New records and range extension of two species of Cheilolejeunea (Lejeuneaceae: Marchantiophyta) from Meghalaya, India-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

New records and range extension of two species of Cheilolejeunea (Lejeuneaceae: Marchantiophyta) from Meghalaya, India

Published:2024-05-15 Issue:4 Volume:46 Page:233-241
ISSN:0971-9431
Container-title:Indian Journal of Forestry
language:en
Short-container-title:Indian J. Forest.

Author:

Kumar Shashi¹^ORCID,Singh Sushil²

Affiliation:

1. Botanical Survey of India, AJC Bose Indian Botanic Garden

2. Botanical Survey of India, Northern Regional Centre

Abstract

Two very little known Cheilolejeunea species in India, viz., Cheilolejeunea eximia (Jovet-Ast & Tixier) R.L.Zhu & M.L.So and Cheilolejeunea osumiensis (S.Hatt.) Mizut. are reported here for the first time from Meghalaya. Of which, the former was earlier known in India from Arunachal Pradesh only, while the latter from Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. Description of both the species with notes on habitat, distribution and SEM details are provided in present communication.

Publisher

Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh

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