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VOLUME  I

CONTENTS                                                                                               PAGE.                                                                                                

1.      Taxanomic and botanical glimpses on the primulas of                            1 - 8                

      Sikkim. A Census.

      - R.B.Ghosh.

2.      A new variety of Polystichum (D.Don) Moore from                             9 - 10

      Sikkim, India

      - M.C. Biswas & S.K. Basu.

3.      Fibre yielding plants of Sikkim - B Krishna & S.K.Das.                        11 - 14

4.      Bryopyhytic flora of Sikkim : Calobryum blumii Ness –                       15 - 16

      a new record from Sikkim Himalaya

      - R.Nagarajan & N.N. Prasad.

 

5.      New report of some Ferns from Sikkim                                                17 - 18

      - S.R. Ghosh.

 

6.      Algal flora of Sikkim Himalaya – 1: A contribution to                             19 - 29

      our knowledge of the Blue-green algae of North-east

      Sikkim (India)

      - S.C. Santra.

7.      First report of the Flowering of Phyllostachys                                       30 - 33

      bambusoides SIEB. ETZUCC. In Sikkim with a note

      on its allied species.

      - R.B. Majumder, N.C. Majumder & R.N. Banerjee.

8.      Ethnobotanical studies in West Sikkim - S.S.R.Bennet                           34 - 38

9.   Kobresia gammiei Clarke (Cyperaceae) :                                             39 - 41

      An imperfectly known endemic species from Sikkim Himalayas.

      - Neelam Ghildyal.

 

10. Ethnobotanical observations in Sikkim                                                   42 - 48

      - B. Krishna & S. Singh.

11. A new species of Liparis Richard. (Orchidaceae) from Sikkim              49 - 50

         - S.Z. Lucksom

  1. Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) and related taxa in Sikkim  Himalaya.    51 - 54

           - S. Kumar.

  1. A note on the less known plant Bischofia javanica Blume                    55 - 56

          (Bischofiaceae) in Sikkim

          -P.Basu & B. Mitra.

 

  1. Some new Combinations in the Flora of Sikkim                                     57 - 58

           V. Singh & P.Singh

 

  1. A new species of Bulbophyllum thouars (Orchidaceae)                       59 - 61

          from Sikkim (with eleven text-figures) - S.Z. Lucksom.

 

  1. A new species Cleisostoma Bl. (Orchidaceae) from                             62 - 64

          Sikkim (India). - S.Z.Lucksom

 

  1. A new species of Calanthe R.Br.(Orchidaceae) from                           65 - 67

          Sikkim - S.Z.Lucksom

 

  1. Coelogyne barbata Griff. (Orchidaceae) A new record                        68 - 70

    for Sikkim Himalaya - S.Z. Lucksom.

 

  1. Sooty Mould of Large Cardamom: A new Disease                                71

          -L.S. Srivastava & Shadanaika.

 

  1. Indigenous fermented food beverages of Darjeeling hills                         72 - 82

          and Sikkim: Process and product characterization.

          -J.P. Tamang, S. Thapa, N. Tamang & B.Rai.

 

  1. Nutrient status of Mandarin Orange (Citrus Reticulata                          83 - 87

          Blanco) in Sikkim.

          -R.C. Upadhyaya & Patiram.

 

  1. Distribution and Diversity of Polygonaceae in Sikkim.                             88 - 102

          -Sudhansu Sekhar Dash & Paramjit Singh.

 

  1. Genus Crotalaria L. in Sikkim.                                                            103 - 111

          -B.K. Shukla & A.Maiti.

 

  1. Wild Edible plants of Sikkim Himalaya                                                  112 - 123

          -Manju Sundriyal & L.K. Rai.

 

  1. Seedling Growth and Nitrogenase acitivity of Alnus and                        124 - 132

          Albizia in Sikkim.

          -Rita Sharma & A.N. Purohit.

 

  1. Agroforestry practices in Hill farming of Sikkim.                                    133 - 142

    -Patiram, S.B.S. Bhaduria & R.C. Upadhaya.

 

  1. Relative efficacy of Fungitoxicants against powdery                               143 - 145

          mildew of black gram in Sikkim.

          – L.S. Srivastava.

