This book comprehensively deals with higher plants (Angiospermic plants) found, in the area of Anantapur district which lies between 13o 41′ and 15o 14′ north latitudes and 76o 47′ and 78o 26 east longitudes. The district covers an area of 19130 sq. km. The species have been enumerated systematically. Dichotomous keys have been provided to the families, genera and species which are mostly artificial. The systematic treatment under each family includes the following : dichotomous key to the genera, name of the genus with author’s name, detailed key to the species, name of the species with original citation to latest international code of botanical nomenclature, synonym if necessary to connect the name with Hooker’s ‘Flora of British India’ and Gamble’s ‘Flora of Presidency of Madras’, brief description showing primarily characters not reflected in the key, its distribution in the district, flowering and fruiting season, vernacular name and local use.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR T Pullaiah
Prof. T Pullah obtained his M.Sc. (1971) and Ph.D. degrees in Botany from Andhra University. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Moscow State University, Russia, during 1976-1978. He traveled widely in Europe and visited Universities and Botanic Gardens in about 16 countries. He joined Sri Krishnadevaraya University as Lecturer in 1979 and became Professor in 1993. He held several positions in the University as Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, Head, Department of Botany; Chairman, Board of Studies in Botany; Head, Department of Sericulture; Co-ordinator and Chairman, Board of Studies in Biotechnology; Principal, S K University College and Warden, S K, University Hostels. He has published 43 books, 238 research papers and 35 popular articles in Journals of repute. He is the Principal – Investigator of 20 major Research Projects totaling more than a Crore of Rupees funded by DBT, DST, CSIR, UGC, BSI, WWF, GCC, BARC etc. Under his guidance, 45 students obtained their Ph.D. degrees and 34 students their M.Phil. degrees. He is the recipient of Best Teacher Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Prof. P Maheshwari Gold Medal of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxanomy. He served as the Vice President of the Indian Botanical Society and presently the Councilor of the same. He served as a member of Species Survival commission of International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
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