Current status of lichen diversity in Chhattisgarh state, India

Rajesh Bajpai; Sushil Kumar Shahi; Leeladhar Kanwar; Deepika Mahobia; Upasna Pandey; Arvind Kumar Prajapati; D. K. Upreti

doi:10.21756/cab.v3i01.13386

Rajesh Bajpai Lichenology laboratory, Plant Diversity Systematics and Herbarium Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Sushil Kumar Shahi Bioresource Tech Laboratory, Department of Botany, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Leeladhar Kanwar Bioresource Tech Laboratory, Department of Botany, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Deepika Mahobia Bioresource Tech Laboratory, Department of Botany, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Upasna Pandey Lichenology laboratory, Plant Diversity Systematics and Herbarium Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Arvind Kumar Prajapati Department of Forestry, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
D. K. Upreti Lichenology laboratory, Plant Diversity Systematics and Herbarium Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21756/cab.v3i01.13386

Keywords: Checklist, lichenized Ascomycota, Central India, New additions, New variety

Abstract

The paper enumerated an updated checklist of 119 species of lichens belonging to 49 genera and 29 families from the state of Chhattisgarh, India. Pertusaria pilosula var. indica R. Bajpai and Upreti, is described as a new variety, while 29 species marked by asterisks (*) are additions to the lichen biota of the state.