Jour. of Traditional
and Folk Practices.1 (1): 78-83.
Prasannakumari AA, Gangadevi T and Jayaraman PR
(2014). Trace metal accumulation efciency of
selected macroora associated with the Poovar
Estuary (Thiruvananthapuram) Kerala, India.
International Journal of Environmental Sciences,
4(4): 730-737.
Preetha TS, Hemanthkumar AS and Krishnan PN (2012)
Effect of plant growth regulators on high frequency in
vitro multiplication of a vulnerable woody medicinal
climber Embelia ribes Burm. f. Journal of Medicinal
Plant Research 6(23), pp. 4011-4018.
Radha RK, Amy Mary Vargheese and Seeni S (2013).
Conservation through in vitro propagation and
restoration of Mahonia leschenaultii (Wight & Arn.)
Takeda ex Dunn, an endemic tree of the Western
Ghats - Science Asia 39: 219-229.
Rajani Kurup, Anil JJ, Sreethu S, Abdul Azeez H,
Sathish Kumar C and Sabulal B (2013). Fluorescent
prey traps in carnivorous plants. Plant Biology 15:
611-615.
Rajasekharan S, Vinod Kumar Nair TG, Navas M and
Latha PG (2013). Traditional/Folk practices of
Kerala- Case studies. Journal of Traditional and Folk
Practices 1 (1): 50- 68.
Rajeshkumar PP and Hosagoudar VB (2012).
Mycorrhizal fungi of Artemisia japonica. Bulletinof
Basic and Applied Plant Biology 2 (1): 7-10, 2012.
Rajeshkumar PP, Hosagoudar VB and Gopakumar B
(2013). Mycorrhizal association of Ochlandra
travancorica in Kerala, India. Journal of Threatened
Taxa 5(2): 3673-3677.
Rajeshkumar PP, Hosagoudar VB, Anil Kumar C. and
Prajith TM (2012). Endomycorrhizal association of
Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W.J. de Wilde. Bulletin of Basic
and Applied Plant Biology (ISSN: 2249-8370), 2 (1):
1-6.
Rajith NP and Mohanan N (2013). Ethnobotanical
studies of Koraga tribal community of Kasaragod
district, Kerala State. Jour. Traditional and Folk
Practices.1 (1): 100-108.
Ranjith R, Sibi CV, Rajani K, Roja G, Venkatraman R,
Satheeshkumar K and Sabulal B (2013) Search for
Camptothecin-yielding Ophiorrhiza species from
southern Western Ghats in India: A HPTLC-
densitometry study. Industrial Crops and Products
43: 472– 476.
Rasiya Beegam A and Sibi M (2012). Two new
combinations in Acilepis (Asteraceae). Rheedea.
22(1): 38.
Ratheesh Narayanan MK, Shareef SM and Shaju T
(2014). A new species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from
the southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India.
International Journal of Advanced Research
2(3):1055-1058.
Ratheesh Narayanan MK, Shaju T, Mini V and Sivadasan
M (2013). A new species of Sonerila Roxb.
(Melastomataceae) from Kerala, India. Phytotaxa
110 (1): 55–60.
Rini Abraham, George Varghese K, Nisha NC and
Sreekumar S (2014) Molecular Docking of Terminalia
cuneata on Cholesteryl-Esterase. International
Journal of Computational Bioinformatics and In Silico
Modeling 3(1): 327-331.
Sabu T, Mohanan N, Krishnaraj MV, Shareef SM,
Shameer PS and Roy PE (2013). Garcinia
pushpangadaniana (Clusiaceae), a new species
from the southern Western Ghats, India. Phytotaxa
116 (2): 51-56.
Sabulal B, Anil John, Balaji Govindan, Sujith Lukose,
Gopakumar B and Koshy KC (2013). UV induced
visual cues in grasses. Scientic Reports3: 2738
(doi: 10.1038/srep02738) (Nature Publishing
Group).
Safeer PM, Sreekumar S, Krishnan PN, Biju CK and
JNTBGRI Annul Report 2012-’13 & 2013-’14
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute
205
Seeja G (2013) Inuence of stem cuttings, spacing,
group planting, light, irrigation and harvesting period
on yield in Plectranthus vettiveroides (K.C. Jacob) N.
P. Singh & B. D. Sharma IOSR-JAVS 6(3): 47-53.
Safeer PM, Sreekumar S, Krishnan PN , Biju CK and
Seeja G (2013) Inuence of soil texture and bed
preparation on growth performance in Plectranthus
vettiveroides IOSA-JAVS 5(3):41-45.
