 40pp.
23. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & W.
Arisdason (Eds.) (2016). Phytodiversity of Chilika Lake BSI-ENVIS,
Howrah, 347pp.
24. Ranjan, V., P. Lakshminarasimhan,
S.S. Dash & H.J. Chowdhery (Eds.) (2016). Flora of West Bengal Volume-III
(Apiaceae-Boraginaceae). Botanical Survey India, Kolkata, 493pp.
25. Verma, S.C., S.P. Khullar, A.
Benniamin, P. Lakshminarasimhan & P. Singh (Eds.) (2018). Pteridology
Today: Challenges and Opportunities (Proceedings of the Symposium held at Pune,
March 3-4, 2017). Botanical Survey India, Kolkata, 377pp.
26. Lakshminarasimhan, P., Dash,
S.S., Singh, P. & H.J. Chowdhery (Eds.) (2020). Flora of West Bengal Volume-IV
(Convolvulaceae-Ceratophyllaceae). Botanical Survey India, Kolkata, 734pp.
27. Lakshminarasimhan, P. (2012).
Herbarium Techniques, pp. 7–24. In: Maity, D. (ed.) Perspectives of Plant
Taxonomy: Exploration, Herbarium, Nomenclature and Classification. Partha
Sankar Basu, Kolkata, 189pp.
28. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & C.R.
Magesh (2012). An assessment of floristic diversity of Dalma Wildlife
Sanctuary, Jharkhand, pp. 23-30. In: Panda, S. & C. Ghosh (eds.) Diversity
and Conservation of Plants and Traditional Knowledge. Bishen Singh Mahendra
Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, 527pp.
29. Sanjappa. M., T.K. Paul & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2012). A Note on some Threatened Plants, pp. 243-251. In:
Sharma, A.K., D. Ray & S.N. Ghosh (eds.) Biological Diversity: Origin,
Evolution and Conservation. Viva Books Private Limited, New Delhi, 490pp.
30. Biswa, S., P. Lakshminarasimhan
& A. Lokho (2016). Ethno-Medicinal plants of Bihore and the Native
Community of Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand, India, pp. 118–134. In:
Chourasia H.K. (ed.) Conservation of Medicinal Plants Conventional and
Modern Approaches. Omega Publications, New Delhi, 414pp.
31. Krishna, G., A. Kumar, A. Kumar,
S. Biswa & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2016). Diversity of ethnomedicinal plants
and their conservation in Aurangabad District, Bihar, pp. 195–205. In:
Chourasia, H.K. & A.K. Roy (eds.) Conservation, Cultivation, Diseases
and Therapeutic importance of medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Today &
Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi, 502pp.
32. Lakshminarasimhan, P., S. Dey
& A. Bhattacharjee (2016). “Importance of Taxonomy in the study of
Medicinal Plants – case studies with Panax L. (Araliaceae) and Picrorhiza
Royle ex Benth. (Scrophulariaceae), pp. 1–6. In: Chourasia, H.K. (ed.) Conservation
of Medicinal Plants Conventional and Modern Approaches. Omega Publications,
New Delhi, 414pp.
33. Mastakar, V.K., P.
Lakshminarasimhan & M. Modak (2016). Ethnomedicinal Plants of Palkot
Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand, India, pp. 270-280. In: Chourasia, H.K.
(ed.) Conservation of Medicinal Plants Conventional and Modern Approaches.
Omega Publications, New Delhi, 414pp.
34. Arisdason, W., M.D. Nandikar, P.
Lakshminarasimhan & S. Bandyopadhyay (2018). Important Websites for
Conducting Research in Plant Taxonomy, pp. 170–179. In: Maity, D. (ed.) Taxonomy:
Theory and Practice. Proceedings of first International Workshop under Taxonomy
Training Centre, AICOPTAX, MoEF & CC, Govt. of India, Ruby Das,
Hooghly, 277 pp.
35. Bhattacharjee, B., P.
Lakshminarasimhan, S.K. Mukherjee & A. Bhattacharjee (2018). A conspectus
of the Tribe Vernonieae (Asteraceae) in India, pp. 107–124. In Agnihotri, P.
& J.S. Khurijam (eds.). Angiosperm Systematics: Recent Trends and
Emerging Issues. M/s Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, 703
pp
36. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & W.
Arisdason (2018). Diversity of Algae, Fungi, Lichens and Non-flowering and
Flowering Plants of India: An Overview, pp. 43–61. In: Chourasia H.K. & D.P.
Mishra (eds.) Plant Systematics & Biotechnology: Challenges &
Opportunities. Today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi,
604pp.
37. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & W.
Arisdason (2018). History, Kinds and Importance of Herbarium, pp. 72–95. In:
Maity, D. (ed.) Taxonomy: Theory and Practice. Proceedings of first
International Workshop under Taxonomy Training Centre, AICOPTAX, MoEF & CC,
Govt. of India, Ruby Das, Hooghly.
38. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & T.K.
Paul (2018). Plant diversity in the Biodiversity Hotspot of Indian Eastern
Himalaya and its conservation, pp. 565–584. In: Das, A.P. & S. Bera
(eds.) Plant Diversity in the Himalaya Hotspot Region Vol. II.
Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, 998pp.
PAPERS
1.
Lakshminarasimhan, P. & B.D. Sharma (1986). Asparagus africanus Lam. - A new record for India. Journal
of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 8: 461–463.
2.
Lakshminarasimhan, P. & B.D. Sharma 1986 (1985). Dicliptera nasikensis Naras. et Sharma - A new species
of Acanthaceae from Maharashtra, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic
Botany 7: 481–483.
3.
Sharma, B.D. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (1986). Ethnobotanical studies on the
tribals of Nasik District (Maharashtra). Journal of Economic and Taxonomic
Botany 8: 439–454.
4.
Lakshminarasimhan, P. & B.D. Sharma (1990). ’Pawri’ - An Adivasi Musical
Instrument. Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India 30: 179.
5.
