Leucobryum aduncum var. scalare (Leucobryaceae: Bryophyta) - new to the Eastern Ghats

P. M. Biju; Albert Ebenezer Dulip Daniels

doi:10.14719/pst.2017.4.2.295

Leucobryum aduncum var. scalare (Leucobryaceae: Bryophyta) - new to the Eastern Ghats

Authors

P. M. Biju Bryology Laboratory, Department of Botany & Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil 629003
Albert Ebenezer Dulip Daniels Scott Christian College (Autonomous) http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8955-2204

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2017.4.2.295

Keywords:

Bryophyta, Eastern Ghats, Leucobryaceae, Leucobryum aduncum var. scalare

Abstract

Leucobryum aduncum var. scalare, so far known from the Northeast and the Western Ghats for India, is added here to the moss flora of the Eastern Ghats. A detailed description with figures substantiated by a photo plate and a key to distinguish the species of Leucobryum Hampe from the region.

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Author Biography

Albert Ebenezer Dulip Daniels, Scott Christian College (Autonomous)

Botany, Associate Professor

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05-04-2017

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Biju PM, Daniels AED. Leucobryum aduncum var. scalare (Leucobryaceae: Bryophyta) - new to the Eastern Ghats. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2017 Apr. 5 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];4(2):64-7. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/295

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2017)

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