Rolla Seshagiri Rao, Indian botanist (19 August 1921 – Delhi Noida 23 February 2015)

With V.H. Kapadia, Sukh Dev & M.Y. Ansari discovered that the alkaloid colchicine could be sourced from Iphigenia stellata for commercial purposes (patented in 1971)

DESCRIBED PLANTAE SPECIES

Blumea venkataramanii 1973 with Hemadri

Chonemorpha pedicellata 1953

Cyanotis arcotensis 1967

Cyanotis cerifolia 1966 with Kammathy

Glyphochloa goaensis 1968 with Hemadri

Iphigenia magnifica 1979 with Ansari 

Iphigenia sahyadrica 1979 with Ansari

Pimpinella katrajensis 1976 with Hemadri

Pollia hasskarlii 1964

Rubus ghanakantae 1972 with Joseph

Tricarpelema glanduliferum with Joseph 

HONORS

Seshagiria Ansari & Hemadri 1971 (Asclepiadaceae)