Lakshminarasimhan, P. & L.N. Ray 1992 (1991). The occurrence of Phalaenopsis
cornucervi (Orchidaceae) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Journal of the
Bombay Natural History Society 88: 469–470.
6.
Lakshminarasimhan, P. & S.K. Srivastava (1992). Dichapetalum platyphyllum Merr. (Dichapetalaceae) - A new
record for India from Nicobar Islands. Indian Journal of Forestry 15:
83–84.
7.
Lakshminarasimhan, P., S.K. Srivastava & L.N. Ray (1992). Rotala andamanensis Mathew & Lakshminarasimhan -
A new species of Lythraceae from Andaman Islands, India. Bulletin of the
Botanical Survey of India 32: 189–191. file:///C:/Users/hp/Downloads/74494-125369-1-SM.pdf
8.
Mathew, S.P. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (1992). Actinodaphne sesquipedalis (Lauraceae) - A new record for
India from Andaman Islands. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society
89: 272–273.
9.
Mathew, S.P. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (1992). Memecylon oleifolium Bl. (Melastomataceae) - A new
record for India from Andaman Islands. Geobios New Reports 11: 155–156.
10. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & L.N.
Ray (1993). Decaspermum (Myrtaceae) – A new record of the genus from the
Andaman Islands, India. Indian Journal of Forestry 16: 179–180.
11. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & S.K.
Srivastava (1993). Additions to
the genus Salacia L. (Celastraceae) of Bay Islands, India. Indian
Forester 119: 414–417.
12. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & S.K.
Srivastava (1993). Salacia korthalsiana Miq. (Celastraceae) - An addition to the Indian Flora from Nicobar
Islands. Indian Journal of Forestry 16: 77–78.
13. Lakshminarasimhan, P., S.K.
Srivastava & S.P. Mathew (1993). Additions to the Flora of Andaman & Nicobar
Islands. Rheedea 3: 120–123.
14. Mathew, S.P. & P. Lakshminarasimhan
(1993). Dehaasia
firma Bl.
(Lauraceae) - A new record for Indian Flora from Andaman Islands. Indian
Journal of Forestry 16: 79–80.
15. Lakshminarasimhan, P., K. Kumar
& L.N. Ray (1993). Memecylon scutellatum (Lour.) Naud., new to the flora of Andaman Islands. Journal of
Andaman Science Association 9: 87–88.
16. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & S.P.
Mathew (1993). A new name
for an Indian Memecylon (Melastomataceae). Novon 3: 58.
17. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & L.N.
Ray (1994). Salacia tortuosa Griff. (Celastraceae) - An extended
distribution from Andaman Islands, India. Indian Forester 120: 66–68.
18. Mathew, S.P. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (1994). Notes on two Endemic Euphorbiaceous taxa from Andaman - Nicobar Islands,
India. Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India 33: 311–314.
19. Lakshminarasimhan, P., S.P. Mathew
& L.N. Ray (1994). New and interesting plant records from Andaman - Nicobar Islands, India.
Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India 33: 281–287.
20. Lakshminarasimhan P., S.P. Mathew
& L.N. Ray 1994 (1991). A Nephelium new to India from Nicobar Islands. Bulletin of the
Botanical Survey of India 33: 317–319.
21. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & L.N.
Ray (1995). Notes on two rare Memecylon species (Melastomataceae) from
Andaman - Nicobar Islands, India. Indian Journal of Forestry 18:
260–262.
22. Lakshminarasimhan, P. &
P.S.N. Rao (1996). A supplementary list of Angiosperms recorded (1983-1993)
from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany
20: 175–185.
23. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & L.N.
Ray (1996). Checklist of plants of Interview Island (North Andamans). Journal
of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 20: 262–274.
24. Mathew, S.P., P. Lakshminarasimhan
& J. Thomas (1996). Three new additions to the flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Annals
of Forestry 4: 25–28.
25. Lakshminarasimhan, P., L.N. Ray
& S.P. Mathew (1997). Rhodamnia dumetorum (DC). Merr. & Perry
(Myrtaceae) - A new record for India from Andaman Islands. Bulletin of the
Botanical Survey of India 34: 217–219.
26. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & S.K.
Srivastava (1997). Type
collections in the Herbarium (PBL) of Botanical Survey of India, Andaman &
Nicobar Circle, Port Blair. Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India 34:
136–148.
27. Ray, L.N., S.P. Mathew & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (1998). A preliminary report with Enumeration of Angiosperms
from Shoalbay in South Andaman Island. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic
Botany 22: 49–63.
28. Das D., S. Kumar & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2000). A new combination under Ipomoea
(Convolvulaceae). Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 24: 449–450.
29. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & P.V.
Sreekumar (2000). Bibliography
of the Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Bulletin of the Botanical
Survey of India 37: 38–69.
30. Tetali, P., P. Lakshminarasimhan,
P.V. Prasanna & S. Tetali (2000). Rediscovery of Dipcadi maharashtrensis Deb et
Dasgupta (Liliaceae), an endemic and threatened species from Maharashtra,
India. Rheedea 10: 127–130.
31. Punekar, S.A., M.N. Datar & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2001). Crinum brachynema Herb. (Amaryllidaceae) – An
endemic species found again in Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra State. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic
Botany 25: 629–630.
32. Karthikeyan, S., P.V. Prasanna &
P. Lakshminarasimhan (2002). Do these plants occur in Maharashtra? Journal of Economic and
Taxonomic Botany 26: 223–232.
33. Karthikeyan, S., N.P. Singh &
P. Lakshminarasimhan (2002). Floristic diversity, pp. 43-52, 138-144. In:
Jagtap, A.P. & N.P. Singh (eds.) Biodiversity of the Western Ghats of
Maharashtra – Current knowledge. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra
Dun, 608pp.
34. Lakshminarasimhan, P. (2003).
(1585) Proposal to reject the name Strychnos colubrina (Loganiaceae). Taxon
52: 364–365.
35. Lakshminarasimhan, P. (2003). A
new name for Drimia congesta (Wight) Stearn (Hyacinthaceae). Kew
Bulletin 58: 507–508.