Santhosh Kumar ES and Mathew SP (2013). Piper
velayudhanii (Piperaceae), a new name for P.
pseudonigrum Velay. & Amalraj. Journal of Scientic
Research 5 (3), 579-580.
Santhosh Kumar ES, Roy PE and Shareef SM (2013).
Rediscovery of Ophiorrhiza barnesii C.E.C.
Fischer (Rubiaceae) from the southern Western
Ghats, Kerala, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5
(7): 4115-4117.
Santhosh Kumar ES, Shailaja Kumari S. and Roy PE
(2013). Rediscovery of Ophiorrhiza radicans
(Rubiaceae) from the southern Western Ghats,
India. Taprobanica 5 (1): 69-70.
Santhosh Kumar ES, Shaju T, Roy PE and G Rajkumar
(2013). A new species of Goniothalamus (Blume)
Hook. f. & Thomson (Annonaceae) from Kerala,
India.Taiwania 58 (3): 171-175.
S a n t h o s h k u m a r E S , G e e t h a k u m a r y M P a n d
Pandurangan AG (2014). Rediscovery of Mallotus
intercedence (Euphorbiacae). Taprobanica 5(2)
:140-141.
Santosh Joshi, Dalip Upreti K and Biju H (2012).
Nomenclatural notes on lichen genera Leucodecton
and Myriotrema (Graphidaceae) in India. Mycotaxon
122: 467-482.
Shaju T, Rajendraprasad M, Shareef SM, Rasiya
B e e g a m A a n d Pa n d u r a n g a n A G ( 2 0 1 3 ) .
R e d i s c o v e r y o f H e n c k e l i a m a c r o s t a c h y a
(Gesneriaceae) from Kerala, India. Taprobanica 5
(2): 138- 140.
Shaju T, Shaji PK, Geethakumary MP and Pandurangan
AG (2013). A note on the occurrence and
phytogeographical signicance of Koilodepas
calycinum Bedd. - An endemic tree species of
Western Ghats. Ind. J. For. 36 (3):379-382.
Shareef SM (2013). Occurrence of ve exotic
angiosperms in cultivation- Addition to the Flora of
Kerala. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 37(1): 98-100.
Shareef SM and ES Santhosh Kumar (2013). Taxonomic
note on Salacia brunoniana W ight & Arn.
(Celastraceae)- An endangered species of
peninsular India. Indian J. For. 36 (2): 273-276.
Shareef SM, Roy PE, Santhoshkumar ES and Krishnaraj
MV (2013). Syzygium rama-varma (Myrtaceae) from
southern Western Ghats, India. Taprobanica 5(2):
148-150.
Shareef SM, Santhosh Kumar ES and Roy PE (2013). A
new species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from Kerala,
India. Phytotaxa 129 (1): 34-38.
Shine VJ, Latha PG, Suja SR, Anuja GI, Gopan Raj and
Rajasekharan S (2014). Ameliorative effect of
alkaloid extract of Cyclea peltata (Poir.) Hook. f. &
Thoms. roots (ACP) on APAP/CCl induced liver
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toxicity in Wistar rats and in vitro free radical
scavenging property. Asian Pacic Journal of
Tropical Biomedicine. 4(2): 143-151.
Shine VJ, Latha PG, Suja SR, Anuja GI, Sabulal B, Vilash
V and Rajasekharan S (2014). Anti-hepatotoxic
effect of root ethanol extract of Cyclea peltata
against acetaminophen induced oxidative stress in
Wistar Rats and in vitro primary hepatocyte culture.
American Journal of Experimental Biology 1-15.
Shoumya S, Latha PG, Suja SR, Rajasekharan S,
Shyamal S , Shine VJ, Anuja GI, Sini S, Vilash V,
Shikha P, Krishnakumar NM and Sreejith G (2013).
Hepatoprotective potential of the ethanolic extract of
Saraca asoca (Roxb.) De Wilde stem bark against
carbon tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity in
Wistar rats. Journal of Traditional and Folk Practices
1(1): 78- 83.
Shrishail K. Kulloli, Sreekala, A.K. and Pandurangan,
A.G. 2012. Reproductive biology of Rauvola
hookeri Srinivasan and Chitra (Apocyanaceae) – A
RET medicinal plant of Southern Western Ghats. J.
Non Timber Forest Products Vol. 19 (1): 9-16.
Shrishail K. Kulloli, Sreekala, A.K. and Pandurangan,
A.G. 2012. Pollination biology and resupination of
Impatiens grandis (Balsaminaceae): an endemic
Balsam of southern Western Ghats. Journal of
Palynology Vo. 47: 23-34.
