Biography

Ananda R. Rao, Indian palaeobotanist (fl. 1931-81)

DESCRIBED FOSSIL PLANTAE TAXA

Genera

Cycadophytites 1959 with Bose

Dicotylirhizos 1957

Nipaniorhua 1946

Nipaniostrobus 1943

Ontheodendron 1931 with Sahni

Podostrobus 1971 with Bose

Rajmahalia 1934 with Sahni

Species

Cycadophytites florini 1959 with Bose

Dicotylirhizos sahnii 1957

Dictyozamites hallei 1933 with Sahni

Nipaniorhua granthia 1947

Nipaniostrobus sahnii 1943

Ontheodendron florini 1931 with Sahni

Palmoxylon feistmantelii 1969 with Achutan

Palmoxylon kraeuseli 1966 with Menon

Palmoxylon mahabalei 1967 with Menon

Palmoxylon maheshwarii 1964 with Menon

Palmoxylon narayanii 1962 with Menon

Palmoxylon parthasarathyi 1964 with Menon

Podostrobus rajmahalensis 1943

Rajmahalia paradoxa 1934 with Sahni

Sphenopteris rajmahalensis 1934 with Sahni

Stachyotaxus sampathkumaram 1963

Others

Algae

Genus

Oedogoniites 1957

Species

Cyclotella iyengaria 1962 with Awasthi

Oedogoniites palanensis 1957

Fungi

Species

Microthyriacites cooksinae 1959

Microthyriacites sahnii 1959

Palaeosordaria lagena 1959

Perisporiacites varians 1959

Phragmothyrites edwardsii 1958

Pollen/Sporae

Genus

Podosporites 1943

Species

Alisporites auriculiformis 1943

Alisporites jurassicus 1943

Pityosporites nipanica 1943

Podosporites tripakshii 1943

Sporites magadhensis 1943

Sporites navicula 1943

HONORS

Raoanthus Chitaley & Patel 1975 (Fossil Plantae)