Bryophyte diversity in the Sacred Groves, with special reference to Vallikkattukavu of Kozhikode district in Western Ghats

Authors

  • G R Jyothilakshmi University of Calicut
  • Manju C Nair University of Calicut http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8457-5992
  • Mithun Venugopal Department of Botany, The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode, Kerala
  • V K Chandini Department of Botany, The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode, Kerala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2016.3.2.209

Keywords:

Bryophytes, Flora, Diversity, Sacred grooves

Abstract

The bryophyte diversity in the Vallikkattu kavu of Kozhikode district is enumerated along with the conservation of bryophytes in the sacred grove is discussed. This report represents many interesting finds such as Bryum retusifolium  var. heterophyllum Card. ex Gangulee a new record to Kerala and Ditrichum tortuloides Grout. is a new record for Peninsular India. The endemic species Fissidens kammadensis Manju et al. and the rare species Calymperes palisotti  Schwaegr. could be collected from this sacred grove.

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Author Biographies

G R Jyothilakshmi, University of Calicut

Department of Botany, The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode, Kerala,

Manju C Nair, University of Calicut

Lecturer

Department of Botany, The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India (affiliated to the University of Calicut

Mithun Venugopal, Department of Botany, The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode, Kerala

Department of Botany, The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode, Kerala

V K Chandini, Department of Botany, The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode, Kerala

Department of Botany, The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode, Kerala

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Published

12-04-2016

How to Cite

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Jyothilakshmi GR, Nair MC, Venugopal M, Chandini VK. Bryophyte diversity in the Sacred Groves, with special reference to Vallikkattukavu of Kozhikode district in Western Ghats. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2016 Apr. 12 [cited 2024 Mar. 19];3(2):135-41. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/209

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Special Section: New Frontiers in Cryptogamic Botany