LEJEUNEACEAE (MARCHANTIOPHYTA) OF THE WESTERN GHATS, INDIA

Authors

  • C. N. MANJU Department of Botany, The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Calicut, Kerala, India; Malabar Botanical Garden, GA College P.O., Calicut, Kerala, India
  • T. PÓCS Botany Department, Eszterházy Colege, H-3301, Eger, P.P. Box 43, Hungary (Curr.Author)
  • K. P. RAJESH Department of Botany, The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Calicut, Kerala, India
  • R. PRAKASHKUMAR Malabar Botanical Garden, GA College P.O., Calicut, Kerala, India

Keywords:

Lejeuneaceae, India, Western Ghats, Distribution

Abstract

The present study reports 76 species of Lejeuneaceae present in the Western Ghats. Among these three species viz. Archilejeunea abbreviata (Mont.) Vanden Berghen, Otolejeunea semperiana (Gottsche et Steph.) Grolle and Tuyamaella angulistipa (Steph.) Schust. & Kachroo are new to India. One species viz., Lejeunea cocoes Mitt., is a new record for Southern India and three species viz., Archilejeunea minutilobula Udar & U.S.Awasthi, Cololejeunea appressa (A.Evans) Benedix and Cololejeunea udarii G. Asthana & S.C. Srivast. are new records for Kerala.

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Published

2013-01-01

Issue

Vol. 2 (2012): Acta Biologica Plantarum Agriensis

Section

Research paper

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