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Dr. K. Prasad

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Assistant Professor Department of Botany k.prasad@svc.ac.in


Educational Qualifications

  • Ph.D.
  • M.Sc.

Areas of Specialization

  • Plant Systematics (Flowering Plants), Conservation, & Molecular Phylogeny (Plants)
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Administrative roles/ responsibilities

Courses Taught

  • B.Sc. (Hons.) Botany & B.Sc. (Prog.) Life Science

Sadasivaiah, B., A. Ramakrishna, K. Prasad, N. Sarojini Devi & Nirmala Babu Rao (2022). Euphorbia telanganensis (Euphorbiaceae), a new species from Eastern Ghats of Telangana, India. Phytotaxa 572 (3): 283–288. doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.572.3.7


K. Prasad (2022). Acanthophippium (Orchidaceae), a generic record for Andhra Pradesh, India. Richardiana, Jardin Botanique de Guyane 6: 111–115.


Narayana Swamy, A. & K. Prasad (2022). Euphorbia ravii (Euphorbiaceae: subg. Euphorbia), a new species from Andhra Pradesh, India. Taiwania 67(2): 229‒234. doi: 10.6165/tai.2022.67.229


Prasad, K., J.S. Jalal & D.K. Agrawala (2021). Odisha bonaccordensis (Orchidaceae), A new species from Western Ghats of Kerala, India. Nelumbo 63(2): 05–10. doi: 10.20324/nelumbo/v63/2021/167439


Paramesh, L., K. Prasad, B. Sadasivaiah & A. Vijaya Bhasker Reddy (2021). Brachystelma ananthagiriense (Apocynaceae), a new species from Ananthagiri hills, Telangana, India. Nordic Journal of Botany 39(7): e03003(1–6). doi: 10.1111/njb.03003


Prasad, K., S. Nagaraju & A.R. Chorghe (2021). Glyphochloa shrirangii (Poaceae), a new species from Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India. Nordic Journal of Botany 39(6): e03103(1–5). doi: 10.1111/njb.03103


Prasad, K., S. Nagaraju, A. Narayana Swamy, A. Madhusudhana Reddy, M. Sankara Rao & B. Ravi Prasad Rao (2021). A new species of Lophopogon (Poaceae) from Ananthapuramu of Andhra Pradesh, India. Phytotaxa 500 (3): 234–240. doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.500.3.7


Nagendra C., V. Nagaraju, A. Madhusudhana Reddy & K. Prasad (2021). A new variety of Brachystelma maculatum (Apocynaceae) from Andhra Pradesh, India. Rheedea 31(1): 31–34. dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.05


Prasad, K. & A. Madhusudhana Reddy (2020). Lepidagathis rajasekharae (Acanthaceae), a new species from the Seshachalam hills of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India. Phytotaxa 470(1): 112–116. doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.470.1.7


Jambey Tsering & K. Prasad (2020). Bulbophyllum raskotii (Orchidaceae): An Addition to the Orchid Flora of India. Nelumbo 62(1): 17–19. doi: 10.20324/nelumbo/v62/2020/150484


Prasad, K. & M. Chennakesavulu Naik (2020). Habenaria rangatensis (Orchidaceae), a new species from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Phytotaxa 442(1): 027–032. doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.442.1.4


Jambey Tsering & K. Prasad (2020). Spathoglottis arunachalensis (Orchidaceae), a new species from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Phytotaxa 432(3): 289–295. doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.432.3.6


Kolagani Chandra Mohan, Y. Mahesh, P. Subramanyam, Sushant Sharma & K. Prasad (2020). Iseilema kunhikannanii (Poaceae: Panicoideae), a new species from Rajasthan, India. Phytotaxa 434 (1): 113–117. doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.434.1.8


Alok R. Chorghe, K. Prasad & P. Lakshminarasimhan (2019). Themeda palakkadensis (Poaceae: Panicoideae), a new species from Kerala State, India. Taiwania 64(3): 231–234. doi: 10.6165/tai.2019.64.231


Prasad, K. (2019). A new species of Habenaria (Orchidaceae) from the Western Ghats, India. Webbia (Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geography) 74(1): 63–66. doi.org/10.1080/00837792.2019.1599651


Prasad, K. (2019). Peristylus intrudens (Orchidaceae), a New Record for Mainland India. The Journal of Japanese Botany 94(2): 109–111.


Prasad, K. & P. Venu (2018). Rediscovery and notes on Brachystelma maculatum (Apocynaceae). Rheedea 28(2): 73–77. doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2018.28.2.14


Prasad, K. & S. Patil (2018). (2656) Proposal to conserve the name Habenaria longicornu (Orchidaceae) with that spelling. Taxon 67(6): 1216.


Madhusudhana Reddy, A., M.V. Suresh Babu, C. Nagendra, P. Gangadhar & K. Prasad (2018). Brachystelma vemanae (Apocynaceae–Asclepiadoideae), a new species with completely reflexed corolla lobes and solitary flowers from Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh, India. Nordic Journal of Botany 36 (10): e02067 (1–4). doi: 10.1111/njb.02067


Prabhukumar, K.M., R. Jagadeesan, P. Aiswarya, C.N. Sunil, V.P. Thomas, K. Prasad & Indira Balachandran (2018). On the identity and rediscovery of Hedyotis beddomei Hook. f. (Rubiaceae): a lesser known endemic species of Western Ghats, India. Phytotaxa 375 (3): 229–234. doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.375.3.5


Alok R. Chorghe, K. Prasad & L. Rasingam (2018). Notes on the Identity and Distribution of Caralluma diffusa (Apocynaceae) in Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. National Academy Science Letters 41 (6): 407–410.


Prasad, K., P. Sudheshna & K.M. Prabhukumar (2018). A new species of Oberonia (Orchidaceae) from Western Ghats of Kerala, India. Nordic Journal of Botany 36(5): e01797 (1–4). doi.org/10.1111/njb.01797


Prasad, K., A. Narayana Swamy & U. Meve (2018). Brachystelma ananthapuramense (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae), a new species from Andhra Pradesh, India. Kew Bulletin 73: 16 (1–5). doi.org/10.1007/s12225-018-9740-y


Recent Books published/edited

1. Title: “Orchids of Eastern Ghats, India”, Scientific Publishers; authors: K. Prasad, S. Karuppusamy, T. Pullaih (2019).


2. Title: “A Taxonomic Revision of the genus Brachystelma R. Br. In India”, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, Uttarakhand; authors: K. Prasad & P. Venu (2020).


3. Title: ‘Grass Genera of Southern India, A field guide and Checklist”. Rytu Nestham publications; authors: S. Nagaraju, K. Prasad & P.V. Prasanna (2021).


4. Title: “Orchids of Tamil Nadu, India”, Scientific Publishers; authors: S. Karuppusamy, K. Prasad, T. Pullaih (2022).


5. Title: Lead Botanical Garden, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa: Plant diversity and conservation activities, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa; authors: A. Madhusudhana Reddy, K. Prasad, C. Nagendra (2022).


Recent Book chapters published/edited

1. Prasad, K. (2019). Wild Ornamental Useful Orchids of Eastern Ghats, India. Daya Publishing and Astral International Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, ISBN 978-93-88173-81-0 (HB).


2. Prasanna, P.V., D.S. Sangita, S. Arumugam, C.P. Vivek, Alok Chorghe, S. Kar & K. Prasad (2020). “Grasses of India (except Bamboosoideae), Check List of Flora of India (Monocots), Poaceae (Gramineae)”- Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata, ISBN 978-81-9452292-8.


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