In this publication, a brief general introduction on the floristics of the different mangroves in India; identification keys to the families, genera and species; species-wise data-sheets with recent botanical names (in bold print; synonyms in italics), its family, local names, short botanical descriptions, notes on ecology, distribution and economic uses, etc. have been provided. Relevant commonly consulted floras have been given under references. At the end a list of common mangrove-associate species (which do not exhibit true mangrove adaptative characteristics), a glossary of botanical terms and some important references suggested for reading, have been appended. An index is dispensed with and an alphabetical arrangement of the families, genera, species and varieties has been followed for easy reference, irrespective of their positions in the taxonomic keys. Colour and black and white photographs and habit sketches for many species are included for familiarizing the users of this manual on the beauty and richness of mangroves both collectively and individually.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR A.R.K. Sastry
A.R.K Sastri Joined Botanical Survey of India (BSI) in the Western Circle, Pune in 1961; worked in the Eastern Circle, BSI, Shillong; BSI Headquarters in different posts of project coordinator of US Fish & Wildlife funded BSI project on Endangered Species of Flora, and retired as Joint director. Worked as Director, Biodiversity programmes in the WWf-India, New Delhi. Published about 15 books and 75 research papers. Visited several US Botanical Institutions, Kew & Edinburgh Botanical Gardens. First recipient of Distinguished Scientist Award (Vishisht Vaignyanik Purashkar) from the Ministry of Environment & Forest., New Delhi in 1993; was the member of the IUCN Threatened plants committee for the Indian subcontinents. He is a Member of Research Council, Tropical Botanical Research Institute, Palode under the Kerala State Council for Sci., Tech., & Environment, Tiruvananthapuram.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M P Nayar
Dr. M.P. Nayar, Botanical Survey of India received M.Sc. degree from the University of Kerala (1955) with a First Class and First Rank and Ph.D. from the University of London (1966). He worked as Botanist at Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, U.K. from 1961-1967. He visited several Herbaria and Gardesn inj Europe during 1961-1967. He monographed the family Melastomataceae for South East Asia. He is the author of five books and a book on "The Names of Flowering Plants" is under publication. He has about 150 original scientific papers to his credit and he described about 110 new species in the above-mentioned publications. He represented the Department of Environment as the leader of the Indian Team on Plant Working Group for the Convention of International Trade on Endangered Species in Fabruary 1984 at Tuscon, U.S.A. He is also working as Consultant and Chairman, Indian Subcontinent Plant Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission of IUCN.
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