Research Article | Published: 20 September 2019

Entodontopsis setschwanica (Broth.) W.R. Buck & Ireland: An addition to West Himalayan Moss Flora with a brief note on the Genus Stereophyllum Mitt. and Entodontopsis Broth. in India

Geeta Asthana and Chandrakala Bhagat

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 42 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 259-262 | 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-561742 | Cite this article

Abstract

Entodontopsis setschwanica (Broth.) W.R. Buck & Ireland is an epiphytic moss belonging to family Stereophyllaceae. The plants have been observed during the survey and investigation of mosses of Garhwal Hills, Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya. In India the species has been reported from Darjeeling (West Bengal) in Eastern Himalaya and from Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) in Western Ghats, South India so far. Now the species is being reported here for the first time from Pipalkoti in Chamoli district, (Garhwal Hills) Uttarakhand which is an addition to West Himalayan Moss Flora.

Keywords

Bryophytes, Mosses, Stereophyllacae, Entodontopsis setschwanica, Western Himalaya

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Asthana, G. and Bhagat, C., 2019. Entodontopsis setschwanica (Broth.) W.R. Buck & Ireland: An addition to West Himalayan Moss Flora with a brief note on the Genus Stereophyllum Mitt. and Entodontopsis Broth. in India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 42(3), pp.259-262. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-561742

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Manuscript Published on 20 September 2019

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