36. Punekar, S.A., S.P. Kavade & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2003). Rediscovery of endemic species, viz., Barleria gibsonioides
Blatt. (Acanthaceae) from an area other than type locality. Indian Journal
of Forestry 26: 267–268.
37. Punekar, S.A. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2003). Antiaris toxicaria (Pers.) Lesch. (Moraceae) in Maharashtra State, India. Indian
Journal of Forestry 26: 269–270.
38. Punekar, S.A., P.
Lakshminarasimhan & M.K.V. Rao (2003). Eriocaulon balakrishnanii
(Eriocaulaceae), a new species from Western Ghats of India. Nordic Journal
of Botany 22: 609–611.
39. Tetali, P., P. Lakshminarasimhan,
P.V. Prasanna & S. Tetali (2003). New Distributional Record of Drimia razii
Ansari (Liliaceae) from Maharashtra. Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of
India 44: 153–156.
40. Tetali, P., S. Tetali, P.
Lakshminarasimhan, P.V. Prasanna & B.G. Kulkarni (2003). Rediscovery of Ceropegia
evansii McCann, Asclepiadaceae, from Maharashtra. Journal of the Bombay Natural
History Society 100:
162–166.
41. Punekar, S.A., S.P. Kavade, M.N.
Datar, P. Lakshminarasimhan & P.S.N. Rao (2004). Crinum woodrowii Baker (Amaryllidaceae), hitherto
assumed to be extinct, rediscovered after a century from Mahabaleshwar, India. Current
Science 87: 1049–1051.
42. Punekar, S.A. & P. Lakshminarasimhan
(2004). Eriocaulon
peninsulare
(Eriocaulaceae) – A new species from India. Nordic Journal of Botany 23:
173–175.
43. Punekar, S.A., N.V. Malpure &
P. Lakshminarasimhan (2004). Five new species of Eriocaulon L.
(Eriocaulaceae) from Western Ghats, India. Rheedea 13: 19–27.
44. Punekar, S.A., N.V. Malpure &
P. Lakshminarasimhan (2004). Three new species of Eriocaulon
(Eriocaulaceae) from Peninsular India. Sida 21: 625–635.
45. Tetali, P., S.A. Punekar & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2004). A new variety of Arisaema (Araceae) from Western Ghats of India. Kew
Bulletin 59: 483–487.
46. Tetali, P., S. Tetali, P.V.
Joshi, S. Kulkarni, P. Lakshminarasimhan & P.V. Prasanna (2004). Ecological
and conservation studies of Abutilon ranadei Woodr. et Stapf. Journal
of the Bombay Natural History Society 101: 344–352.
47. Karthikeyan, S., P.
Lakshminarasimhan, P.V. Prasanna & N.P. Singh (2005). Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of
Maharashtra – A critical appraisal. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany
29: 745–762.
48. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & R.K.
Brummitt (2005). Names
validated by separate simultaneous descriptions. Nomenclatural Forum No. 37
(compiled by R.K. Brummitt & K.M. Challis): 269.
49. Pusalkar, P.K., D.K. Singh &
P. Lakshminarasimhan (2005). Silene gangotriana (Caryophyllaceae): a new
species from Western Himalaya, India. Kew Bulletin 59: 621–624.
50. Datar, M.N., R. Manikandan, P.
Lakshminarasimhan & P.S.N. Rao (2006). New plant records for Goa and
Karnataka. Rheedea 15: 133–135.
51. Lakshminarasimhan, P. 2006
(2005). Strychnos rupicola Pierre ex Dop (Loganiaceae) – a new record
for India from the Andaman Islands. Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of
India 47: 141–142.
52. Manikandan, R., P. Lakshminarasimhan
& P.S.N. Rao (2006). Trunk full of water. Hornbill 38.
53. Manikandan, R., V.P. Prasad & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2006). Eriophorum comosum (Wall.) Wall. ex Nees – a new record for Karnataka, India. Phytotaxonomy
5: 93.
54. Punekar, S.A., P. Lakshminarasimhan
& P.S.N. Rao (2006). Rediscovery of Toxocarpus concanensis Hook.f. (Apocynaceae –
Secamonoideae), a little known endemic species of the Western Ghats. Phytotaxonomy
5: 8–11.
55. Pusalkar, P.K., D.K. Singh, P.
Lakshminarasimhan & S. Singh (2006). Salvia reflexa Hornem. (Lamiaceae) – a new
record for India. Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India 47: 153–154.
56. Datar, M.N., P. Lakshminarasimhan
& P.S.N. Rao (2007). Hyptis capitata Jacq. (Lamiaceae) – a new
record for northern Western Ghats. Indian Journal of Forestry 30:
355–356.
57. Mathew, S.P., M.V. Krishnaraj, A.
Mohandas & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2007). Korthalsia rogersii – a
vanishing endemic palm of the Andaman Islands. Palms 51: 43–47.
58. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & M.
Sanjappa (2008). Ten threatened endemic trees of India. Bionotes 10:
114–117.
59. Panja, D., P. Lakshminarasimhan
& S. Mandal (2008). A contribution to the medicinal plants of the tribes
Acantheae, Nelsonieae and Thunbergieae (Acanthaceae) in India. Journal of
the Botanical Society of Bengal 62: 61–65.
60. Wadoodkhan, M.A. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2008). Two new species of Cyperaceae from Peninsular India. Journal
of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 2(1): 379–384.
61. Datar, M.N. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2009). Additional plant records for Goa. Rheedea 19: 18.
62. Panja, D., P. Lakshminarasimhan
& S. Mandal (2009). Lectotypification of the name Hexacentris mysorensis
Wight (Acanthaceae). Candollea 64: 85–87.
63. Punekar, S.A. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2009). Chirita sahyadriensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India. Folia
Malaysiana 10(1): 17–22.
64. Manikandan, R. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2010). Plants sustaining animals in Rajiv Gandhi National
Park, Karnataka. ENVIS
Newsletter 14(2): 2–3.
