Moss flora of Rajasthan and Punjab plains

Krishna Kumar Rawat; Afroz Alam; Praveen Kumar Verma

doi:10.14719/pst.2015.2.4.151

Moss flora of Rajasthan and Punjab plains

Authors

Krishna Kumar Rawat National Botanical Research Institute
Afroz Alam Banasthali University http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8575-4677
Praveen Kumar Verma Forest Research Institute

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2015.2.4.151

Keywords:

Bryophytes, Flora, Moss, Punjab, Rajasthan

Abstract

An updated account of 51 taxa of mosses of Rajasthan and Punjab plains is provided along with a note on delimitation of boundaries of this unique bryo-geographical zone. Family Pottiaceae is most dominant and diversified with 17 taxa under 11 genera while genus Fissidens (Fissidentaceae) has the maximum diversity with 7 species followed by Physcomitrium (Funariaceae) and Bryum (Bryaceae) with 6 species each.

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Author Biographies

Krishna Kumar Rawat, National Botanical Research Institute

National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow - 226 001

Afroz Alam, Banasthali University

Associate Professor at Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali University, Rajasthan

Praveen Kumar Verma, Forest Research Institute

Plant Systematics Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun

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01-10-2015

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Rawat KK, Alam A, Verma PK. Moss flora of Rajasthan and Punjab plains. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2015 Oct. 1 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];2(4):154-8. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/151

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Vol. 2 No. 4 (2015)

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Special Section: Bryophytes

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