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List of Plants Under Conservation

(Bishop Heber College Campus)

S.No Name of the Plant Botanical Name Family Habit Endemic Status
1. Ponytail Tree Beaucarnea pliabilis Asparagaceae Tree Endangered
2. Wandering Jew Commelina benghalensis Commelinaceae Herb Endangered
3. Pin Cushion plant Neuracanthus neesianus Acanthaceae Herb Rare

List of Plants Under Conservation

(Tamilnadu Region )

S.No Name of the Plant Botanical Name Family Habit Endemic Status
1. Indian Kalanchoe Kalanchoe olivacea Crassulaceae Herb Endangered
2. Sonerila Sonerila elegans Melastomataceae Herb Endangered
3. Nairii Symplocos nairii Symplocaceae Shrub Rare
4. Indian Wild Jack Artocarpus hirsutus Moraceae Tree Least Concern

Project Outcomes

  • Invitro Regenerative Techniques has been adopted in certain Endangered Medicinal Plant Species in Southern Part of Western Ghats (Tamilnadu).
  • This study focuses the importance, utilization and conservation of the medicinal plants among the people.
  • This Study is aimed to serve as a comprehensive reference especially for Students , Academicians , Researchers, Biodiversity Conservationists, Foresters, pharmaceutical professionals as well as policy makers.

Completed Research Projects

Name of the Agency Title Grant Received Faculty
SERO- UGC Ref No: 5835/15 Biodiversity Conservation & Invitro Regeneration of Medicinally Important Endangered Plant Species – Southern Part of Western Ghats (Tamilnadu) 245000.00 (Two Lakhs forty five thousand only) Dr. J. Dinesh Raja
SERO- UGC Ref No: 6355/16 Conservation of Medicinally Important Endangered Plants in Southern Part of Western Ghats (Tamilnadu) through Invitro Regeneration 220000.00 (Two Lakhs Twenty thousand only) Dr. C. Cynthia

On Going Research Projects

Title Faculty
Invitro Regeneration of Medicinally Important Endangered Plant Species of Eastern Ghats (Pachamalai Hills) Dr. J. Dinesh Raja
"The Assessment of Angiosperm Floristic Diversity, and Biodiversity Conservation through In vitro Regeneration of the Endemic Species in the Pachamalai Hills of Eastern Ghats. ". Mrs. A. Melba Priyadharshini
Database Creation of Medicinally Important Endangered Plant Species – Southern Part of Western Ghats (Tamilnadu) Dr. T.Jebastin & Dr. S. Suvaithenamudhan

Team Members

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Dr. Violet Dhayabaran

Associate Professor of Chemistry , Dean of Sciences
Coordinator – Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics


Sno Name Designation
1. Mrs. A. Melba Priyadarshini Assistant Professor
2. Dr. J. Dinesh Raja Associate Professor
3. Dr. T. Jebastin Assistant Professor
4. Dr.Suvaithenamudhan S Assistant Professor
5. Dr. J. Bliss Ramya Joan Assistant Professor