Research interests
Taxonomy, ecology and conservation of plants; ethnobotany
Education
Ph. D. in Botany, KAS College, Bharathiar University, India (2006)
M.Phil. in Botany,
KAS College,
Bharathiar University, India (2003)
M.Sc.
in Botany,
KAS College,
Bharathiar University, India (2001)
B.Sc.
in Botany, Govt. Arts College Bharathiar University, India (1999)
Appointments and research
experience
2007- till date:
Research Associate,
Salim
Ali
Center for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore.
2006-2007: Lab Technician, Department of Biotechnology, Kongunadu
Arts and Science College, Coimbatore.
2003-2006: Research Fellow, Department of Botany, Kongunadu Arts and
Science College, Coimbatore.
Fellowships/awards/grants
Best
Research Scholar Award for the year 2004-2005, Kongunadu Arts &
Science College, Coimbatore.
Publications
Papers/articles:
M.Murugesan
and V.Balasubramaniam. Additions to the Flora of Tamil Nadu, India
with reference to Rare, Endemic, Red listed and Endangered plants
from Velliangiri Hills, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Indian Journal
of Forestry (In press)
M.Murugesan
and V.Balasubramaniam, Ambrosia artimissifolia L. (Asteraceae)-A
new record for the flora of
Southern India.
Indian Journal of Forestry
(In press)
M.Murugesan and V.Balasubramaniam. Occurrence
of two neo-endemic species from Velliangiri hills-An additions to
the Flora of Tamil Nadu. (Indian Journal of Forestry) (In
press)
M.Murugesan
and V.Balasubramaniam. Rediscovery of some threatened and endangered
plant species of Velliangiri hills, Western Ghats of Coimbatore
District, Tamil Nadu,
India.
(Indian Journal of Forestry) (In press)
M.Murugesan
and V.Balasubramaniam. Tripogon
filiformis Nees ex & Steud. (Poaceae) a new record for
the flora of
Southern India. Indian Journal of Forestry (In press).
M.Murugesan.,
V.
Balasubramaniam and K. Arumugasamy. Ethno-medicinal diversity
of Malasars in Velliangiri hills, a part of Nilgiri Biosphere
Reserve, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu (India). Ethnobotany (In
press)
Maruthakkutti Murugesan,
Steven G Newmaster, Subramanyam Ragupathy, Velusamy Balasubramaniam
and Nagarajan Nallasamy. Three new species of the genus
Biophytum
DC. (Oxalidaceae) from Velliangiri hills, Western Ghats -Nilgiri
Biosphere Reserve, India. NOVON (In press).
M.Murugesan, K. Amirthalingam and P.
Balasubramanian. Addition of two genera Nothapodytes Blume
and Fagraea Thunb. to the flora of
Eastern Ghats, India. Indian Forester (In press).
M.Murugesan, P. Balasubramanian and K.
Amirthalingam. Extended distribution of three endemic plants- New
records to the flora of
Eastern Ghats,
J. Econ. Tax. Bot.
(In press).
M. Murugesan
and V. Balasubramaniam.
Notes on the occurrence of some rare endangered and red listed
endemic plants in Velliangiri hills, a part of Nilgiri Biosphere
Reserve,
India. Indian forester (In press)
Ragupathy, S., S.G. Newmaster, B. Velusamy,
M. Murugesan, 2009. A two
locus DNA barcoding discriminates ethnotaxa evidence from recently
discovered and described two new species (Biophytum DC. and Tripogon Roem.
& Schult.) with their respective allied. Molecular Ecology Resources
(2009) 9 (Suppl. 1), 164?171.
pdf
Subramanyam Ragupathy, Newmaster G
Steven,
Murugesan Maruthakkutti,
Balasubramaniam Velusamy and Muneer M Ul-Huda, 2008.
Consensus of the 'Malasars' traditional aboriginal knowledge of
medicinal plants in the Velliangiri holy hills, India.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
4:8.
pdf
Steven G. Newmaster, Velusamy
Balasubramaniam, Maruthakkutti Murugesan, and Subramanyam
Ragupathy, 2008. Tripogon cope (Poaceae: Chloridoideae), a
new species supported by Morphometric analysis and a synopsis of
Tripogon in
India.
Systematic Botany. Vol. 33(4). 695-701.
pdf
M.Murugesan
and V.Balasubramaniam, 2008. A survey on the orchids of Velliangiri
hills, a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India, with special
reference to Indian endemics. J. Sci. Trans. Environ. Technov.
Vol. 1(4): 186-200.
pdf
M.Murugesan,
V. Balasubramaniam and N.
Nagarajan. 2008. Trtaditional medicinal knowledge on plants from
Velliangiri hills of
Coimbatore district,
Tamil Nadu, J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol. 32 (Suppl.): 270-276.
M.Murugesan
and V.Balasubramaniam.
2008.
