Edited Pullaiah Karuppusamy Sandhya Rani (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Preface. 1. Systematic Studies on the Family Balsaminaceae of Tamil Nadu/R. Ramasubbu and K. Saranya. 2. Diversity and Distribution of Macrofungi in Kodagu Region (Western Ghats): A Preliminary Account/N.C. Karun, K.R. Sridhar and K.A. Anu Appaiah. 3. Western Ghats: The World Heritage Site for Biodiversity and Ecological Security/S. Paulsamy. 4. Bryophytes of the Western Ghats: An Overview/A.E.D. Daniels. 5. Vascular Flora of Thumpali Hillock/S.R. Nisha and S. Jeeva. 6. Diversity, Distribution and Current Ecological Status of Botanically Less Known Pholidota Lindl. ex Hook. Orchid Species of Darjeeling Himalaya of India/Rajendra Yonzone D. Lama, R.B. Bhujel, Khyanjeet Gogoi and Samuel Rai. 7. Endemic and Threatened Plants of Indian Thar Desert, Rajasthan (India)/Amit Kotia. 8. Mining and its Impacts on Aquatic Plants: A Case Study from Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya /Jasmine Therese Sawian, Febreena Grace Lyndem, Roytre Christopher Laloo and Solomon Jeeva. 9. Inter-Specific Variation Studies on Selected Medicinally Important Phyllanthus Species Using SDS-PAGE/M. Narayani, V. Kalaiarasi, M. Johnson, T. Renisheya Joy Jeba Malar and N. Janakiraman. 10. Chromatographic Studies on some Selected Selaginella Species/A. Sivaraman and M. Johnson. 11. Ecology and Distribution of the Genus Lepisorus (Polypodiaceae: Pteridophyta) from South India with the Incidence of Apogamous Populations from the Nilgiris/P. Murugan, V. Irudayaraj and S. Jeeva. 12. A Study on Non Timber Forest Products Diversity and their Utility Modes in Dry Deciduous Forests of Kadapa Division, Andhra Pradesh /M. Sridhar Reddy and B. Sadasivaiah. 13. Biodiversity of Medicinal Plants in Ponmalai Hills, Kalkulam Taluk in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India/A. Eruthaya Angel and B. Parthipan. 14. Wild Edible Plants of Tribals of Khammam District, Andhra Pradesh/R. Ratna Manjula, J. Koteswara Rao and T.V.V. Seetharami Reddi. 15. Ex situ Conservation of Wild Medicinal Plants at Botanical Garden, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa/A. Madhusudhana Reddy. 16. A Review on Biotechnological Approaches for the Rescue of Endangered Genus Ceropegia L. in India/K. Sri Rama Murthy, M. Chandrasekhara Reddy, R. Kondamudi, D. Raghuramulu, S. Karuppusamy and T. Pullaiah. 17. Snakes of Sri Krishnadevaraya University Campus and its Surroundings, Andhra Pradesh/Y. Amarnath Reddy, B. Sadasivaiah, P. Indira and T. Pullaiah. 18. Loranthaceae and Viscaceae of Karnataka/M.C. Thriveni, G.R. Shivamurthy and K.N. Amruthesh. Index to Families, Genera and Species. The present Volume 7 of Biodiversity in India includes 18 chapters covering broad spectrum Biodiversity. It includes Balsaminaceae in Tamil Nadu, Loranthaceae and Viscaceae in Karnataka, Bryophytes of Western Ghats, Pholidota in Himalayas, Lepisorus in Nilgiris, Macrofungi in Kodagu region and Snakes of Sri Krishnadevaraya University campus. A few chapters deal with Non Timber forest produce, medicinal plants and wild edible plants are also dealt with. Ex situ conservation of wild medicinal plants and Biotechnological approaches for rescue of Ceropegia have also been included in the book. The book is profusely illustrated with colour photographs and line drawings.