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Revision of the Genus Heptapleurum Gaertn. (Araliaceae) in India: Morphology, Micromorphology, and Conservation
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This project revises the genus Heptapleurum Gaertn. (Araliaceae) in India using morphology, micromorphology, and targeted molecular analyses, with special emphasis on trichome characters. It aims to resolve species limits, IUCN threat assessment, model ecological niches, and support ex situ conservation of selected taxa.
First Name:
AMRUTHA
Highest degree:
M.Sc. BOTANY
Year obtained:
2020
Applicant Status:
Current student
INDIA
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Sundaran, A., Aloor Jose, R., Sujana, K. A., Valukattil Ponnachan, T., Menachery Johnson, S., & Puthuparambil Balan, A. (2026). Heptapleurum anamudianum (Araliaceae), a new species from Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, India. Brittonia, 1–9.
Sundaran, A., & Sujana, K. A. (2024). An account of the genus Heptapleurum (Araliaceae) in India. Tropical Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Perspectives. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, India. ISBN: 978-81-211-0000-0.
Sundaran, A., & Sujana, K. A. (2024). Is the genus Heptapleurum (Araliaceae) a taxonomic impediment? Oral presentation. XLVII All India Botanical Conference of the Indian Botanical Society and International Symposium on “Biotic Curiosities and Functional Diversity Across the Plant Kingdom in a Climate Change Regime.”
Chappan, R., Sundaran, A., Arjunan, S. K., & Manudev, K. M. (2025). Tetrataenium manilalianum, a new species of Apiaceae from the Western Ghats, Kerala, India. Nordic Journal of Botany, e04966.
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BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA
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SUNDARAN