Symphyodon erraticus (Symphyodontaceae): an addition to the moss flora of the Western Ghats

R Sreebha; K C Kariyappa; A.E. Dulip Daniels

doi:10.14719/pst.2015.2.4.140

Symphyodon erraticus (Symphyodontaceae): an addition to the moss flora of the Western Ghats

Authors

R Sreebha Bryology Laboratory, Department of Botany & Research Centre, Scott Christian College, Nagercoil - 629 003, Tamil Nadu
K C Kariyappa Bryology Laboratory, Department of Botany & Research Centre, Scott Christian College, Nagercoil - 629 003, Tamil Nadu
A.E. Dulip Daniels Bryology Laboratory, Department of Botany & Research Centre, Scott Christian College, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8955-2204

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2015.2.4.140

Keywords:

Moss, Symphyodon erraticus, Western Ghats

Abstract

The moss Symphyodon erraticus has been discovered from the Western Ghats and is an addition to the moss flora of the W. Ghats. A brief description with illustrations and a colour plate is provided.

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Author Biography

A.E. Dulip Daniels, Bryology Laboratory, Department of Botany & Research Centre, Scott Christian College, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu

Professor Bryology Laboratory, Department of Botany & Research Centre, Scott Christian College, Nagercoil - 629 003, Tamil Nadu, India

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01-10-2015

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Sreebha R, Kariyappa KC, Daniels AD. Symphyodon erraticus (Symphyodontaceae): an addition to the moss flora of the Western Ghats. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2015 Oct. 1 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];2(4):129-31. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/140

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Vol. 2 No. 4 (2015)

Section

Special Section: Bryophytes

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