Genus Fissidens Hedw. (Fissidentaceae; Bryophyta) from Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India.

C.N. Manju; Manjula K.M.

doi:10.21756/cab.v1i2.7034

Genus Fissidens Hedw. (Fissidentaceae; Bryophyta) from Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India.

C.N. Manju Department of Botany, The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode-1 (Affiliated to the University of Calicut), Kerala, India
Manjula K.M. Department of Botany, The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode-1 (Affiliated to the University of Calicut), Kerala, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21756/cab.v1i2.7034

Keywords: Biodiversity, Distribution, New record, Eastern Ghats

Abstract

The present paper describes eight species of Fissidens from the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh. Among these, Fissidens taxifolius Hedw. and F. palldinervis Mitt. are new records for Eastern Ghats. F. crispulus Brid. and F. ceylonensis Dozy and Molk. are new records for Andhra Pradesh.

Published

2016-05-15

Issue

Vol 1 No 02 (2016): Cryptogam Biodiversity and Assessment

Section

Research Article

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