Dr. Jomy Augustine

Lecturer  Sr. Scale (Head of the Department)

Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany

 

Email: ktm_stcpala@sancharnet.in

 

M. Sc.                     Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala (1991)

PhD.                       Calicut University, Kerala (2001) 

Dissertation:          “Floristic and Ethnobotanical Analysis of Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala”

 

·         Life member of Eco-Fraternity. India

·         Member of Conservation Biology. USA

·         Life member of Society of Ethnobiologists, India

 

PROJECTS:

Activities related to the collection of Black Dammer from Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala (2002 June) Funding Agency : Kerala Forest Department (India Eco-develop.Scheme) Amount : Rs. 50,000

 

Ethnomedicinal studies of tribes and local health practitioners of Kottayam and Idukki Districts, Kerala (2006) (Funding Agency: Science and Society, DST, New Dalhi; Amount: Rs. 9.41 lakhs)

 PUBLICATIONS

1.      A.K. Srivastava, V.J. Zacharias & Jomy Augustine 1994.  A Preliminary study on the Grass lands of Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala - Indian Forester 120 (10) : 898-907

2.      Jomy Augustine, N. Sridharan & A.K. Bharadwaj 1994. Ophioglossum Pendulum from the main land of India.  J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 18: 445-447.

3.      K.P. Rajesh, Jomy Augustine & N.Sasidharan 1996.  Occurance of Rotala ritchiei in Periyar Tiver Reserve, Kerala, JETB 20(3): 725-727.

4.      K.P. Rajesh, Jomy Augustine & N.Sasidharan 1997 Rediscovery of Taeniophyllum scaberulum an endamic orchid from Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala Rheedea 7 (1):43-46.

5.      N. Sasidharan, K.P. Rajesh & Jomy Augustine 1997.  Orchids of Highwavys recollected. J Bombay Nat. History Soc. 94 (3): 473-75.

6.      Jomy Augustine, N.Sasidharn, A.K. Bhardwaj & K.P. Rajesh 1998.  Grasses of Periyar   Tiger Reserve.  Indian Forester 124 (10): 861-866.

7.      N. Sasidharan, K.P.Rajesh & Jomy Augustine 1998 Habenaria Periyarensis a new orchid from India Rheedia 8(2): 167-71.

8.      K.K. Sajeev, N.Sasidharan & Jomy Augustine 1998 New Records of Grasses from Kerala J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 22(2): 491-494.

9.      Sasidharan N. & Jomy Augustine 1999. Ficus Canlocarpa Miq. & Ficus costata Ait (Moraceae) Addition to the Flora of India Rheedea 9 (1): 77-80

10.  Jomy Augustine & N.Sasidharan 1999 Lobelia ceylanica Linn. (Lobeliaceae): A new record for South India.  STARS. 1:1, 19-21

11.   Jomy Augustine 1999, Rare & threatened plants collected from Vagamon Hills, Kerala STARS 1:1, 22-25.

12.  Dr. Jomy Augustine & N. Sasidharan 1999. Rediscovery of Symplocos monantha ( Symplocaceae) from Periar Tiger Reserve. Indian J. Forestry 22(3): 271-272.

13.  Sasidharan, N., K. P. Rajesh & Jomy Augustine, 1999. Zeuxine affinis ( Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook. f. (Orchidaceae) - new record to Peninsular India. Rheedea 9(2): 159-161.

14.   Jomy Augustine & N. Sasidharan. 1999. A New Species of Syzygium Gaertn. ( Myrtaceae) from Southern Western Ghats, India. Rheedea 9(1): 77-80.

15.   Jomy Augustine, M. Sivadasan & N. Sasidharan, 2000. Balsams of Periyar Tiger Reserve, Southern Western Ghats, Kerala. In: M. Sivadasan & Philip Mathew (Eds.), Biodiversity, Taxonomy and Conservation of Flowering Plants. Mentor Books, Calicut.

16.  Jomy Augustine, 2001. A report on the food plants of ralin Alis Fruit bat Latidens salimalii J. BNHS. 98(2):268-270.

17.  Jomy Augustine, 2001. Exotic weeds collected from Sabarimala and surrounding evergreen forests J. Econ. Tax Bot.

18.   Jomy Augustine, 2001. Bentinkia condapanna Berry & Roxb.-A threatened plant from Vargamon Hills. STARS. 2(2) :29-31

19.   Jomy Augustine, 2001. Rare plants collected from sabarimals and surronding evergreen forests Indian Journal of  Forestary (accepted).

20.  Jomy Augustine, 2002. Desmos viridiflorus (Bedd.) Safford. A rare plant of the Flora of Kerala. STARS. 3(2): 35-37. 2002.

21.  Jomy Augustine, 2002. Mathikettan Chola- A fragile ecosystem in the High Ranges, Kerala. Proc. National Seminar on Current Environmental problems.

