R Raghavendra Rao

Biography

Ramachandra Raghavendra Rao obtained his BSc from Mysore University after which he joined the University of Mysore for his MSc, and later at the same place for PhD. He joined the Botanical Survey of India in 1973 where he worked on the floristics of North East India. In 1975, he moved to the North Eastern Hill University, Shillong as Lecturer in the School of Life Sciences and later served as Reader there. In 1982, he again moved to the Botanical survey of India, Kolkata and Dehradun as Deputy Director and Joint Director, respectively. In 1991, he joined the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow as Head and Area Coordinator of the Taxonomy and Biodiversity Division. Since 2002, he has been working as a Senior Scientist at the Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Bangalore.

Research Interest

Plant Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Phytogeography, Conservation and Ethnobotany