Plagiochila trabeculata Stephani (Marchantiophyta) new to India

Vinay Sahu; A. K. Asthana; K. K. Rawat; Dinabandhu Sahoo; Biseshwori Thongam

doi:10.21756/cab.v3i01.13388

Vinay Sahu CSIR- National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226001
A. K. Asthana CSIR- National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226001
K. K. Rawat CSIR- National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226001
Dinabandhu Sahoo Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Imphal -795004
Biseshwori Thongam Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Imphal -795004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21756/cab.v3i01.13388

Keywords: Nagaland, new to India, Liverworts, trabeculae.

Abstract

During an investigation on the bryoflora of Nagaland, India, liverwort, Plagiochila trabeculata Stephani, has been identified as a new addition to the bryoflora of India. The species is characterized by narrowly lanceolate to rectangulate, distant leaves, asymmetrically bilobed apex, 5-10 teeth per leaf, mostly present at apex and elongated median and basal leaf cells with slightly thickened cell wall and distinct trabeculae.