65. Punekar, S.A. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2010). Stylidium darwinii (Stylidiaceae), a new Trigger plant from Western Ghats of Karnataka,
India. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 4(1): 69–73.
66. Rasingam, L., P. Lakshminarasimhan
& P.G. Diwakar (2010). Rediscovery of Ginalloa andamanica Kurz (Angiosperms: Viscaceae)
– an endemic and threatened species from Little Andaman Island, India. Journal
of Threatened Taxa 2(9): 1158–1159.
https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2419.1158-9
67. Datar, M.N. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan 2011 (2010). Habitat based Pteridophyte diversity from Western Ghats of Goa, India. Phytotaxonomy
10: 70–76.
68. Datar, M.N. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2011). Endemic plants of Bhagwan Mahaveer National Park, Goa – an analysis
based on their habitat, phenology and life form types. Indian Forester
34: 1451–1456.
69. Datar, M.N., P.D. Salelkar & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2011). Eco-traditions of people living around Bhagwan Mahavir National Park in
Goa. Asian Agri-History 15(4): 303–313.
70. Lakshminarasimhan, P. & P.
Venu (2011). People working with botanical collections & Convention on
Biological Diversity. Phytotaxonomy 11: 8–16.
71. Manikandan, R. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2011). Wild edible and other useful plants of Rajiv Gandhi
National Park, Karnataka. Phytotaxonomy 10: 47–55.
72.
Manikandan, R. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2011). Habitat and life form
analysis of endemic plants of Rajiv Gandhi National Park, Karnataka. Indian
Journal of Forestry 34: 493–502.
73. Prasad, V.P., S.A. Punekar, P.
Lakshminarasimhan & N.P. Singh (2011). Floristic diversity in Maharashtra -
an overview, with emphasis on recent developments. Phytotaxonomy 11:
63–73.
74. Punekar, S.A. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2011). Six additions to the flora of Karnataka from Anshi National Park. Phytotaxonomy
10: 32–35.
75. Punekar, S.A. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2011). Abutilon ranadei (Ghanti Mudra) in species page of Kew website:
https://www.kew.org/plants-fungi/Abutilon-ranadei.htm
76. Punekar, S.A. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2011). Crinum brachynema (Karnaphul) in species page of Kew website:
https://www.kew.org/plants-fungi/Crinum-brachynema.htm
77. Punekar, S.A. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2011). Crinum woodrowii (Woodrow’s Crinum lily) in species page of Kew website:
https://www.kew.org/plants-fungi/Crinum-woodrowii.htm
78. Sanjappa. M. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2011). CITES AND PLANTS. Scientific Culture 77[1-2]:
62-67.
79. Wadoodkhan, M.A., R.D. Taur, P.
Lakshminarasimhan, M.M. Sardesai & R.I. Shaikh (2011). Novelities in
Cyperaceae IX- new specific and intraspecific taxa of Eleocharis R.Br. BIOINFOLET
8(1): 5–10.
80. Franklin J.H.B., P.
Lakshminarasimhan & G.V.S. Murthy (2012). Indian Plant species in various
CITES Appendices and their trade, pp. 120–129. In: Hegde, M., K.R. Sasidharan,
K.C.S. Warrier, C. Buvaneswaran, B.G. Singh, T.P. Raghunath & N.
Krishnakumar (eds.) Awareness Training Workshop on CITES (The Convention on
International Trade in Endangered species of wild fauna and flora.
Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore, pp.
81. Kavade, S.P., S.S. Deokule, P.
Lakshminarasimhan, P.G. Diwakar & S.A. Punekar (2012). Belosynapsis
vivipara (Dalzell) C.E.C. Fisch. (Commelinaceae), a vulnerable spiderwort,
rediscovered after sixteen decades from Maharashtra, India. Journal of
Threatened Taxa 4(6): 2660–2663. https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2444.2660-3
82. Magesh, C.R., P. Lakshminarasimhan
& P. Venu (2012). New plant records for Jharkhand. Zoos’ Print Journal 27(5):
24–25. https://doi.org/10.11609/zp.v27i5
83.
Manikandan R. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2012). Habitat based
Pteridophyte Diversity from Rajiv Gandhi National Park, Karnataka. Indian
Journal of Forestry 35: 377–381.
84. Manikandan, R. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2012). Flowering Plants of Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarahole)
National Park, Karnataka, India. Check List 8(6): 1052–1084.
85. Rasingam, L. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2012). Anredera cordifolia (Basellaceae) - An
addition to the non-indigenous flora of India. Rheedea 22: 16–17.
86. Sharma, M., B. Bhattacharjee
& P. Lakshminarasimhan (2012). Symphyotrichum subulatum (Asteraceae)
– A first report of an alien weed in India. Nelumbo 54: 252–254.
87. Arisdason, W. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2013). Amorphophallus titanum: A flowering plant
species with largest unbranched inflorescence in the world.
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88. Arisdason, W. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2013). Rafflesia: The largest individual flower
producing flowering plant genus in the world. [www.bsienvis.nic.in; in Kids
Centre under Interesting plants]
89. Bhattacharjee, B., P. Lakshminarasimhan, A.
Bhattacharjee, D.K. Agrawala & M.K. Pathak (2013). Vernonia amygdalina
Delile (Asteraceae) – An African medicinal plant introduced in India. Zoos’
Print Journal 28(5): 18–20. https://doi.org/10.11609/zp.v28i5
90. Datar, M.N. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2013). Check List of wild Angiosperms of Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem) National Park,
Goa, India. Check List 9(2): 186–207.
91. Deokule, S.S., S.P. Kavade, P.
Lakshminarasimhan & V.B. Berde (2013). An endemic and Critically Endangered
species, Gymnema khandalense Santapau (Apocynaceae – Asclepiadoideae) –
a new record to Goa State. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(11): 4598–4600. https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3438.4598-600
92. Magesh, C.R., P.
Lakshminarasimhan, K.N. Reddy & C.D. Reddy (2013). A note on the taxonomy
and distribution of Thunia alba var. bracteata (Orchidaceae) in
India. Zoos’ Print
Journal 28(9): 23–25. https://doi.org/10.11609/zp.v28i9
93. Mathew, S.P. & P.
Laksminarasimhan (2013). Rediscovery of Sonerila andamanensis Stapf & King, 1900
(Melastomataceae). Taprobanica 5(1): 71-72.
