REDISCOVERY OF PLAGIOCHILION MAYEBARAE S. HATT. FROM NAGALAND, INDIA

Authors

  • Kazhuhrii ESHUO Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Hqs: Lumami-798 627, Nagaland-India

Keywords:

Plagiochilion mayebarae, Plagiochilaceae, rediscovery, Hepaticae, Nagaland

Abstract

Plagiochilion mayebarae S. Hatt. has been described along with mature sporophytes for the first time from Nagaland state. This taxon has been previously reported from Sikkim Himalaya (Inoue, 1964). Therefore, the present investigation shows the extension of distributional range from Sikkim to Nagaland state (rediscovered after a gap of 49 years). Hand drawing illustrations have been provided for its identification.

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Published

2016-01-01