Archilejeunea minutilobula Udar et U. S. Awasthi (Lejeuneaceae-Marchantiophyta) New to Gangetic plains of India

Ashish Kumar Asthana; Vinay Sahu

doi:10.14719/pst.2015.2.4.148

Archilejeunea minutilobula Udar et U. S. Awasthi (Lejeuneaceae-Marchantiophyta) New to Gangetic plains of India

Authors

Ashish Kumar Asthana Bryology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226001
Vinay Sahu Bryology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226001

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2015.2.4.148

Keywords:

Lejeuneaceae, Archilejeunea minutilobula, Gangetic plains

Abstract

During an investigation on the bryophytes of Gangetic plains, Archilejeunea minutilobula Udar et U. S. Awasthi has been identified at Farakka, district Murshidabad (West Bengal) which is a new addition to the Gangetic plains and West Bengal. Previously it was known from South India (Mettupalayam, Mahabaleshwar) only. The taxon belongs to subfamily Ptychanthoideae of the family Lejeuneaceae (order Jungermanniales). Family Lejeuneaceae is underexplored in the Gangetic plain region and discovery of this species from this region after five decades since its inception is very significant.

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Author Biographies

Ashish Kumar Asthana, Bryology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226001

Senior Scientist

Bryology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226001

Vinay Sahu, Bryology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226001

Bryology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226001

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Published

01-10-2015

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Asthana AK, Sahu V. Archilejeunea minutilobula Udar et U. S. Awasthi (Lejeuneaceae-Marchantiophyta) New to Gangetic plains of India. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2015 Oct. 1 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];2(4):132-4. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/148

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Issue

Vol. 2 No. 4 (2015)

Section

Special Section: Bryophytes

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