Shyamala Dixit Chitaley, Indian / US palaeobotanist (Nasik, Maharashtra State 15 February 1918 – Ashland, Massachusetts, USA 31 March 2013)
Born Shyamala Dixit
DEVELOPED METHODS / TECHNIQUES
With D.V. Chitaley. New technique of preparing specimens for herbarium. Sci. Cult. 30:341, 1964
An improved method of mounting fossil sections. Ann. Bot. 29:225-7, 1965
With S.U. Deshpande. A new method of pollen preparation. J. Palynol. 5(2):128, 1969
With M.Z. Patel. A new technique for permanent preparations of fossil microflora. Jour. Palyn. 5(2):132-3, 1970
With D.V. Chitaley. A new technique for preparing permanent stained microslides (1970)
A technique of preserving fossilized material in coal balls using wax or a paraffin wax technique for preserving pyritic coal balls (Chitaley technique)
A new technique for thin sections of pyritized permineralizations. Rev. Palaeobot. Palynol. 45:301-6, 1985
DESCRIBED FOSSIL PLANTAE GENERA
Acanthacioxylon 1970 with Patil
Aerophyllites 1971 with Patil
Aerorhizos 1968
Apocynaceoxylon 1970 with Paradkar & Subnedar
Bisporangistrobus 1988
Clevelandodendron 1996 with Pigg
Daberocarpon 1973 with Sheikh
Deccananthus 1974 with Kate
Deccanites 1985 with Kapgate & Sheikh
Deccanostrobus 2007 with Kapgate & Awasthi
Dicotyloxylon 1971 with Patel
Graminocarpon 1971 with Sheikh
Harrisocarpon 1973 with Nambudiri
Harrisostrobus 1973 with Sheikh
Helminthosporites 1971 with Sheikh
Keraocarpon 1999 with Ohana & Kimura
Krempocarpon 1974 with Kate
Krempogonium 2004 with Nambudiri & Yawale
Marsileaites 2004 with Nambudiri
Nothothylites 1980 with Yawale
Pantea 1977 with Yawale
Perrottettioxylon 1971 with Patil & Hunnargikar
Prakashites 1977 with Yawale
Raoanthus 1975 with Patel
Rhamnoxylon 1972 with Kate
Sahniocarpon 1973 with Patil
Salvinites 1991 with Nambudiri
Smeadia 2004 with Li
Sonneratiorhizos 1969
Surangea 1972 with Sheikh
Triloculaire 1974 with Patel
Xinjiangostrobus 2002 with Mai & Dou
Pollen/ Sporae
Rhamnacidites 1951
Tetradomonoporites 1951
OTHERS
Azolla deccaniana 1991 with Nambudiri
Monosulcites medius 1951
HONORS (FOSSIL)
Chitaloxylon Sheikh 1971 (Plantae)
Chitaleypushpam Paradkar 1971 (Plantae)
Chitaleocarpon Kapgate 2000 (Plantae)
Chitaleya Prasad et al. 2005 (Phytolith)