 

  1. A new record for Flora of India from Sikkim                                         146 - 147

          -R.R. Rao & R.C. Srivastava

 

  1. Attempted breeding of the Blackened Crane Grus                                 148

Nigicollis prezevalski in North Sikkim

-Usha G. Lachungpa

 

  1. Seed borne pathogens of vegetables of India.                                          149 - 158

-A review -  D.K. Gupta & K.C. Basu Chaudhary.

 

  1. Limnology of Lake Khechupalri, Sikkim I. Physical and                           159 - 176

      Chemical aspects.

-B.N. Roy and M.P. Thapa.

 

  1. A new species of Calanthe R.BR (Orchidaceae) from                              177 - 179

Sikkim Himalaya.

-S.Z. Lucksom.

 

  1. A new species Cheirostylis blume (Orchidaceae) from                             180 - 182

      Sikkim Himalaya.

-S.Z. Lucksom.

 

  1. Consumption pattern of Traditional Fermented Foods in                             183 -  186

the Sikkim Himalaya.

-H.Yonzan and J.P. Tamang.

 

  1. Microrganisms Associated with Ginger in Sikkim.                                       187 - 189

-L.S. Srivastava, S.R. Gupta, C.P. Basnet, U.P. Mahato and

B.Neopani.

 

  1. Six New plant records from Sikkim.                                                           190 - 192

-P.Singh, S.S. Dash & A.S. Chauhan.

 

  1. A Preliminary census on the host- plants of Cuscuta reflexa                       193 - 194

Roxb. In Gangtok, Sikkim.

-A.Maiti & A.S. Chauhan.

 

  1. Garcinia L. - A valuable source of Hydroxy citric Acid for                         195 - 198

human weight control.

- L.K. Banerjee & Partha Sarthi Kumar.

 

  1. Arisaema griffithi Schott; A vanishing Cobra-Lily from                             199 - 200

Sikkim.

-D.Maity, A. Maity & A.S. Chauhan.

Cardamine macrophylla Willd.: A little known wild edible

Herb of the Eastern Himalayas.

-Sandip Kumar Basak, Tanoy Bandyopadhyay & Sujit

Kumar Jana.

 

  1. Ethnobotanical observation on the preparation of Millet Beer                      201 - 203        

      in Sikkim State, India.

– H. Birkumar Singh & Alka Jain.

 

  1. Ethnobotanical observation on the preparation of Rokshi                              204 - 206

(A Local drink) in Sikkim, India).

- H. Birkumar Singh, B.R. Sharma & Bidhya Pradhan.

 

  1. A new species of Liparis Rich. (Orchidaceae) from                                     207 - 209

Sikkim Himalayas - S.Z. Lucksom.

 

  1. Some unrecorded Fungal Diseases of Forest Trees of Sikkim.                      210 - 211

-L.S. Srivastava & M.L. Srivastava.

 

  1. Ethnobotanical Studies on Lepchas of Dzongu, North Sikkim                        212 - 226

      India.

-S.K. Jana & A .S .Chauhan.

 

  1. Some overlooked plants of the flora of Sikkim                                               227 - 231

- Monocotyledons.

- P. Singh.

 

  1. Biological Spectrum of Gangtok (Sikkim Himalaya).                                      232 - 234

- Rajesh Kumar Mudaiya & P.N. Bararu.

 

  1. Spodiopogon Trin. (Gramineae) – A new generic record for                         235 - 237

      Sikkim Himalaya.

-P. Singh & S.S. Dash. 

 

  1. Common Foxglove- A promising medicinal plant from Sikkim.                      238 - 239

      - D.Maity, S.K Jana, M.S. Mondal, BSI , Gangtok

 

  1. Morphology of Eurycercus lamellatus (muller), Chydoridae:                        240 - 245

      Cladocera, from the high altitude wetlands of Sikkim, India.

-K. Venkataraman.

 

  1. Note: Vivipary in Seabuckthorn                                                                    246

- B.C. Basistha.

 

  1. Persistent Flowering in Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium                             247

Linn.) in the Mid-Sikkim Himalayas

– M. Pradhan.

 

  1. Two new taxa of Lactuca L. form Sikkim Himalaya.                                      248 - 250

- Debabrata Maity & G.G. Maiti.

 

  1. Rediscovery of Hemiorchis pantlingi (Zingiberaceae)                                    251 253

      from Sikkim Himalaya.