94. Punekar, S.A., S.A. Tamhankar, P.
Lakshminarasimhan, K.P.N. Kumaran, A.L. Raut & S.K. Srivastava (2013).
Systematics and Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of erect species of Ceropegia
section Buprestis (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae), with two new species from
India. Nelumbo 55: 6–30.
95. Arisdason, W. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2014). Plant Diversity of Kerala State – An Overview.
[www.bsienvis.nic.in; under Status of Plant Diversity in India]
96. Arisdason, W. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2014). Diversity of Fungi, Lichens, Algae, Non-flowering and
Flowering Plants of Tamil Nadu State – An Overview. [www.bsienvis.nic.in; under
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97. Bandyopadhyay, S., A.
Bhattacharjee, B. Bhattacharjee & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2014). Proposals to
add two new paragraphs to Rec. 40A and Rec. 9D. Taxon 63(1): 206–207.
98. Bhattacharjee, A., B.
Bhattacharjee, S. Bandyopadhyay & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2014). Proposal to
amend Rec. 31B.1. Taxon 63(1): 207.
99. Bhattacharjee, B., S.
Bandyopadhyay, A. Bhattacharjee & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2014). Proposal to
add a new Recommendation to Rec. 30A. Taxon 63(1): 206.
100.
Bhattacharjee, B. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2014). National Flower:
Lotus. [www.bsienvis.nic.in; in Kids Centre, National Flower]
101.
Krishna, G., B. Bhattacharjee, S. Bandyopadhyay, A. Bhattacharjee &
P. Lakshminarasimhan (2014). Proposal to add a new paragraph to Rec. 40A. Taxon
63(1): 207.
102.
Kumar, Sudhanshu, P. Lakshminarasimhan & A.K. Goel (2014). Stylosanthes
viscosa Sw. (Fabaceae): A new record for India. Indian Journal of Plant
Sciences 3(1): 82–85.
103.
Lakshminarasimhan, P. & W. Arisdason (2014). Status of Plant
Diversity in India: An Overview. [www.bsienvis.nic.in; under Status of Plant
Diversity in India]
104.
Ramachandran, V.S., C. Udhayavani & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2014). Passiflora
alata Curtis (Passifloraceae), an edible fruit-yielding plant species – a
new record for India. Zoos’ Print Journal 29(2): 27.
https://doi.org/10.11609/zp.v29i2
105.
Shalini, S. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2014). National Tree: The
Banyan. [www.bsienvis.nic.in; In Kids Centre, National Tree]
106.
Sivadasan, M., V.A. Jaleel, H.A. Alfarhan & P. Lakshminarasimhan
(2014). Taxonomic identity of Theriophonum danielii and T. manickamii
(Araceae). Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 21(1): 63–70.
107.
Arisdason, W. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2015). An outline of Plant
Diversity in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [www.bsienvis.nic.in; under
Status of Plant Diversity in India]
108.
Arisdason, W. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2015). Plant Diversity of
Karnataka State – An Overview. [www.bsienvis.nic.in; under Status of Plant
Diversity in India]
109.
Arisdason, W. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2015). Plant Diversity of Goa
State – An Overview. [www.bsienvis.nic.in; under Status of Plant Diversity in
India]
110.
Arisdason, W. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2015). Report on Intensive
National Level Capacity Building Training Course in Plant Taxonomy. ENVIS
Newsletter 20(1): 6-7.
111.
Arisdason, W. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2015). Know your
Botanist–Roxburgh: The Father of Indian Botany. ENVIS Newsletter 20(1):
11.
112.
Arisdason, W. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2015). Know your Botanist –
E.K. Janaki Ammal. ENVIS Newsletter 20(2): 11.
113.
Bhattacharjee, A. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2015). Status and
distribution of Panax bipinnatifidus (Araliaceae) in Mayudia area of
Lower Dibang Valley district, Arunachal Pradesh. ENVIS Newsletter 20(1):
11.
114.
Biswa, S., P. Lakshminarasimhan & A. Lokho (2015). Phytodiversity of
Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary Jharkhand – An Overview. Phytotaxonomy 15:
22–27.
115.
Jalal, J.S., J. Jayanthi & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2015). Two species
of Peristylus Blume (Orchidaceae), new additions to the flora of Goa,
Western Ghats, India. Richardiana 16: 18–25.
116.
Jalal, J.S., J. Jayanthi & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2015). Habenaria
suaveolens Dalzell (Orchidaceae), a new distributional record for Goa
state. Phytotaxonomy 15: 206–208.
117.
Mastakar, V.K., P.
Lakshminarasimhan & M. Modak (2015). Crotalaria bifaria L.f.
(Leguminosae-Papilionoideae): A new distribution record for Eastern India. Indian
Journal of Plant Science 4(3): 13–16.
118.
Mastakar, V.K., P.
Lakshminarasimhan & M. Modak (2015). A report on the extended distribution of Polycarpaea aurea
(Caryophyllaceae), an endemic herbaceous
species, to Chota Nagpur Plateau, Jharkhand, India. Journal of
Threatened Taxa 7: 7950–7952. https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o4268.7950-2\268.7950-2
119.
Patil, S. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2015). (29) Request for a binding
decision on whether Ceropegia oculata Hook. and C. occulta R.A.
Dyer (Apocynaceae) are sufficiently alike to be confused. Taxon 64:
1065.
120.
Patil, S., P. Lakshminarasimhan, M. Lekhak & A. Pandey (2015).
Neotypification of Pancratium santae-mariae (Amaryllidaceae). Phytotaxa
224: 199–200.
121.
Shalini, S., P. Lakshminarasimhan & W. Arisdason (2015).
