Jangam Ganga Kailas,^1,* Mudavath Chennakesavulu Naik,^2,** Madiga Bheemalingappa,^2,*** Hari Ramakrishna,^1,****,***** Boyina Ravi Prasad Rao<sup>2,******

1</sup>aPalaeobotany and Palynology Research Lab., Dept. of Botany, University College of Science, Osmania
²bBiodiversity Conservation Division, Department of Botany, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur

^*Jangam Ganga Kailas MSc, PhD is a Senior Research Fellow. His PhD was on the pollen diversity of arborescent plants in the Karimnagar District of Telangana State, India and Ganga also works on aeropalynology and melissopalynology. He has published 20 articles in international and national journals, and has participated in several scientific conferences.
^**Mudavath Chennakesavulu Naik is a Senior Research Fellow and has worked in various research projects funded by national agencies in India. He has 5 years of research experience, and is currently pursuing his PhD on the flora of South Andaman Islands. Mr Naik has published 12 research articles, and his main research interests include plant conservation and taxonomy.
^***Madiga Bheemalingappaa was awarded a PhD in 2014 for research on the trees of Baratang Island, Middle Andaman Islands. He has published 10 research articles and is interested in plant conservation.
^****CONTACT Hari Ramakrishna hrkpaleobot@gmail.com
^*****Hari Ramakrishna is Professor of Palaeobotany and Palynology at Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. His research interests include aeropalynology, melissopalynology, palaeobotany and pollen taxonomy. Four students have been awarded PhDs under his guidance and Ramakrishna has 5 current research students. He has published 73 papers.
^******Boyina Ravi Prasad Rao is a Professor of Botany at Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapuramu, India. His research interests include biodiversity conservation, climate change, plant taxonomy and remote sensing applications. He has 28 years of research experience and has published 12 books and 121 papers. Professor Rao is the Principal Investigator for 13 current research projects. Twenty students have been awarded PhDs under his guidance. He was a Visiting Fellow at Oklahoma State University, USA. Professor Rao is a member of the Indian Subcontinent Plant Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission.