Taxonomy And Conservation

Focused on plant identification, documentation, and revision of nomenclatures of various taxa of important family of plant genetic resources including rare, threatened spp. and medicinal plants in Odisha. The division also maintains a Herbarium in the institute. Conservation programmes include Ex situ conservation & reintroduction of RET plants.

Thrust Area	Biodiversity exploration, documentation & conservation. Taxonomic study of Angiosperms and Solanum sp., Ethno-medico-botany study, reproductive biology, Tissue culture of RET sp.
Scientist	Dr. Kalidass C., Scientist
Project Fellow	Jigissa Pattanaik Madhusmita Mallia Puja Jena Shree Maa Sai Maa
Paper Publication	Kalidass C, Madhusmita Mallia and Prabhat Kumar Das (2024). Conservation of Cryptocarya amygdalina Nees, through air-layering methods. Bioscience Discovery, 15(2): 10-11 Das P. K., Mallia M, Kalidass C. (2023). Lepidium didymium L.: A new record (Brassicaceae) for Odisha, India. The Journal of Indian Botanical Society, page : 4-5, https://doi:10.5958/2455-7218.2023.00025.6
Book Publication	Basak U. C. , Kalidass C. , Nayak N R. , Mekro P. (2023). Initiatives on Re-introduction of some RET and Special Group of Plants. Published by Regional Plant Resource Centre, Bhubaneswar pp. 1-154.