2020 Volume 95 Issue 5 Pages 315-317
The Botanical Survey of India (BSI) held its fourth Botanical Nomenclature Course on 27–31 January 2020 at BSI-Eastern Regional Centre (BSI-ERC), Shillong. The course drew 66 participants from across the country, including 45 from outside BSI (Fig. 1A). Ashiho A. Mao, director of BSI, was the convener of the course; P. Lakshminarasimhan, ex-joint director of BSI, and Nripemo Odyuo, head, BSI-ERC, served as the coordinator and facilitator, respectively. Kanchi N. Gandhi served as the course director. Prior to the commencement of the course, there was an Inaugural Function, anchored by Chaya Deori (BSI-ERC). Odyuo gave a welcome speech, followed by remarks from Lakshminarasimhan, Gandhi, and chief guest Mao. Rajalakshmi Prasad and Anupama Jayasimha (Gandhi’s biographers and former students at National College, Bengaluru) were the guests of honor. Gandhi began the course with a historical review of botanical nomenclature (Fig. 1B). He provided a detailed review of the Shenzhen Code and discussed the Code Articles, with special emphasis on correct names and solving nomenclatural problems of the participants. Each day ended with an interactive discussion with the participants (Fig. 1C).
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