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

Prasanta Mallick

doi:10.14719/pst.2015.2.4.142

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

Authors

Prasanta Mallick Raja RamRammohun Roy Mahavidyalaya, Radhanagar, Hooghly

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https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2015.2.4.142

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Riccia, liverwort, Bankura, India

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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Prasanta Mallick, Raja RamRammohun Roy Mahavidyalaya, Radhanagar, Hooghly

Assistant Professor at Raja RamRammohun Roy Mahavidyalaya, Radhanagar, Hooghly, West Bengal

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01-10-2015

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Mallick P. New Record of the four species of Riccia from Bankura district, West Bengal (India). Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2015 Oct. 1 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];2(4):175-8. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/142

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Vol. 2 No. 4 (2015)

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