Plant Systematics and Evolutionary Science

☑Exploration and documentation of the floristic wealth of India, especially the Western Ghats.
☑Maintaining a herbarium as a resource for botanical research.
☑Undertaking revisionary studies on the flora of India.
☑Studying phytogeography, endemism, specialized habitats and threatened taxa.
☑Studying the dynamics and functioning of various ecosystems.
☑Assisting authorities on various biodiversity issues with a broad objective of conserving plant genetic resources for sustainable utilization