Out of 35 species of Plagiochasma described from Asia and Oceania 7 are validly reported from the Indian subcontinent. Six species are known from Nilgiri and Palni hills (South India). Current status of genus Plagiochasma in Nilgiri and Palni hills along with addition of a new species, P. udarii sp. nov., has been described. It also provides the SEM details of sporoderm architecture in species under study area.
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Alam, A. and Srivastava, S.C., 2009. Current status of genus Plagiochasma in Nilgiri and Palni hills with SEM details of spores. Indian Journal of Forestry, 32(4), pp.623-634. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2009-816Q0B
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