Sibi CV, Dintu KP, Renjith R, Krishnaraj MV, Roja G and
Satheeshkumar K. (2012) A new Record of
Ophiorrhiza trichocarpon Blume (Rubiaceae:
Ophiorrhizeae) from Western Ghats, India: another
source plant of camptothecin, J. Sci. Res. 4 (2), 529-
532.
Sini S, Latha PG, Anilkumar TV, Suja SR, Gopan Raj,
Rameshkumar KB, Shyamal S, Shine VJ, Anuja GI,
Shikha P, Krishnakumar NM, Sreejith G and
Rajasekharan S (2014). Safety assessment of
tuberous rhizome of Kaempferia rotunda L. Global
Journal of Pharmacology 8 (2): 128-139.
Sivu AR, Pradeep NS, Rameshkumar KB and
Pa n d u r a n g a n A G ( 2 0 1 3 ) . E v a l u a t i o n o f
phytochemical antioxidant and antimicrobial
activities of Memecylon species from Western
Ghats. Indian Journal of Natural Products and
Resources. 4(4):
363-370.
Sivu AR, Pradeep NS, Rameshkumar KB and
P a n d u r a n g a n A G ( 2 0 1 3 ) . E v a l u a t i o n o f
JNTBGRI Annul Report 2012-’13 & 2013-’14
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute
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phytochemical, antioxidant and antimicrobial
activities of Memecylon species from Western
Ghats. Indian Journal of Natural Products and
Resources, 4, 363-370.
Sivu AR, Ratheesh Narayanan MK, Pradeep NS and T
S h a j u ( 2 0 1 4 ) . M e m e c y l o n s a h y a d r i c a
(Melastomataceae), a new species from the
Western Ghats, India, International Journal of
Advanced Research 2(3): 759-763.
Sivu AR, Ratheesh Narayanan MK, Pradeep NS,
Anilkumar N and Pandurangan AG (2012).
Memecylon wayanadense (Melastomataceae), a
new species from the Western Ghats, India.
Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 69(3): 371-378.
Sivu AR, Ratheesh Narayanan MK, Pradeep NS,
Santhoshkumar ES and Pandurangan AG (2014). A
new species of Memecylon (Melastomataceae)
from the Western Ghats, India. Phytotaxa 162(1):
044-050.
Sivu AR, Ratheesh Narayanan MK, Sujana KA,
Santhoshkumar ES, Pradeep NS and Pandurangan
AG (2012). Memecylon clarkeanum Cogn.
(Melastomataceae) –A threatened species, new
record for India. Taiwania 57 (3): 327-330.
Sreejith G, Jayasree M, Latha PG, Suja SR, Shyamal S,
Shine VJ, Anuja GI, Sini S, Shikha P, Krishnakumar
NM, Vilash V, Shoumya S and Rajasekharan S (2014)
Hepatoprotective activity of Oxalis corniculata L.
ethanolic extract against paracetamol induced
hepatotoxicity in Wistar rats and its in vitro
antioxidant effects. Indian Journal of Experimental
Biology 52 (2): 147-152
Sreekala AK, Pandurangan AG and Kulloli SK (2013).
Reproductive biology of Impatiens leptura Hook.f.
(Balsaminaceae); an endangered balsam of
Southern Western Ghats. Advances in Pollen Spore
Research. 31:51-59.
Sreekala AK, Pandurangan AG, Ramasubbu R and
Kulloli SK (2013). Floral Biology, pollination and
reproductive success of Impatiens fruticosa Lesch.
ex DC (Balsaminaceae): An endemic balsam of
Western Ghats. Advances in Pollen Spore Research.
31:9-25.
Subramanium A, Suresh Kumar PK, Ganga Prasad A,
Radhika S and Arun S (2013). A novel aphrodisiac
compound from an orchid which activates nitric
oxide synthase. Published online in the International
Journal of Impotence Research Advances.
Sudha CG, Mathew George, Rameshkumar KB and GM
Nair (2012) Improved clonal propagation of Alpinia
calcarata Rosc., a commercially important medicinal
plant and evaluation of chemical delity through
comparison of volatile compounds, American
Journal of Plant Sciences 3:930-940.
Sudha CG, Sherina TV, Anu Anand VP, Reji JV, Padmesh
P, Soniya EV, (2013) Agrobacterium rhizogenes
mediated transformation of the medicinal plant
Decalepis arayalpathra and production of 2-hydroxy-
4-methoxy benzaldehyde. Plant Cell Tiss. Organ
Cult. 112: 217-226.
