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'''Joseph Mathen Pallithanam''' (1915–1984)<ref name=ipni>{{cite web |url=http://www.ipni.org:80/ipni/idAuthorSearch.do?id=39851-1 |title=Author Details for Pallithanam, Joseph Mathen |quote=1915-1984 |work=[[International Plant Names Index|IPNI]] |accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref> was an Indian botanist. He was born to Mathachan (Vachaparampil) and Mariamma (Pallithanam) in [[Kainady]]village of [[Kuttanadu]]. He belongs to a traditional agricultural family. His maternal uncle Pallithanthu Mathai Luka (Pallithanathu Kochu Mathan) pioneered the backwater kayal cultivation in Kuttanadu.<br />
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After his education, he became a priest in the [[Society of Jesus]]. He then completed a doctorate in botany, and became an instructor at [[St. Xaviers College, Tirunelveli]] Tamil Nadu, and then at [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirapalli]]. He dedicated his time to taxonomic studies and the compilation of [[florae]].<br />
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Pallithanam was one of the first Indian Jesuit botanists. Though he had done considerable work in field of taxonomy, very little has been published; however, along with Father Balam of St. Joseph's College, he inspired scores of students to study the botany of India.<br />
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His book ''A Pocket Flora of the Sirumalai Hills South India''<ref>Pallithanam, J. M., and K. M. Matthew. ''A Pocket Flora of the Sirumalai Hills, South India.'' Tiruchirapalli, India: Rapinat Herbarium, St. Joseph's College, 2001. {{ISBN|978-81-900539-7-6}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/pocket-flora-of-the-sirumalai-hills-south-india/oclc/48492796&referer=brief_results WorldCat]</ref> is still considered as a notable work on South Indian flora; it is still cited in the scientific literature.<ref>''Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy'', 16(2): 141-149, 2009</ref><ref>[http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1069&context=ebl ''Ethnobotanical Leaflets'' 12: 299-304. 2008]</ref><ref>''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society'' Volume 133, Issue 1, pages 101–128, May 2000</ref><ref>[http://tropicalconservationscience.mongabay.com/content/v1/08-06-09-Parthasarathy_et_al.pdf ''Tropical Conservation Science'' Vol.1(2):89-110, 2008]</ref><br />
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