Aquatic Macrophytes: Hydrocharitaceae in India

Description

The aquatic and wetland plants represent great morphological diversity and fill various ecological niches. This plasticity also leads to a great diversity of phenotypes, which may be potentially available from the same genotype.

The family Hydrocharitaceae provides several cases of evolutionary adaptation to diverse habitats. In India, which is one of the 12 megabiodiversity centres of the world, the family Hydrocharitaceae is represented by 9 genera and 15 species. The present book ‘Aquatic Macrophytes: Hydrocharitaceae in India’ is an attempt to analyse the taxonomic status of the Indian taxa taking into account various aspects. Chapters on morphology, biogeography, pollen morphology, floral biology, etc. will be helpful for future workers in tracing origin and segregation of the family.

About the Author

Dr. (Ms.) Ratna Guha, obtained her M.Sc. in Botany with specialization in Cytogenetics from Ranchi University, securing first class first position. She was awarded Ph.D. on the dissertation ‘Taxonomy and Pollen Morphology of Indian Helobieae with special reference to Phylogeny’ done under the supervision of Dr. M.S. Mondal, ex Joint Director, Botanical Survey of India, while working as research scholar at Botanical Survey of India. Her research experience include the areas of phytodiversity, palynotaxonomy and reproductive biology. She has many research publications to her credit, including a book entitled ‘Wetland Phytodiversity: A Complete Guide to Indian Helobieae’.

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