Thankachan KV, Joseph M and Sabulal B (2013).
Comparative chemical proles of Citrus aurantifolia
essential oils from South India. Asian Journal of
Chemistry 25: 7871-7875.
Thankachan KV, Joseph M, Sabulal B (2013). Chemical
variability of Citrus maxima essential oils from south
India. Asian Journal of Chemistry 2014 26: 2207-
2210.
Viji AR, Dhruvan Tandyekkal and Pandurangan AG
(2013) Cyperus surinamensis Rottboll, 1772
(Cyperaceae): A new record for India. Taprobanica
5(1): 67-68.
Vipinlal V, Joseph Mathew and Sabulal Baby (2014).
Chemical proles of essential oils of Bauhinia
species from south India. Asian Journal of Chemistry
26: 2204 -2206.
Vipinlal V, Joseph Mathew, and Sabulal Baby. Chemical
composition of essential oil of Bauhinia acuminata
Leaves. Asian Journal of Chemistry 2013, 25, 2329-
2330.
Vrinda KB, Shibu Varghese P and Pradeep CK (2013).
Hygrocybe rubida, a new species from Kerala
state, India. Mycoscience 54: 271-273
William Decruse S, Reny N, Shylajakumari S and
Krishnan PN (2013) In vitro propagation and eld
establishment of Eulophia cullenii (Wight) Bl., a
critically endangered orchid of Western Ghats, India
through culture of seeds and axenic seedling-
derived rhizomes, In Vitro Cell.Dev. Biol.-Plant 49:
520-528.
Technical Reports
Anilkumar C (2013). Establishment of seed bank and
eld gene bank of Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W.J.de
Wilde- A vulnerable medicinal species of the Indian
subcontinent. Technical Report submitted to Kerala
Forest Department.
Balakrishnan P (2014). Snake Sense: An education and
awareness programme to improve knowledge and
conservation of snakes. Technical Report submitted
to Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and
Environment, Thiruvanathapuram.
Koshy KC (2014) Bambusetum maintenance,
production of saplings and studies on bamboo
hybrids. Final Technical Report submitted to WG
Cell, Govt. of Kerala.
Mohanan N, Raj Vikraman and Prasannakumari AA
(2013). Student programme for excellence in
JNTBGRI Annul Report 2012-’13 & 2013-’14
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute
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experimental design (SPEED), training on
conservation and sustainable utilization of the plant
wealth of the Western Ghats.
Vrinda KB (2014). Wild edible mushrooms in Kerala
forests- a source of food and income. Final
Technical Report submitted to WGDP, Dept. of
Planning & Economic Affairs, Govt. of Kerala.
Popular Articles
Rajasekharan S (2012). Ethnomedicine, Ayurveda &
Modern Medicine. Published in APTA, Monthly
Journal of Ayurvedic Medical Association of India.
Rameshkumar KB (2012). Agastyamala Forests: Centre
of Biodiversity of Piper species. Malayalam article in
Spice India, 25 (10), pp. 20-22.
Rameshkumar KB (2013). Kunthirikkathinte Katha (The
story of Frankinsence). Malayalam Article in
Aranyam, Kerala Forest Dept. Publication.
Sabu T (2013). Cowa-mangosteen. Malyalam article in
Aranyam, Kerala Forest Dept. Publication .
Media Interactions
Rajasekharan S (2012). Traditional Knowledge and
Culture. Interview given in the ' H a a r i t h a v a n i '
programme of AIR Thiruvananthapuram.
R a d h a k r i s h n a n K ( 2 0 1 3 ) . Pa s c h i m a k h t a t h i l e
Oushadhasasyangal. Interview given in the
' H a a r i t h a v a n i ' p r o g r a m m e o f A I R
Thiruvananthapuram.
Participation in seminars / symposia /
conferences / workshops
Akshaya Vijayan, Padmesh P, Hemanthakumar AS and
Krishnan PN (2014). In vitro propagation of
Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers, an ornamental
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medicinal tree. Paper presented at the 25 Kerala
Science Congress, Thiruvananrhapuram.
Amy Mary Varghese, Radha RK and Krishnan PN
(2012). Ex situ conservation of medicinal and
aromatic plants – National Gene Bank for Medicinal
and Aromatic Plants (poster). Poster presented in
National Seminar on Recent Trends and Future
Prospects in Biodiversity and Conservation - Biofest
2012.