Tripogon velliangiriensis (Poaceae) - A new species from
Tamil Nadu, India. Indian Journal of Forestry Vol. 31(1):
109-111.
M.Murugesan
and V.Balasubramaniam.
2008.
Rare, endemic and threatened angiosperms of Velliangiri hills in
Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Forestry
Vol. 31(2): 309-314.
M.Murugesan,
V.Balasubramaniam and A.Subramanian. 2007.
Notes on the occurrence of certain rare and endangered medicinal
plants from Velliangiri hills Coimbatore District, Tamil
Nadu,
India.
Journal of Non-Timber forest products
Vol. 14(2): 87-95.
M.Murugesan
and V.Balasubramaniam. 2007. Ethno-Medico-Botanical diversity of
Irulas in Velliangiri hills Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu,
India.
Journal of Non-Timber forest products
Vol. 14(2): 105-110.
M.Murugesan
and V.Balasubramaniam, 2007. A New Species of Hedyotis L. (Rubiaceae)
from the Velliangiri Hills, the Western Ghats, India. Rheedea,
Vol. 17 (1&2): 25-27.
M.Murugesan,
V.Balasubramaniam and S. Paulsamy, 2007. Rediscovery of Memecylon
sisparense Gamble (Melastomataceae) and Swertia beddomei
C.B. Clarke (Gentianaceae). Rheedea, Vol. 17 (1&2): 33-34.
S.Paulsamy,
K.K.Vijayakumar,
M.Murugesan,
S.Padmavathy and P.Senthilkumar.
2007. Ecological status of medicinal and other economically
important plants in the shola understories of Nilgiris, The Western
Ghats. Natural Product Radiance, Vol. 6(1): 55-61.
abstract
S.Paulsamy, K.K.Vijayakumar,
M. Murugesan,
P. Senthilkumar and K. Muthukumar. 2006. Oil yield and genetic
variability of the endemic medicinal shrub, Gaultheria
fragrantissima Wallich in Nilgiris, Western Ghats. Plant
Archives.
Vol. 6(1): 281 -284.
M.Murugesan
and V.Balasubramaniam 2006. Rediscovery of Helichrysum
perlanigerum Gamble (Asteraceae) from Velliangiri hills of
Western Ghats,
Coimbatore District, Tamilnadu. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. Vol.
30(2): 429-430
S.Paulsamy,
S.Padmavathy, K.K.Vijayakumar and
M.Murugesan.
2006. Ecology of economically important plants in the
understories of sholas at Manjur, the Nilgiris. Advances in
biological sciences. Vol. 5: 57-65.
M.Murugesan
and V.Balasubramaniam. 2006. Some rare and endemic grasses
new to the grass flora of Tamil
Nadu, India. My
Forest
Vol. 42(4): 379-383.
M.Murugesan
and V.Balasubramaniam. 2006. Additions to the Flora of Tamil Nadu,
India- With particular reference to the endemic plants. My
Forest
Vol. 42(4): 327-330.
M.Murugesan,
V.Balasubramaniam and H.Arthi. 2005. Ethnomedical knowledge of
plants used by Irula tribes, Chengal Combai, The Nilgiris, Tamilnadu.
Ancient Science of Life. Vol. 24 (4):
179-182.
A.Sivakumar and M.Murugesan.
2005. Ethnobotanical studies on the wild edible plants used by the
tribals of the Anaimalai hills, the
Western Ghats, India. Ancient
Science of Life. Vol. 25 (2): 69-73.
M. Murugesan,
V.Balasubramaniam, S.Paulsamy and K.Arumugasamy, 2004. An extended
distribution of Mikania cordata (Burm.f.) Robins. (Asteraceae)
and a new record for Tamilnadu. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. Vol.
28 (1): 75-77.
M. Murugesan,
A.Sivakumar, N.Jayanthi and K.Manonmani. 2004. Effect of cement dust
pollution on physiological and biochemical activities of certain
plants. Poll. Res. Vol. 23 (2): 375-378.
V.Balasubramaniam and
M. Murugesan. 2004. A note on the commercially exploited
medicinal plants of the Velliangiri Hills, Coimbatore District,
Tamil Nadu. Ancient Science of Life. Vol. 23 (3):
9-12.
Dissertation/reports/books:
S.Paulsamy., K.K.Vijayakumar., M.Murugesan., P.Senthilkumar
and D.Suresh. Medicinal and other economically important plants in
the shola understories of Nilgiris, the Western Ghats. International
Book Distributors, Dehra Dun, India (In Press)
Murugesan, M.
2006. Floristic Diversity and Ethnobotanical studies in Velliangiri
hills, The Western Ghats of Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India.
PhD thesis.
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
Murugesan, M.
2003. Flora of River Palar and its environs in Udumalpet and
Pollachi Taluks, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu.
M.Phil. Dissertation,
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
Murugesan, M.
2001. Anatomical and Physiological studies of some Medicinal Plants
on Cement Dust Polluted Area. M. Sc. Dissertation,
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
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