Contact

Dr. Jacob Thomas Pandalayil Ph.D. 

jacobthomas1959@yahoo.com ; jacobthomas10@hotmail.com; 

Mob. +91 9847136374; Whatsapp +91 9847136374

Dr. Jacob Thomas was the Assistant Curator of the National Herbarium (RIY) of the then National Agriculture and Water Research Center (NAWRC) at the  Ministry of Agriculture, Saudi Arabia from 1985-1989 and the Curator of the Herbarium (KSU) of King Saud University, Riyadh Saudi Arabia from 1989 to 2017. He has over 35 years experience on Arabian flora and phytogeography and is known among nature lovers and ecologists of this part of the world. Published over several research articles and books on flora and vegetation of Saudi Arabia, many of them are in very reputed journals including Nature. During his tenure as curator of the Herbarium, the number specimens have increased several folds, which include significant number of rare and endangered species or specimens that are new to science. The contents in this web site are the results of his knowledge he has amassed during his career and the extensive travel he has carried out across the country over a period of 30 years. He has participated in several national and regional research projects and the results of which has been incorporated in several rejuvenation programs for uplifting the highly degraded marginal lands of Saudi Arabia.