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Special Section: Bryophytes

Vol. 2 No. 4 (2015)

New Record of the four species of Riccia from Bankura district, West Bengal (India)

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2015.2.4.142
Submitted
18 August 2015
Published
01-10-2015

Abstract

The present study reports four different species of Riccia from Bankura district of West Bengal, India. The species are not reported earlier in this area. Here, these species are characterized on the basis of morpho-taxonomy, anatomical characters and reproductive characters. All the species are monoecious.

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