List Of Experts On Floral Diversity
   
 
S No.
Name

FIELD OF EXPERTISE

1.
Dr. N. P. Balakrishnan
Joint Director (Retd.),
Botanical Survey of India,
Southern Circle, Coimbatore
Euphorbiaceae
2.
Dr. Balasubramaniam
Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and
Natural History,
Coimbatore

Plant – Animal interaction

3.
Dr. Balasubramaniam
Lecturer, Kongunad Arts and Science College, Thudiyalur,Coimbatore
Flora of Ramanathapuram
4.
Dr. S. S. R. Bennet
Scientist (Retd.) IFGTB,
Coimbatore.
Plant Nomenclature, Flora of Western Ghats, Economic Plants
5.
Dr. M.S. Binojkumar

Lecturer, Department of Post-Graduate & Research in Botany, Sanatana Dharma College, Alleppey
Euphorbiaceae
6.
Fr. Britto
St, Joseph’s College, Tiruchirapalli
Flora of Central Tamil Nadu, Flora of Western Ghats
7.
Dr. Chelladurai
Siddha College, Tirunelveli
Medicinal Plants
8.
Dr. P. Daniel
Joint Director, (Retd.),
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle,
Coimbatore
Flora of Western Ghats, Flora of Gulf of Mannar, Plant Nomenclature, Verbenaceae,
9.
Dr. P. Dayanandan
Professor and Head (Retd.), Department of Botany
Madras Christian College
Tambaram, Chennai
Grasses
10.
Dr. R. Ganesan
Scientist, ATREE,
Bangalore.
Sea Grasses, Flora of Southern Western Ghats
11.
Dr. Sri Ganesan
Professor (Retd.),
Madura College, Madurai
Flora of Azhagar Hills
 
12.
Dr. R. Gopalan
Scientist ‘C’, Botanical Survey of India,
Southern Circle, Coimbatore.
Flora of Agasthiyamalai, Plant Nomenclature, Medicinal Plants
13.

Dr. A. N. Henry
Joint Director, (Retd.) Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle, Coimbatore.

Flora of Agasthiyamalai
14
Mr. Israel Oliver King
M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation,
Taramani, Chennai.
Sacred Groves of Kolli Hills and South Arcot District
15.
Dr. James Thiagarajan
Lecturer, Department of Botany,
St. Johns College,
Tirunelveli
Araceae
16.
Dr. Janardhanam
Professor, Dept. of Botany,
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
Wild Legumes
17.
Dr. M. K. Janarthanam
Reader, Department of Botany,
Goa University, Goa.

Lentibulariaceae.

18.
Dr. Kathiresan
Annamalai University
Mangroves
19.
Dr. K.V. Krishnamurthy
Prof. & Head, Dept. of Plant Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli.
Flora of Shevroys
20.
Dr. C. Livingstone
Head, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai.

Flora of Madras City and Tropical Dry Evergreen Forests

21.
Fr. Manickam
Reader (Retd.), St. Xaviers College, Tirunelveli.
Trees of Western Ghats
22.
Fr. K.M. Matthew
Rapinat Herbarium, St, Joseph’s College, Tiruchirapalli.
Flora of Central Tamil Nadu
23.
Dr. V. J. Nair
Scientist (Retd.), Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle, Coimbatore.
Grasses
24.
Dr. D. Narasimhan
Lecturer, Department of Botany
Madras Christian College
Tambaram, Chennai.
Flora of Dry Evergreen forests and Eastern Ghats, Medicinal Plants
25.
Dr. N. Parthasarathy
Salim Ali School of Ecology, Pondicherry .
Flora of Kalakkadu, Flora of Topslips, Flora of Tropical Dry Evergreen Forests and S.W. Ghats
26.
Mr. Paul Blanchflower
Auroville, Pondicherry
Tropical Dry Evergreen Forests
27.
Mr. N. C. Radhakrishnan
Scientist (Retd.),
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle,
Coimbatore.
Family Myrtaceae
28.
Dr. A. Rajendran
Lecturer,
Department of Ancient Science Tamil University, Thanjavur.
Verbenaceae, Medicinal Plants
29.
Dr. S. Rajan Scientist
Survey of Medicinal Plants & Collection Unit (H), Udhagamandalam.
Flora of Nilgiris & Medicinal Plants
30.

Dr. Rajkumar
Lecturer,
St. John’s CollegeTirunelveli.

Riparian Flora of Thamira
Bharani River
31.
Dr. V. S. Ramachandran
Lecturer,
Kongu Nadu Arts & Science College,
Thudiyalur, Coimbatore.
Flora of Western Ghats
32.
Dr. R. Ramamoorthy
Scientist (Retd.) Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle, Coimbatore.
Sea Grasses, Flora of South Arcot
33.
Dr. B. R. Ramesh
Scientist, French Institute, Pondicherry
Flora of Western Ghats, Vegetation Mapping.
34.
Dr. P. Ravichandran
Lecturer
Biodiversity and Plant Biotechnology Division, Sri Paramakalyani Centre for Environmental Sciences, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,
Alwarkurichi, Tirunelveli.
Grasses
35.

Dr. K. Ravikumar
Senior Botanist, Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT),
Bangalore.

Sea grasses, Flora of Western Ghats and Medicinal Plants
36.
Dr. T. Ravishankar
M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Taramani, Chennai.
Mangroves
37.
Ms. Reema Kumari
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle, Coiimbatore
Solanaceae
38.

Dr. S. Raghupathy
Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany,            University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai

Plant DNA Barcoding,           

Plant Taxonomy, Ethnobiological Classification, Biodiversity Assessment & Inventory 

38.
Dr. Sasikala
Reseach Scholar,
Botanical Survey of India,
Southern Circle, Coimbatore.
Araceae
39.
Dr. Selvam
M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Taramani, Chennai.
Mangroves
40.
Dr. Sharmila Thomas
Research Scholar, Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle, Coimbatore.
Amaryllidaceae
41
Dr. Shoban Raj
Principal (Retd.) Scott Christian College,
Nagercoil.
Flora of Southern Western Ghats
42.
Mr. J. Soundrapandi
Research Scholar, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College (Autonomous) Tambaram, Chennai
Siddha Medicinal Plants
43.
Dr. D. Suresh Baburaj
Survey officer, Survey of Medicinal Plants and Collection Unit (H), Udhagamandalam .
Flora of Nilgiris & Homoeopathic Medicinal Plants
44.
Dr. Suseela Rani
Research Scholar, Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore
Euphorbiaceae
45.

Dr. Stephen
Lecturer, American College, Madurai.

Flora of Mudumalai
46.
Mr. Subbarayalu I. F. S.
Conservator (Retd.) Tamil Nadu Forest Department
Endangered trees
47.
Dr. Uma Maheshwari
Research Scholar,
Botanical Survey of India,
Southern Circle,
Coimbatore.

Flora of Gulf of Mannar

48.

Dr. Usman Ali
Scientist (Retd.) Centre for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha

Medicinal Plants

49.
Dr. E. Vajravelu
Scientist (Retd.) Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle,
Coimbatore.
Flora of Western Ghats, Endangered Plants
50.
Dr. M. B. Viswanathan
Reader, Sri Paramakalyani Centre for Environmental Studies, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Alwarkuruchi.
Flora of Kalakaddu -Mundanthurai Sanctuary, North Arcot and Kolli Hills
51.
Mr. Vivekanandan
Scientist D (Retd.) Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle, Coimbatore
Flora of Western Ghats
52.
Mr. Walter Gauzman
Auroville, Pondicherry.
Flora of Tropical Dry Evergreen Forests
 
 

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