Eminent Indian botanists: past and present biographies and contributions

Narayana, P Suresh et al.

ISBN: 9788189233631, 8189233637

The book includes the biographies and contributions of 75 eminent Indian botanists and explains the foundations of Botany in India and its development from 16th century into modern times.

Encyclopaedia of Himalayan ecology: an anthology, 13 vols., by Brig. K.S. Gulia

ISBN: 9788178354361, 8178354365

Vol.1: Arts and culture. Vol.2: Demography and human geography. Vol.3: Ecology of rural and Urban ecosystems. Vol.4: Ecology, environment, parks and sanctuaries. Vol.5: Eco-tourism and travelogues. Vol.6: Energy economy and ethnobotany. Vol.7: Folktales and folk literature of Himalayan people. Vol.8: Geological and physical perspectives. Vol.9: Glaciers and watershed. Vol.10: Historical perspec...

Encyclopaedic dictionary of horticulture, ed. by E.L.D. Seymour, 2 vols

ISBN: 9788171413874, 8171413870

Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol.5: bryophytes, pteridophytes and gymnosperms, ed. by Zia Uddin Ahmed et al

Biodiversity, traditional culture and health in North East India

Ahmed, Mustaque

ISBN: 9789390692545, 9390692547

This book bears the positive study of various plants, birds, insects etc for the service of people at large in different ways The food festivals of Northeast India, particularly Manipur, are unique.

Ethnobotany and medicinal plants of Indian subcontinent

Maheshwari, JK (ed.)

ISBN: 9788172332211, 8172332211

Ethnobotany of cold desert tribes of Lahoul-Spiti (N.W. Himalaya)

Sood, SK et al.

ISBN: 9788185622101, 8185622108

The data presented is based on actual ethnobotanical surveys conducted by the authors for a period spread over more than three years (1993-96) to collect a first hand account of ethnobotanically interesting species at flowering or fruiting stage.

Ethnobotany of the heritage region of Shiwalik Himalaya

Sood, S K et al

ISBN: 9788179753231, 8179753239

This treatise comprehends valuable information on 570 ethnic uses of 204 plant spp belonging to 165 genera under 69 families, by the rural communities of Pragpur-a region located between 76-20' degree East longitude and 31-82' degree North and declared as heritage due to its unique set up in the Shiwalik ranges of North-West Himalaya.

Ethnobotany of Uttar Pradesh. (with special reference to district Gonda and Balrampur)

Pandey, H.P.

ISBN: 9788121107600, 8121107601

Ethnobotany, Vol.1, ed. by Suresh Kumar

Ethnobotany: the renaissance of traditional herbal medicine, foreword by SK Jain

Sinha, Rajiv K

Contents: (i) Ethnobotany: biological contribution of the ethnic society to the modern man (ii) The renaissance of traditional herbal medicine (iii) Ethnobotanical documentation of traditional herbal medicine: from past to the present (iv) Methodology products (vi) The genesis of herbal treatment given by the herbal vendors (vii) Scientific assesment of traditional herbal medicines and treatmen...

Ethnomedicinal plants

Trivedi, Pravin Chandra (b.1953) et al.

ISBN: 9788171323869, 8171323863

The book contains articles on medicinal plants in India and their conservation, protection of traditional knowledge, medicinal plants of Nepal and ethno-medico botany of Orissa and some parts of Rajasthan.

Kumaon: the land of God is adorned with natural botany

Gupta, Ravindra Kumar

ISBN: 9788193622216, 8193622219

The book covers the beauty of Kumaon and its famous tourist places (57) with brief details and exciting photographs.

Flora and Ethnobotany of West Dinajpur district, West Bengal

Mitra, Sunit:

ISBN: 9788121107389, 8121107385

Flora and ethnobotany of West Dinajpur district, West Bengal

Flora of India, Series 4: Special and Miscellaneous Publications: Ethnobotany of Dadra, Nagarhaveli and Damn (Union Territories), ed. by P.P. Sharma et al

Flora of Mandi district: Himachal Pradesh: North West Himalaya

Singh, P.B.

ISBN: 9788121109628, 8121109620

The book provides lucid taxonomic details on 1371 species spread over 782 genera and 161 families of angiosperms and gymnosperms recorded from the area. The brief description of plants includes habit, vegetative and floral characters, the period of flowering and fruiting, frequency of distribution in the area, habitats and range in terms of elevation, followed by collector name and field number.

A forest flora of Chota Nagpur including Gangpur and the santal-parganahs

Haines, H.H.

ISBN: 9788121213981, 8121213983

Forest tribes of Orissa: lifestyle and social conditions of selected Orissan tribes, Vol.3: The Juang, their ethnosociology, ethnobotany and local knowledge of forests, ed. by ...

ISBN: 9788124604151, 8124604150

... Nityananda Patnaik et al

Forest tribes of Orissa: lifestyle and social conditions of selected Orissan tribes, Vol.4: the Hill Bhuinya of Kendujhar, their ethnosociology, ethnobotany and local knowledge...

ISBN: 9788124608258, 8124608253

...of forests, General editor, Klaus Seelan et al.

Fascicles of flora of India, Vol.29: Araceae

Sasikala, K.

ISBN: 9788193475867, 8193475860

Out of a total 3500 species found in the world, the family Araceae is represented by 25 genera and 187 taxa in India with the greatest concentration found in Western Ghats, eastern Himalaya and North Eastern states. The genus Arisaema, the species of which is commonly known as cobra-lilies (named as the spathe resembles the hood of the cobra), is the largest genus among the Indian Araceae, exhi...

Fascicles of flora of India, Vol.28: Orchidaceae: Orchideae Cranichideae: subtribe Goodyearinar

Bhattacharjee, Avishek

ISBN: 9788181770950, 8181770951

Volume 28 deals with a taxonomic revision of the subtribe Goodyerinae in India. The members of the subtribe Goodyerinae belonging to the tribe Cranichideae under subfamily Orchidoideae are commonly called the 'Jewel Orchids' due to their beautiful reticulate to mottled leaves. The subtribe is represented by 73 species belonging to 13 genera; of which, 18 species and one genus (Aenhenrya) are en...