- S.Z. Lucksom.

 

  1. Studies on Pollen Tetrads Morphology of Sikkim Himalayan                           254 - 257

Rhododendrons.

- Sandeep Kumar, K.K. Singh, S.K. Chettri & L.K. Rai

 

  1. Severe Ectoparasitic Fungal Invasion of Himalayan Alder in                            258 - 261

the Eastern Himalayas.

- M. Pradhan & B.C. Basistha.

 

  1. Response of Physiologically Active Substance in the                                       262 -263

Germination of Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae L.).

– B.C. Basistha & I.M. Adhikari.

 

  1. Ethnobotanical notes on some unexploited medicinal plants                             264 - 271

      used by Lepchas and Nepalese Communities of North Sikkim.

      - D. Maity, A .S. Chauhan & G.G. Maiti

  1. Traditional uses of plants among the urban population of                                 272 - 279

Gangtok- Sikkim.

- S.S.Dash, A. Maiti & S.K. Rai.

 

  1. West Sikkim: A treasure house of medicinal plants and their                            280 - 285

      utility by local tribals.

- S.M. Rajendran.

 

  1. A new variety of Spongiocarpella purpurea Yakovlev                                  286 - 287

(Leguminaceae) from Sikkim Himalayas.

- D.Maity & A.S.Chauhan.

 

  1. The Family Combretaceae of Sikkim State.                                                    288 - 293

- T. Chakraborty & A.S.Chauhan.

 

62    Systematic studies in Polygonum sensu lato (Polygonaceae)                        294 - 329

      of Sikkim.

- S.S. Dash.

 

63    Comparative Chemical Evaluation of some High Altitude                               330 - 333

Tree Fodders of Sikkim.

- A.Chatterjee, D.De, I.U. Sheikh and M.Sarkar.

 

64    Food value of Common Edible Wild Plants of Sikkim.                                   334 - 338                    

-Arun Kumar Rai, Rudra Mani Sharma

& Jyoti Prakash Tamang.

 

65    Status of Khangchendozonga Biosphere Resreve Fringes.                              339 - 341

- Santosh Kumar Chettri & Kaushal Kumar Singh.

 

66    New record of Gaultheria sinensis J.Anthony from                                      342 - 344 

Sikkim Himalaya.

- S. Panda.

 

67    Orchid Diversity  in the Eastern Himalayas.                                                    345 - 355

-Sadanand N. Hedge.

 

68    Study of Community Dependence of Maenam Wildlife                                   356 - 365

      Sanctuary in the Sikkim Himalayas.

-Rita Devi Dhakal, Ghanashyam Sharma and Kharga Basnet.

 

69    Studies on the trichome of some species of Begonia Linn.                              366 - 375

(Begoniaceae) of Sikkim Himalaya.

- Maity,D., Chauhan, A.S. & Maiti, G.G.

 

70    Severe Phytophagy of the Himalayan Alder in the Sikkim                                 376 - 378

Himalayas.

- M. Pradhan* and M.P. Thapa.

 

71    Flowering and fruiting calendar of some angiospermic                                       379 - 403                    

climbers of Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalaya.

-A.K. Samanta.

 

72    Report of Orchid Wilt (Sclerotium rolfsii) on Vanda Group                            404 - 405

      of Orchids.

- T.K. Bag.

 

73    Trichome morphology of the member of Melastomaceae of                             406 - 411

Sikkim Himalaya and its taxonomic value.

- Debabrata Maity,  Abhijit Maiti & G.G.Maiti

 

74    Recollection of a Rare Plant Cavea Tanguensis (Drumm.)                              412 - 415

Smith & Small (Asteraceae) From Sikkim.

– D.Maity & G.G. Maiti

 

75    Studies on oil –bodies in some foliose liverworts from                                      416 - 420

East Sikkim.

- Davendra Singh & D.K. Singh.

 

76    A New taxon of Enkaiathus lour(Ericaceae) for Sikkim                                 421 - 423

Himalaya(India).

-  S.Panda & M.Sanjappa.

 

77    Flowering of Bamboos in Arunachal Pradesh.                                                  424

– Tika Prasad Sharma.

 

78    Exotic Plants of Sikkim.                                                                                  425 - 428

– D.Maity & G.G. Maiti

 

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