Dr.Sreekumar has extensive research experience spanning over two decades; his works encompass floristics, plant systematics, phylogenetics, ecological restoration, phenology and seed dispersal. His expertise extends to palms and bamboos, and he extensively worked in the forest areas of the Western Ghats, Northeast India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He has been involved in several research programmes funded by UNDP, DST, National Bamboo Mission, Kerala State Forest Department, Chhattisgarh Forest Development Corporation, Kerala State Biodiversity Board etc.. He serves as an expert member of several advisory committees like INBAR, IUCN, and BIS, demonstrating his commitment to the sustainable management and conservation of plant resources. He is the coordinator of the Bamboo Technical Support Group, the National Bamboo Mission, and the government of India.
Kerala Forest Research Institute, Thrissur
Calicut University
Calicut University
St. Thomas College, Calicut University , Thrissur
NSS College Nemmara, Calicut University, Palakkad
Sreekumar VB, Yanxia L, and Kaam R. International Network for Bamboo and Rattan, Bejing, China. 98 p. (2023)
Sreekumar V.B., and Sanil M.S. Springer, Cham (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79311-1_6
Sreekumar, V.B., K. A. Sreejith. V. S. Hareesh. And M. S. Sanil. Genet. Resour. Crop Evol.(2020)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-020-00986-5
Jose, P. A., Sujanapal P. and Sreekumar V.B. Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi. pp.64. ISBN 81-85041-95-4.(2020)
Sreekumar, V.B., K.A. Sreejith, M.S. Sanil, M.K. Harinarayanan, M.P. Prejith and R.V. Varma. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 12(17): 17340–17346.(2020)
http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.5231.12.17.17340-17346
Harishma, K.M., Sandeep, S. & Sreekumar, V.B. Ecological Process 9, 31.(2020)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13717-020-00227-8
Muralidharan, E.M., Sreekumar, V.B., and Kaam, R. INBAR Technical Report No. 42. INBAR: Beijing, China. (2020)
Elsamol, K. B., Sreekumar, V. B., V. M. Thasini & E. S. Nimisha. Tropical Ecology (2019) 60:159–162 (2019)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42965-019-00014-3
Sreekumar, V.B and Henderson, A. Phytotaxa. 166(2): 145-149 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.166.2.6
Sreekumar, V.B., K. H. Hussain and C. Renuka. Current Science 112: 3 (25): 466-470. (2017)
http://dx.doi.org/10.18520/cs/v112/i03/466-470
Seasonal influence on phenology of woody species in a tropical wet evergreen forest of Southern Western Ghats, India.
Plant-frugivore interaction and seed dispersal syndromes in Shola forests of the Western Ghats, India.
Distribution, diversity and properties of two endemic bamboo species Dendrocalamus stocksii (Munro) M. Kumar, Remesh & Unnikrishnan and Munrochloa ritchie (Munro) M. Kumar & Remesh in Kerala.
Morphological, anatomical and molecular characterization of two endemic bamboo species Oxytenanthera bourdillonii Gamble and Oxytenanthera monadelpha (Thw.) Alston in Kerala.
Diversity and seasonal variation of freshwater algae in the protected forests of central Kerala, Western Ghats.
Taxonomy and distribution of freshwater algae in Eravikulam National Park, Southern Western Ghats.
# | Name | Research Work | Current Position |
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1 | Sijimol K. | Molecular systematics and phylogeny of the genus Ochlandra Thw. (Poaceae)., [FRI DU, 2019] | Assistant Professor at Global Education and Management System, Ramapuram, Malappuram |
2 | Sanil. M.S. | Systematics and phylogeny of dipterocarps in the Western Ghats, India., [UOC, 2022] | Working in PGS project, Thanal, Thiruvananthapuram |
3 | Harishma | Carbon dynamics in mangrove systems of Kerala., [CUSAT, 2023] | Consultant Engineer, Bilfinger Tebodin, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Principal Scientist
Forest Botany
Forest Ecology & Biodiversity Conservation Division