Anjali N, Nadiya F and Sabu KK (2013). Genome size
estimation using ow cytometry in Elettaria
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cardamomum Maton. Poster presented at the 16 All
India Congress on Cytology and Genetics held at
Dept of Botany, University of Kerala, Karyavattom.
Anu Anand VP and Sudha CG (2012). A rapid clonal
propagation of Holostemma annulare (Roxb.) K .
Schum., a potent and rare medicinal plant through
cotyledonary nodal explants. Paper presented at the
National Seminar on Recent Trends and Future
Prospects of Biodiversity and Conservation.
D e p a r t m e n t o f B o t a n y a n d Z o o l o g y, S r e e
Narayana College, Punalur, Kollam.
Anu Anand VP and Sudha CG (2013). A rapid clonal
propagation of Trichosanthes cucumerina L. var.
cucumerina, a commercially important medicinal
plant through axillary branching. Paper presented at
National Symposium on Plant Tissue Culture
and
Biotechnology for Food and Nutritional Security, Plant
Cell Biotechnology Department, CSIR-Central Food
Technological Research Institute,
Mysore.
A n u A r a v i n d A P, S i v u A R , P r a d e e p N S a n d
R a m e s h k u m a r K B ( 2 0 1 3 ) . C h e m i c a l a n d
molecular proling of Garcinia species of south
India. Paper presented at the National Seminar on
Tree Biotechnology, IFGTB, Coimbatore.
Ashitha J Prakash, Anija T Anto, Anjali, N and Sabu KK
(2013). Genetic diversity among cardamom
germplasm accessions assessed by SSR and ISSR
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analysis. Paper presented at the 25 Kerala Science
Congress, Thiruvananthapuram.
Bindu S and Anilkumar C (2013). Accessional variations
in Rauvola serpentina seeds. Paper presented at
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the 3 International Science Congress ISC-2013.
Binoy Jose, Satheeshkumar K. and Krishnan PN (2012).
Development of tissue culture protocol for selected
Screw pine ( Pandanus spp.). Poster presented at
International Conference on Advances in Biological
Sciences, Kannur.
Binoy Kurian, Vanila Varghese, Vishnu V Nair, Hemanth
Kumar AS and Sabu KK (2013). Analysis of genetic
diversity in an economic rattan palm, Calamus
thwaitesii Becc. using SSR and ISSR markers. Proc.
of National Seminar on Tree Biotechnology
organized at the Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree
Breeding, Coimbatore. [Award for Best Poster
received]
Cheriyan P Koshy (2013). Medicinal Plant Conservation.
Lecture delivered at St. Gregorios College,
Kottarakkara.
Chitra CR, Bindu S, Prajith TM, Maya PV and Anilkumar
C (2014). Phenology and Morpho-physiology of
Fruits and seeds of Dasamoola plants. Paper
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presented at the 26 Kerala
Science Congress.
Wayanad.
Deepa V, Sreekumar S, Biju CK and Krishnan PN (2012).
The concept of “Omics” science: an overview paper
presented at the 'Internatioinal Seminar on World
Bioheritage Concerns over Climate Change, with
S p e c i a l R e f e r e n c e t o E t h n i c Ve g e t a b l e s '
organised by the Department of Botany S.N.
College, Chempazhanthy.
JNTBGRI Annul Report 2012-’13 & 2013-’14
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute
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Deepa V, Sreekumar S, Biju CK and Krishnan PN (2014).
Viper venom detoxication efciency analysis in
Azadirachta indica A. Juss. through molecular
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docking. Poster presented at 26 Kerala Science
Congress, Wayanad.
Deepthi S and Satheeshkumar K (2013). Optimization
of different factors for the establishment of cell
suspension cultures of Ophiorrhiza mungos L. for
the production of Camptothecin (CPT), an
r d
anticancer drug. Paper presented at the 3
International Science Congress, Coimbatore.
Dhanya B Pillai, Binoy Jose, Satheeshkumar K and
Krishnan PN (2012). Establishment of hairy- root of
Plumbago rosea L and scaling up in air-lift bioreactor.
Poster presented at the National Symposium:
Emerging Trends in Biotecnology organized by
CUSAT, Kochi.
Dhanya B Pillai, Binoy Jose, Satheeshkumar K and
Krishnan PN (2012). Selection of desirable root-
clone and optimization of media strength in hairy-
root culture of Plumbago rosea L. for enhanced
production of plumbagin. Poster presented at the
International Conference on Advances in Biological
Sciences, Kannur.
Dhanya BP, Satheeshkumar K and Krishnan PN (2013).
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