Species diversity of genus Riccia (Mich.) L. in Satara district (Maharashtra) India

S A Bagwan; B A Kore

doi:10.14719/pst.2015.2.4.160

Species diversity of genus Riccia (Mich.) L. in Satara district (Maharashtra) India

Authors

S A Bagwan Yashvantrao Chavan Institute of Science
B A Kore Department of Botany, Yashvantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara - 415001

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2015.2.4.160

Keywords:

Bryoflora, Maharashtra, Riccia, Satara district

Abstract

Satara district (Maharastra), part of central Western Ghats exhibits unique topographical and climatic conditions that support rich bryoflora. This paper describes species diversity of genus Riccia (Mich.) L. along with the distributional pattern in the studied area. Key to the existing species and description with field photographs are also provided.

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09-10-2015

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Bagwan SA, Kore BA. Species diversity of genus Riccia (Mich.) L. in Satara district (Maharashtra) India. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2015 Oct. 9 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];2(4):187-91. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/160

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Vol. 2 No. 4 (2015)

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Special Section: Bryophytes

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