Cololejeunea microscopica var. exigua (A. Evans) Pócs: new to Asia

Geeta Asthana; Saumya Srivastava

doi:10.14719/pst.2015.2.4.161

Cololejeunea microscopica var. exigua (A. Evans) Pócs: new to Asia

Authors

Geeta Asthana Lucknow University
Saumya Srivastava Lucknow University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2015.2.4.161

Keywords:

Cololejeunea, Aphanolejeunea, new record, India, Asia

Abstract

Cololejeunea microscopica var. exigua (A. Evans) Pócs has been discovered from Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, South India, which is a new record for the country as well as for Asia showing extended distribution of the taxon from Europe, America and Africa to Asia.

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Author Biographies

Geeta Asthana, Lucknow University

Professor at Bryology Unit, Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Uttar pradesh

Saumya Srivastava, Lucknow University

Research Scholar at Bryology Unit, Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

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Published

03-10-2015

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Asthana G, Srivastava S. Cololejeunea microscopica var. exigua (A. Evans) Pócs: new to Asia. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2015 Oct. 3 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];2(4):184-6. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/161

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Vol. 2 No. 4 (2015)

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Special Section: Bryophytes

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