Lectotypification of Argyreia bella (Convolvulaceae). Telopea 18:
391–393.
122.
Srivastava, R.C., P. Lakshminarasimhan, W. Arisdason &
M.M. Sardesai (2015). Angiosperms of India known by type collection only. Journal
of Threatened Taxa 7(8): 7465–7470.
https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3723.7465-707465-70
123.
Arisdason, W. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2016). Know your botanist:
Joseph Dalton Hooker. ENVIS Newsletter 21(2): 15.
124.
Bhattacharjee, B., S.K. Mukherjee & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2016).
Taxonomic account of an Indian endemic, monotypic genus Adenoon Dalzell
with a note on lectotypification of Adenoon indicum Dalzell. Tropical
Plant Research 3(3): 649–653.
125.
Biswa, Shyam, P. Lakshminarasimhan & A. Lokho (2016). A new locality
for Malva parviflora var. microcarpa (Pers.) Loscos (Malvaceae). Indian
Journal of Forestry 39(2): 197–199.
126.
Biswa, S., A. Lokho & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2016). Biodiversity of
Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand – its threats and conservation. The
Global Journal of Life Science and Research 2(1): 213–219.
127.
Jayanthi, J., J.S. Jalal & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2016). Wild Grasses
and Legumes of the Great Indian Bustard Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra. Ela
Journal of Forestry and Wildlife 5(2): 183–191.
128.
Krishna, G., A. Kumar, P. Lakshminarasimhan & A. Kumar (2016).
Distributional note on Fernandoa adenophylla (Wall. ex G. Don) Steenis
(Bignoniaceae). Indian Journal of Forestry 39(2): 173–174.
129.
Lakshminarasimhan, P. & W. Arisdason (2016). Plant Diversity of
Maharashtra State – An Overview [www.bsienvis.nic.in; under Status of Plant
Diversity in India]
130.
Lakshminarasimhan, P. & A. Garg (2016). Plant Diversity of
Lakshadweep Islands – An Overview [www.bsienvis.nic.in; under Status of Plant
Diversity in India]
131.
Lakshminarasimhan, P. & J. Jayanthi (2016). Botanic gardens in the
conservation of threatened trees of
India. Vanashobha 2015–2016: 66–71.
132.
Arisdason, W. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2017). Rev. Fr. Hermenegild
Santapau, S.J. ENVIS Newsletter 22(1): 11.
133.
Arisdason, W. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2017). Birbal Sahni. ENVIS
Newsletter 22(2): 11.
134.
Bhattacharjee, B., P. Lakshminarasimhan, Sobhan Kumar Mukherjee & A. Bhattacharjee (2017). A new
species of Strobocalyx (Asteraceae: Cichorioideae: Vernonieae) from
India. Phytotaxa 299(2): 280–284.
135.
Hoque, A., P. Lakshminarasimhan & D. Maity (2017). Dioscorea
polystachya (Dioscoreaceae): a new record for India. Rheedea 27(2):
152–155.
136.
Krishna, G., S. Bandyopadhyay, A. Bhattacharjee & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2017). The correct lectotypification of Championia
multiflora (Gesneriaceae). Phytotaxa 328 (2): 198–200.
137.
Lakshminarasimhan, P. & A.M. Neelima (2017). A report on the second
Botanical Nomenclature Course organised by Botanical Survey of India at Pune. Nelumbo
59(1): 118–120.
138.
Patil, Sameer & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2017). Request for a binding
decision on whether Airopsis Desv. (Gramineae) and Ariopsis Nimmo
(Araceae) are sufficiently alike to be confused. Taxon 66(6): 1486.
139.
Patil, S.C., P. Lakshminarasimhan & P. Singh (2017). (2529) Proposal
to conserve the name Podostemum (Podostemaceae) with that spelling. Taxon
66(3): 760–761.
140.
Shalini, S., P. Lakshminarasimhan & W. Arisdason (2017).
Lectotypification of four names in Argyreia (Convolvulaceae). Telopea 20:
171–177.
141.
Shalini, S., P. Lakshminarasimhan & D. Maity (2017). A new
combination and lectotypification in Argyreia (Convolvulaceae). Nelumbo
59(2): 145–148.
142.
Bandyopadhyay, S. & P. Lakshminarasimhan 2018 (2017).
Epitypification of Bauhinia scandens (Leguminosae: Cercidoideae).
Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 41 (3–4): 137–138.
143.
Hoque, A., P. Lakshminarasimhan & D. Maity (2018). Dioscorea
longipedicellata (Dioscoreaceae), a new species from the Indian
subcontinent. Phytotaxa 367(2): 173–178.
144.
Hoque, A., P. Lakshminarasimhan & D. Maity (2018). Lectotypification
of thirteen names in Dioscoreaceae R.Br. Pleione 12(2): 299–308.
145.
Krishna, G. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2018). A new species of Henckelia
(Gesneriaceae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Taiwania 63(4): 397–401.
146.
Lakshminarasimhan, P. (2018). Knoxia hookeri (RUBIACEAE): A new
species from INDIA. Harvard Papers in Botany 23(2): 333–338.
147.
Lakshminarasimhan, P., S. Bandyopadhyay & C. Gupta (2018). Alchemilla
purohitii, a new name for A. sojakii K.M. Purohit & Panigrahi
(Rosaceae). Harvard Papers in Botany 23(1): 17–18.
148.
Patil, S.C. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2018). A new record of the Malay
Cardamom Amomum aculeatum Roxb. (Zingiberaceae) for mainland
India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 10(13): 12850–12853. https://sci-hub.tw/10.11609/jott.4227.10.13.12850-12853
149.
Shalini, S., P. Lakshminarasimhan & D. Maity (2018). Argyreia
lawii (Convolvulaceae), an addition to the flora of Tamil Nadu. Indian
Journal of Forestry 41(30: 265–268.
150.
Shalini, S., P. Lakshminarasimhan & D. Maity (2018). Taxonomy,
distribution and lectotypification of Argyreia longifolia
(Convolvulaceae), a poorly known Burmese species from Northeast India. Rheedea
28(2): 78–83.
