Origins of Plant Names, , D.A. Patil, Daya Publishing House, 8170354609

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Origins of Plant Names

D.A. Patil (Author)

Synopsis India is one of the richest floristic regions of the world. Its plant wealth is being used since antiquity for various purposes. The plants are referred by their scientific names but usually ignoring their bases and meaning. â€˜Origins of Plant namesâ€™ is a decade-long effort of the author encompassing about 3297 genera 974 species of Indian Territory. It informs about meanings, origins or history of Plant names. It includes wild as well as cultivated, indigenous or exotic plants. Single reference book was a long-left necessity. This book will help satisfy the needy. It will be useful to the students of undergraduate and post-graduate classes, apart from their teachers, research workers and enthusiasts studying in Botany, Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture and faculties like Ayurveda Unani etc.

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About the author

D.A. Patil

Dr. D.A. Patil did his Ph.D. in 1983, from Dr. B.A. Marathwada University, Aurangabad (M.S.). He is Reader in P.G. Department of Botany, S.S.V.Sâ€™s L.K. Dr.P.R. Ghogrey Science College, Dhule. He was Chairman, Board of Studies in Botany and dean of faculty of science, North Maharasthra University, Jalgaon (MS.) He is a member of many prestigious academic and scientific societies. He is also a member of Editorial Advisory Boards for Journal of Life Journal of Advanced in Science and technology. He has significantly contributed in the field of research in taxonomy, floristic, plant anatomy, morphology, ethnobotany and etymology. He is recipient of Dr. M.S. Swaminathan award for the year 1999, awarded by Indian Botanical Society for publishing the best research paper. He has published 76 research papers in reputed national and international journals. He authored Flora of Dhule and Nandurbar District, Forest Flora of Jalgaon District (Maqharashtra) and A key to the Angiospermic families of North Maharashtra. He has guided six research students for Ph.D. degree. Recently, he received Scientists of the Year Award, 2004, awarded by national Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi.

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