Scientist from Botanical Survey of India bags Y.S. Murthy medal
The Hindu
The award was instituted by the Indian Botanical Society for the outstanding contributions of botanists in the country in plant morphology and taxonomy.
K.A. Sujana, Senior Scientist of Southern Regional Centre of Botanical Survey of India (BSI) has bagged the prestigious Prof. Y.S. Murty Memorial Gold Medal 2021 for her significant contributions in plant morphology and taxonomy.
The award, instituted by the Indian Botanical Society for the outstanding contributions of botanists in the country in plant morphology and taxonomy, carries a gold medal and a citation.
The works of Dr. Sujana have made deeper understanding about the taxonomic and ecological aspects of flowering plants especially in endemic trees and lianas of India.

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