Note on the distribution of Riccia beyrichiana Hampe ex Lehm. (Ricciaceae: Marchantiophyta) in India

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.2197

Keywords:

Cosmopolitan, Nilgiri, Liverwort, Western Ghats

Abstract

Riccia beyrichiana Hampe ex Lehm. is a more or less cosmopolitan species. In India, it was earlier known to be distributed in the Western Himalayas, Northeast India, Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh and Western Ghats of Kerala. This species has now been collected in the Nilgiri Hills on the Western Ghats which is an addition to Tamil Nadu. A detailed description of the species with a photographic plate and a distribution map is provided.

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Published

22-02-2023 — Updated on 01-04-2023

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Dhanyasree B, Daniels A. Note on the distribution of Riccia beyrichiana Hampe ex Lehm. (Ricciaceae: Marchantiophyta) in India. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 1 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];10(2):331-3. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/2197

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