Some noteworthy and new records of Liverworts from Barail Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India
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https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2016.3.2.193Keywords:
Bryophytes, Marchantiophyta, Southern Assam, Threatened, EndemicAbstract
Barail Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is situated in Southern Assam, India between the coordinates 24°58? – 25°5?N and 92°46? – 92°52?E covering an area of about 326.24 sq. km. During subsequent explorations in the present study on the liverworts of Barail Wildlife Sanctuary, a total of 14 species have been recorded as new for the state of Assam; 12 species have been found rare within the study area; four species have been recorded as threatened due to various natural and anthropogenic factors and eight species have been found which are endemic to India.
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