Female plants of Trichocolea udarii D.K.Singh are investigated for the first time based on recent collections by the authors from its type locality in Jaintia Hills. The details of the same have been provided here alongwith identification key to the Indian species of Trichocolea.
Livorworts Jaintia Hills, Jungermanniales, Sporophytic details, Trichocolea udarii, Trichocoleaceae
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Majumdar, S. and Singh, S.K., 2020. A note on the occurrence of female plants of Trichocolea udarii (Trichocoleaceae: Marchantiophyta). Indian Journal of Forestry, 43(4), pp.345-349. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-E032YG
Manuscript Received on 25 June 2021
Manuscript Revised on 11 July 2021
Manuscript Accepted on 15 July 2021
Manuscript Published on 20 September 2021
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