151.
Chorge, A.R., K. Prasad & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2019). Themeda
palakkadensis (Poaceae; Panicoideae). Taiwania 64(3): 231–234.
152.
Hoque, A., P. Lakshminarasimhan & D. Maity (2019). Notes on four new
synonyms of the genus Dioscorea Plum. ex L. Pleione 13(1): 146–157.
153.
Paithane, V.A., A.S., Bhuktar & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2019).
Lectotypification of Eriocaulon xeranthemum (Eriocaulaceae). Rheedea
29(2): 184–185.
154.
Lakshminarasimhan, P., Odyuo, N., Deori, C., Vijayan, D., Biate, D.L.,
& K.N. Gandhi (2020). A Report on the fourth botanical nomenclature course
organized by the botanical survey of India at Shillong. Harvard Papers in
Botany 25(1): 75–78.
HINDI PUBLICATIONS
1.
लक्ष्मीनरासिम्हन, पी. एवं न. तिवारी (2008). भारत के कुछ विशेष संकटग्रस्त एवं लुप्तप्राय पौधे. वनस्पति वाणी 17: 44–58.
2.
मनिकन्दन, आर. एवं पी. लक्ष्मीनरासिम्हन (2010). राजीव गाँधी राष्ट्रीय उद्यान (कर्नाटक) की वनस्पतिक विविधता-एक संक्षिप्त परिचय. वनस्पति वाणी 19: 60–62.
3.
भट्टाचार्जी, बी., पी. लक्ष्मीनरसिम्हन एवं ए. भट्टाचार्जी (2012). घास और उसकी उपयोगिता. वनस्पति वाणी 21: 98–99.
4.
गर्ग, आ., पी. लक्ष्मीनरसिम्हन एवं पु. सिंह (2015). लक्षद्वीप की जैव विविधता. वनस्पति वाणी 24: 4–8.
5.
विजय कुमार मासतकर, पीलक्ष्मीनरसिम्हन एवं माधुरी मोडक, (2016).पालकोट वन्य-जीव अभयारण्य (झारखन्ड) की वनस्पति विविधता- एक परिचय. वनस्पति वाणी 25: 35–38.
6.
लक्ष्मीनरसिम्हन, पी., संजय कुमार, ए. एम. नीलिमा एवं सी. एस. पुरोहित (2017). दूसरा बॉटनिकल नामकरण पाठ्यक्रम- एक संक्षिप्त रिपोर्ट. वनस्पति वाणी 26: 104–105.
7.
प्रियंका इंगळे,सुनीता भोसले, माधुरी पवार एवं पी. लक्ष्मीनरसिम्हन (2018). वान वन्यजीव अभयारण्य के जंगली खाद्य पौधे. वनस्पति वाणी 27: 40–46.
ABSTRACTS
1. Lakshminarasimhan, P (2012). An overview on the Status of Natural
Habitats, Diversity and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Resources in
Lakshadweep in Oceans, Coasts, Islands: Achieving the Aichi Biodiversity
Targets - Abstracts of Posters presented at the Sixteenth Meeting of the
Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice.
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/39: 47–49.
2. Lakshminarasimhan, P & C. Murugan (2012). Andaman and Nicobar
Islands: A Glance on Protected Areas Network, Floral Documentation and
Conservation in Oceans, Coasts, Islands: Achieving the Aichi Biodiversity
Targets — Abstracts of Posters presented at the Sixteenth Meeting of the
Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice.
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/ INF/39: 44–46.
BOOK REVIEWS
1.
Prasanna, P. V. & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2010). William Roxburgh: The Founding
Father of Indian Botany by Tim Robinson. Current Science 98: 968–969.
2.
Lakshminarasimhan, P. & T. Seal (2011). Monograph on Indian
Halophytes by A. Joshi. Nelumbo 53: 238.
3.
Lakshminarasimhan, P. & W. Arisdasan (2012). Palms of Karnataka by K.
Gopalakrishna Bhat. Nelumbo 54: 278.
4.
Lakshminarasimhan, P. & W. Arisdason (2020). Book review - The Flora of
Central and North Tamil Nadu. Rheedea 30(2): 321–323.
OBITUARIES
1. Singh, P., P. Lakshminarasimhan & W. Arisdason (2013). Richard
Kenneth Brummitt (22 May 1937 – 18 September 2013). Nelumbo 55: 226.
2. Singh, P. & P.
Lakshminarasimhan (2016). Remembering Madhavan Parameswaran Nayar (1932-2016). Nelumbo
58: 177–178.
NOVEL TAXA/NEW NAMES/COMBINATIONS
1. Alchemilla purohitii
Lakshmin., Bandyop. & Chand Gupta, Harvard Pap. Bot. 23(1): 17, fig. 1
(2018).
2. Amorphophallus commutatus
var. anshiensis Punekar, Lakshmin. & Sivad., Fl. Anshi Natl. Park
514 (2011).
3. Ardisia solanacea var. parviflora
(Talbot) Punekar & Lakshmin., Fl. Anshi Natl. Park 282 (2011).
4. Argyreia nana (Collett
& Hemsl.) S.Shalini, Lakshmin. & D.Maity, Nelumbo 59(2): 146 (2017).
5. Arisaema murrayi var. sonubeniae
P.Tetali, Punekar & Lakshmin., Kew Bulletin 59(3): 483 (-487; fig.) (2004).
6. Ceropegia karulensis
Punekar, Tamhankar, Lakshmin., Kumaran, A.L.Raut, S.K.Srivast. & Kavade,
Nelumbo 55: 17 (2013).
7. Ceropegia maharashtrensis Punekar, Tamhankar, Lakshmin.,
Kumaran, A.L.Raut & S.K.Srivast., Nelumbo 55: 22 (2013).
8. Chirita sahyadriensis
Punekar & Lakshmin., Folia Malaysiana 10(1): 18 (17-22; tt. 1-6) (2009).