22.  Jomy Augustine, E. Kunhikrishnan and Gibi Kuriakose, 2004. Impatiens pooyamkuttiensis a new balsam from Western Ghats Kerala. Rheedea (accepted).

23.  Jomy Augustine, 2003. Vagamon Hills, A death trap of Endemic Organisms. Science and Society 2(1):

24.  N. Sasidharan and Jomy Augustine, 2004. Plants of Ethnobotanical interest in Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala. J. Econ. Tax Bot. (Accepted)

25.  Jomy Augustine, 2005. Edible Fruit Yielding plants collected from Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala.  J. Tax. Econ. Bot. 29(1): 227-231

26.  Jomy Augustine and M. Sivadasan, 2004. Ethnomedicinal Plants of Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala, India. Journal of Ethnobotany (Accepted)

27.  Jomy Augustine and N. Sasidharan, 2006. Exotic Flowering plants of Periyar Tiger Reserve, Southern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Ecology Environment and Conservation. (Accepted)

28.  Jomy Augustine, 2006. Asteraceae of Periyar Tiger Reserve, Southern Western Ghats, India J. Econ. Tax Bot. (Accepted)

Papers presented in seminars

1.      Grassland systems of Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala.  Paper presented in the National Seminars on 20th anniversary of the Project Tiger at Thekkady.  May 20 - 22, 1992

2.      Impatiens of Periyar Tiger Reserve, Southern W.Ghats, Kerala.  Paper presented in the 8th annual conference of the Indian Association  for Angiosperm Taxonamy & National Seminar on Biodiversity, Conservation & Taxonamy of Tropical flowering plants at Calicut on 27-29, Nov. 1998.

3.      Studies on the Flora of Periyar Tiger Reserve paper presented in the UGC sponsored state level seminar on Biodiversity in vivo & in vitro conservation methods, at St.Thomas College, Pala on 19 & 20 Feb. 1999.

4.      Ethnobotanical Studies of Periyar Tiger Reserve Paper presented on 9th national conferance of Indian Association of Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT) and National Seminar on Biodiversity of Tropical Flowering Plantsand Conservation, at Calicut, on 18 & 19 December, 1999.

5.      Ethnomedicinal Plants of Periyar Tiger Reserve Paper presented on National Symposium of Medicinal Plants held at Thiruchirappally, Tamil Nadu on 5 & 6th February, 2001.

6.       Attended and presented a paper Mathikettan Chola, a Fragile Ecosystem in the High Ranges, Kerala. On the National Seminar on Current Envitronmental problems and Management Held at Christ College, Iringalakkuda on August 1-3, 2002

7.      Attended and presented a paper on Balsams of the High Ranges, Kerala at the 12th National Conference of Indian Association of Angiosperm Taxonamy (IAAT) and National Seminar on Biodiversity Conservation for Nation Development at Goa on 26th and 27th September, 2002.

8.      Dr. Jomy Augustine : attended the IX Swedesi science Songress held at Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi on 7-11- 2001 and presented a paper on Medicinal Plants Used by the Tribes of Thekkady

9.      Conservation of Tropical Rain Forest in Mathikettan Chola National Park Western Gnats India Paper presented in International symposium on Recent trends in plant ecology and Biodiversity research 20-22 May, 2004. at North Eastern Hill University, Shillong. 

ARTICLES IN POPULAR MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS

 

1.  Mathikettan: A fragile ecosystem endangered. Naturewatch An environmental Quarterly: September 2005.

 

TELEVISION EDUCATION PROGRAMMES PRODUCED AND DIRECTED

 

  1. “Floral wealth of Kerala” 2004
  2. “Kerala - a Garden of Eden” 2004
  3. “Kerala Garden of Eden - Part II: Flowering Plants” 2005

Each of these programmes is 30 minutes long and was produced through State Institute of Educational Technology (SIET), Government of Kerala. Doordarsan (DD1 & DD4) telecasts all the programmes. The first programme, Floral Wealth of Kerala is selected to represent India in World Panorama under education films. The film is beautified with visuals of Mangrove forests, Shola forests, Orchids and rare and eye catching balsams of the Western Ghats

The third programme is given the national award for best direction and best photography in SIET educational documentary films in 2005.

 RESEARCH REPORTS SUBMITTED:

 

1.      Rapid Biodiversity Assessment of Meghamalais, the Ecological Zone of Periyar Tiger Reserve. Report submitted to Kerala Forest Department

2.       Rapid Biodiversity Assessment of Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala. Report submitted to Kerala Forest Department.

3.      Impact of Development on the Biodiversity of Sabarimala-Poonkavanam. A Rapid       Biodiversity Assessment. Report submitted to School of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala.

4.      Activities related to the collection of Black dammar from Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala. Report submitted to Kerala Forest Department.

5.      Checklist of the Higher Plants of Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala. Report submitted to Kerala Forest Department

6.      The Biodiversity Monitoring Programme in Karoor Grama Panchayat, Kottayam District, Kerala submitted to Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment, Thiruvananthapuram