Research Article | Published: 01 September 2015

Lejeunea minutiloba A. Evans, New to Bryoflora of South India with a Note on its Interesting Morphoform

A. K. Asthana, Ichha  Omar and Priyanshu Srivastava

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 38 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 244-248 | 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2015-628Y74 | Cite this article

Abstract

Lejeunea minutiloba A. Evans has been identified in Eastern Ghats region of Tamil Nadu which is a new record for South India. It was earlier reported from Brazil, Bermuda, Cuba, North America, Puerto Rico (Mona Island), ST. Thomas, West Indies and from Eastern Himalaya in India. The taxon is characterized by highly reduced obsolete lobules, small marginal cells of leaf lobe, non connate bracts and bracteole and occurrence of clavate as well as ovoid - oblong perianth exhibiting an interesting transitional morphoform with an affinity with L. cladogyna A. Evans.

Keywords

Eastern Ghats, Lejeunea minutiloba, South India, Taxon, Transitional Morphoform

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Asthana, A.K., Omar, I. and Srivastava, P., 2015. Lejeunea minutiloba A. Evans, New to Bryoflora of South India with a Note on its Interesting Morphoform. Indian Journal of Forestry, 38(3), pp.244-248. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2015-628Y74

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