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Dr. Avishek Bhattacharjee​​​​​​​​​​​
Scientist
Botanical Survey of India
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Member of 'IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group'
Member of 'IUCN-OSG-Trade'
Member of 'International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT)'
Fellow of 'Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (FIAAT)'
Life member of ‘The Orchid Society of India (TOSI)’
Member of the Editorial Board of BSI ENVIS Newsletter
Member of the Executive Council of IAAT from 2018-2021
Dr Avishek Bhattacharjee is presently working as a Scientist in the Central National Herbarium (CAL), Botanical Survey of India, Howrah. Dr Bhattacharjee did his Ph.D. on the 'Jewel orchid' subtribe Goodyerinae under the 'Flora of India' scheme of BSI. He has expertise in revisionary studies of some selected groups/ taxa of plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae and Asteraceae. He has also keen interest in the Botanical Nomenclature, CITES, IUCN Red Listing and Molecular Systematics of plants.
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