Sumpam Tangjang is well known botanist of the region and the First Nocte[2] person to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree. He was also the first Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at Rajiv Gandhi University.[3]

Sumpam Tangjang
Born (1978-11-05) 5 November 1978 (age 46).[1]
Kaimai Village, Arunachal Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materRajiv Gandhi University
Occupation(s)Professor
Administrator
Organization(s)Rajiv Gandhi University
Jawaharlal Nehru College
Known forEducationist
Websitergu.ac.in/sumpam-tangjang/

Work

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Tangjang is best known for his studies on Aristolochia[4] (Pipeworts) and Chlorophytum[5] of Northeastern India (in the Himalayas and Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspots) apart from several other genera.

References

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  1. ^ "Prof. Sumpam Tangjang".
  2. ^ "Nocte Pioneers".
  3. ^ "Prof. Sumpam Tangjang" (PDF).
  4. ^ Borah, Dipankar; Taram, Momang; Das, Abhaya Prasad; Tangjang, Sumpam; Do, Truong Van (2019). "Aristolochia assamica (Aristolochiaceae), a New Species from the East Himalayas". Annales Botanici Fennici. 56 (4–6): 253–257. doi:10.5735/085.056.0410. ISSN 0003-3847. S2CID 204811125.
  5. ^ BORAH, DIPANKAR; KAFLEY, PARIXIT; DAS, ABHAYA P.; TANGJANG, SUMPAM; AVERYNOV, LEONID (25 February 2019). "Chlorophytum assamicum (Asparagaceae), a new species from Northeast India". Phytotaxa. 394 (1): 123. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.394.1.12. ISSN 1179-3163. S2CID 92052872.