A SYNOPSIS OF THE FAMILY POTTIACEAE (BRYOPHYTA) OF KERALA, INDIA

Absztrakt

The Potttiaceae are one of the dominant acrocarpic moss family of India with 26 genera and 130 species. The present paper is a synopsis of the family Pottiaceae in Kerala State. Here we report 18 species distributed among 13 genera such as Anoectangium aestivum, A. bicolor, Barbula tenuirostris, B. indica, Hyophila involuta, H. nymaniana, Hymenostylium recurvirostrum, Hymenostomum edentulum, Indopottia zanderii, Oxystegus cylindricus, Pottia bryoides, Scopelophila cataractae, S. ligulata, Syntrichia fragilis, T. muralis, Tortella tortuosa, Trichostomum wayanadense and T. crispulum. Among these one species viz., Pottia bryoides is a new record for India. Scopelophila ligulata is widely known as “copper moss” but this species was not recorded yet from Peninsular India. This report is then new to Peninsular India. Two species viz; Barbula tenuirostris Brid. and Syntrichia fragilis (Tayl.) Ochyra. are new records for Kerala and Indopottia zanderii is endemic to Western Ghats.