Oxyrrhynchium speciosum (Brid.) Warnst. (Brachytheciaceae: Bryophyta) – new to the moss flora of India from the Western Ghats

Authors

  • B Dhanyasree Bryology Laboratory, Department of Botany & Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil - 629 003, Tamil Nadu, India (Affiliated to the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli - 627 012, Tamil, Nadu, India) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0258-5412
  • A.E.D Daniels Bryology Laboratory, Department of Botany & Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil - 629 003, Tamil Nadu, India (Affiliated to the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli - 627 012, Tamil, Nadu, India) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8955-2204

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2118

Keywords:

Oxyrrhynchium speciosum, Nilgiri Hills, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

Oxyrrhynchium speciosum (Brid.) Warnst. which was known so far from Africa, Europe, New Zealand and China and Russia in Asia, has been discovered in some pockets of the Western Ghats of Peninsular India. This discovery adds one more species to the moss flora of India. A description with figures, a distribution map and a key to distinguish O. speciosum from the other indigenous species are provided.

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Published

22-02-2023 — Updated on 01-04-2023

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Dhanyasree B, Daniels A. Oxyrrhynchium speciosum (Brid.) Warnst. (Brachytheciaceae: Bryophyta) – new to the moss flora of India from the Western Ghats. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 1 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];10(2):269-71. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/2118

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