The little-known Fissidens axilliflorus Thwaites & Mitt. (Fissidentaceae: Bryophyta) - new to the moss flora of India

R Sreebha; A E D Daniels

doi:10.14719/pst.2020.7.4.843

The little-known Fissidens axilliflorus Thwaites & Mitt. (Fissidentaceae: Bryophyta) - new to the moss flora of India

Authors

R Sreebha Department of Botany, V. V. Vanniaperumal College for Women (Autonomous), Virudhunagar - 626 001, Tamil Nadu, India http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7322-9074
A E D Daniels Bryology Laboratory, Department of Botany & Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil - 629 003, Tamil Nadu, India http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8955-2204

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2020.7.4.843

Keywords:

Fissidens axilliflorus, India, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu

Abstract

Fissidens axilliflorus, so far known from Sri Lanka and Laos, has been discovered in the Western Ghats in India. A description with line drawings, a photo plate and a key to distinguish F. axilliflorus from the similar F. crenulatus are provided.

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Author Biographies

R Sreebha, Department of Botany, V. V. Vanniaperumal College for Women (Autonomous), Virudhunagar - 626 001, Tamil Nadu, India

Assistant Professor of Botany, V.V. Vanniaperumal College for Women (Autonomous), Virudhunagar.

A E D Daniels, Bryology Laboratory, Department of Botany & Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil - 629 003, Tamil Nadu, India

Associate Professor of Botany in Scott Christian College, Nagercoil (TN).

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01-10-2020

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Sreebha R, Daniels AED. The little-known Fissidens axilliflorus Thwaites & Mitt. (Fissidentaceae: Bryophyta) - new to the moss flora of India. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2020 Oct. 1 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];7(4):560–563. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/843

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Vol. 7 No. 4 (2020)

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