9. Cyperus karthikeyanii
Wad.Khan & Lakshmin., J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2(1): 379 (-381; fig. 1)
(2008).
10. Dicliptera nasikensis
Lakshmin. & B.D.Sharma, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 7(2): 481 (1986).
11. Dioscorea longipedicellata
Hoque, Lakshmin. & D.Maity, Phytotaxa 367(2): 175 (2018).
12. Drimia wightii
Lakshmin., Kew Bull. 58(2): 507 (2003).
13. Eriocaulon anshiense
Punekar, Malpure & Lakshmin., Sida 21(2): 626 (-626, 633-634; figs. 1-2A,
5) (2004).
14. Eriocaulon apetalum
Punekar, Malpure & Lakshmin., Rheedea 13(1-2): 19 (-21; fig. 1) (2004).
15. Eriocaulon balakrishnanii
Punekar, Lakshmin. & Vasudeva Rao, Nordic J. Bot. 22(5):609 (-611; fig.1)
(2002).
16. Eriocaulon cookei
Punekar, Malpure & Lakshmin., Rheedea 13(1-2): 21 (fig. 2) (2004).
17. Eriocaulon kanarense Punekar,
Watve & Lakshmin., Sida 21(2): 628 (-630, 633-634; figs. 3, 5) (2004).
18. Eriocaulon konkanense
Punekar, Malpure & Lakshmin., Sida 21(2): 630 (-634; figs. 4-5) (2004).
19. Eriocaulon koynense Punekar,
Mungikar & Lakshmin., Rheedea 13(1-2): 21 (-24; fig. 3) (2004).
20. Eriocaulon maharashtrense
Punekar & Lakshmin., Rheedea 13(1-2): 24 (fig. 4) (2004).
21. Eriocaulon peninsulare
Punekar & Lakshmin., Nordic J. Bot. 23(2): 173 (-175; fig.) (2004).
22. Eriocaulon sahyadricum
Punekar, Malpure & Lakshmin., Rheedea 13(1-2): 25 (-27; fig. 5) (2004).
23. Fimbristylis naikii
Wad.Khan & Lakshmin., J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2(1): 381(-383; fig. 2)
(2008).
24. Henckelia pathakii G.Krishna
& Lakshmin., Taiwania 63(4): 397, figs. 1-3 (2018).
25. Ipomoea marginata f. candida
(Naik & Zate) Das Das & Lakshmin., J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 24(2): 449
(2000) (2000).
26. Isodon lophanthoides var. brachyanthus (Hook.f.)
B.G.Kulk., Lakshmin. & Das Das, Fl. Maharashtra, Dicot. 2: 720 (2001)
(2001).
27. Knoxia hookeri Lakshmin.,
Harvard Pap. Bot. 23(2): 333, fig. 1 (2018).
28. Knoxia mollis var. hookeriana
V.P.Prasad & Lakshmin., Fl. Maharashtra, Dicot. 2: 142 (2001), nom. inval.
29. Kyllinga polyphylla
subsp. babiensis Wad.Khan & Lakshmin., Cyperaceae W. Ghats, W. Coast
& Maharashtra 273 (2014).
30. Ledebouria karnatakensis
Punekar & Lakshmin., Fl. Anshi Natl. Park 500 (2011).
31. Memecylon balakrishnanii
Lakshmin. & S.P.Mathew, Novon 3(1): 58, nom. nov. (1993).
32. Neanotis subtilis
(Miq.) Govaerts ex Punekar & Lakshmin., Fl. Anshi Natl. Park 255 (2011).
33. Persicaria dichotoma
var. angustissima (Hook.f.) C.R.Jadhav & Lakshmin., Fl. Maharashtra,
Dicot. 2: 804 (2001) (2001).
34. Rotala andamanensis
S.P.Mathew & Lakshmin., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 32(1-4): 189 (1992).
35. Silene gangotriana
Pusalkar, D.K.Singh & Lakshmin., Kew Bull. 59(4): 621 (-624; fig. 1)
(2005).
36. Strobocalyx mastersii
B.Bhattacharjee, Lakshmin., S.K.Mukherjee & Av.Bhattacharjee, Phytotaxa
299(2): 281 (2017).
37. Stylidium darwinii Punekar & Lakshmin., J. Bot. Res.
Inst. Texas 4(1): 69 (–73; figs. 1-2) (2010).
38. Syzygium heyneanum
var. alternans (Duthie) B.G.Kulk. & Lakshmin., Fl. Maharashtra,
Dicot. 2: 11 (2001) (2001).
39. Themeda palakkadensis
Chorghe, K.Prasad & Lakshmin., Taiwania 64(3): 231, fig. 1 (2019).
(Source: IPNI 2020-https://www.ipni.org/a/21985-1)
PHD STUDENTS
Completed
1. M.N. Datar - An Assessment of Floristic Diversity of Molem National
Park, Goa - Pune University.
2. S.A. Punekar - An Assessment of Floristic Diversity of Anshi National
Park, Karnataka - Pune University.
3. R. Manikandan - An Assessment
of Rajiv Gandhi National Park, Karnataka -
Pune University.
4. Debatri Panja (Kundu) -
Studies on Taxonomy of the Tribes Acantheae, Nelsonieae and Thunbergieae
(Acanthaceae) in India - Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan.
5. Shyam Biswa - Floristic
Diversity of Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand - Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan.
6. Bandana Bhattacharjee - Revision of the tribe Vernonieae Cass.
(Asteraceae) - Kalyani University.
7. Vijay Kumar Masatkar -
Floristic Diversity of Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand - Barkatullah University, Bhopal.
Present
1. Sameer Patil- Flora of Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka –
Pune University.
2. Akramul Hoque- Taxonomic Revision of the family Dioscoreaceae in
India - Calcutta University, West
Bengal.
3. S. Shalini- A Taxonomic
Revision of the Tribe Argyreieae Choisy ex G. Don (Convolvulaceae) in India -
Calcutta University, West Bengal.
Post-doc supervisor
1. Dr.
Avishek Bhattacharjee