Devendra Datt Nautiyal, Indian palaeobotanist and plant anatomist (Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh State 13 July 1934 – February 1999)

PLANT ANATOMY

With S.K. Chaturvedi & S. Mukherji. Studies on some endangered Indian asclepiads (1990)

With D.D. Pant & D.R. Misra. Gametophytes of Ophioglossaceae (1984)

With D.D. Pant & Singh Sudha. Cuticular studies of reproductive organs of Gnetum and Ephedra. Phytomorphology 28(2):142-50, 1978

With D.D. Pant. Cuticle and epidermis of recent Cycadales: leaves, sporangia and seeds. Senckenb. Biol. 44(5):257-347, 1963

With D.D. Pant. The epidermal structure of the sporangia of some modern cycads. Curr. Sci. 32(12):559-61, 1963

With D.D. Pant. On the anatomical structure of the Pinnae of some species of Cycas L. Curr. Sci. 32:232-4, 1963

With D.D. Pant. Epidermal structure of Macrozamia Miq. Curr. Sci. 32(6):280-1, 1963

With D.D. Pant. Seed cuticles in some modern Cycads. Curr. Sci. 31:75-6, 1962

With D.D. Pant. Cuticular study of cycadalean leaves. Vijnana Parishad (1961)

DESCRIBED FOSSIL PLANTAE TAXA

Genera (with Pant)

Arberiella 1960

Birsinghia 1991 with Chaturvedi

Birsinghpuria 1985 with Tiwari

Bulbospermum 1985

Buriadiospermum 1985 with Tiwari

Cerviculospermum 1985

Giridia 1981 with Misra

Lithangium 1960

Maheshwariella 1963

Otofeistia 1985 with Tiwari

Palaeocarpus 1985 with Tiwari

Paliandrolepis 1991 with Chaturvedi

Palispermum 1985 with Tiwari

Platycardia 1960

Pterygospermum 1960

Retortistoma 1985 with Tiwari

Sagittophyllum 1984 with Chauhan

Semenites 1960

Shivacarpus 1985 with Tiwari

Stephanostoma 1960

Species

Arberiella africana 1960 with Pant

Birsinghia florini 1991 with Pant & Chaturvedi

Birsinghpuria indica 1985 with Pant & Tiwari

Brachyphyllum pantii with Srivastava

Bulbospermum surangei 1985 with Pant

Buriadiospermum sewardii 1985 with Pant & Tiwari

Cerviculospermum ovalis 1985 with Pant

Giridia indica 1981 with Misra

Lithangium ovoides 1960 with Pant

Maheshwariella bicornuta 1963 with Pant

Multitheca elongata 1960 with Pant

Ottokaria zeilleri 1984 with Pant

Palaeocarpus birsinghpurensis 1985 with Pant & Tiwari

Paliandrolepis singularis 1991 with Pant & Chaturvedi

Palispermum ovalis 1985 with Pant & Tiwari

Platycardia bengalensis 1960 with Pant

Pseudoctenis panti with Joshi & Rigby

Pterygospermum raniganjense 1960 with Pant

Retortistoma crystallina 1985 with Pant & Tiwari

Sagittophyllum ? 1984 with Pant & Chauhan

Shivacarpus johillensis 1985 with Pant & Tiwari

DIATOMS (with Singh & Vimal)

Species

Fossil

Arachnoidiscus rajui 1978

Arachnoidiscus sastryi 1978

Arachnoidiscus talukdari 1978

Living

Caloneis gandhii 1978

Caloneis vinjhaaensis 1978

Cymbella sharmai 1976

Eunotia desikacharyi 1976

Navicula bishti 1976

HONORS

Nautiyalocarpon Dahegaonkar 2004 (Fossil Plantae)