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

Special Section: Bryophytes

Vol. 2 No. 4 (2015)

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

R Sreebha^▸^▾
K C Kariyappa^▸^▾
A.E. Dulip Daniels^▸^▾

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2015.2.4.140
Submitted: 14 August 2015
Published: 01-10-2015

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.

References

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Gangulee, H. C. 1974–1977. Mosses of Eastern India and adjacent regions. 2 (Fasc. 4–6). (Calcutta, India) 831–1546 pp.
Gunawardene, N. R., A. E. D. Daniels, I. A. U. N. Gunatilleke,C. V. S. Gunatilleke, P.V. Karunakaran, K. G. Nayak, S. Prasad, P. Puyravaud, B. R. Ramesh, K. A., Subramanian, and G. Vasanthy. 2007. A brief overview of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot. Curr Sci 93: 1567–1572.
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O’Shea, B. J. 2002. Checklist of the mosses of Sri Lanka. J Hattori Bot Lab 92: 125–164.
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Keywords

Moss
Symphyodon erraticus
Western Ghats

How to Cite

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 2025 Dec. 1];2(4):129-31. Available from: https://www.horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/140

[1] Bruehl, P. 1931. A census of Indian mosses with analytical keys to the genera. Rec Bot Surv India 13(1): 1–135; 13(2), 1–152.

[2] Gangulee, H. C. 1974–1977. Mosses of Eastern India and adjacent regions. 2 (Fasc. 4–6). (Calcutta, India) 831–1546 pp.

[3] Gunawardene, N. R., A. E. D. Daniels, I. A. U. N. Gunatilleke,C. V. S. Gunatilleke, P.V. Karunakaran, K. G. Nayak, S. Prasad, P. Puyravaud, B. R. Ramesh, K. A., Subramanian, and G. Vasanthy. 2007. A brief overview of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot. Curr Sci 93: 1567–1572.

[4] He, S. 2000. A taxonomic revision of Symphyodon (Musci: Symphyodontaceae). Bryologist 103: 52–81.

[5] Jaeger, A. 1878. Cylindrotheciaceae. In: Jaeger A. and Sauerbeck F. Adumbratio Flora Muscorum et Conspectus Systematis; Musci. Ber. Thätigk. St. Gallischen Naturwiss. Ges. (Switzerland: St. Gallen) p. 271–299.

[7] Lal, J. 2005. A checklist of Indian mosses. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, India. 164pp.

[8] Mitten, W. 1859. Musci Indiae Orientalis. J Proc Linn Soc Bot 1 (Suppl.): 1–171.

[9] O’Shea, B. J. 2002. Checklist of the mosses of Sri Lanka. J Hattori Bot Lab 92: 125–164.

[10] Sahu, V. and A. K. Asthana 2014. Two Mosses New to West Himalayan Bryoflora. Proc Natl Acad Sci India Sect B Biol Sci 84: 805–810.