Scapania contorta Mitt., a poorly known Himalayan species is described, for the first time with complete details of sporophyte. A key to the Indian species of section Plicaticalyx (Müll.Frib.) Potemkin and a note on the diversity and distribution of the genus in the country is provided.
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Singh, D., Singh, D.K. and Singh, M.P., 2008. Scapania contorta Mitt. (Subgen. Scapania: Sect. Plicaticalyx) with a note on diversity and distribution of the genus in India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 31(1), pp.151-158. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2008-064V1D
Manuscript Published on 01 March 2008
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