The paper presents an enumeration of 112 species of macrolichens from Palakkad District of Kerala State, based on a field survey in order to assess the lichen diversity of the state.
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Kumar, M. and Sequiera, S., 2002. An enumeration of Macrolichens from Palakkad district, Kerala state, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 25(3), pp.347-353. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2002-H16F3C
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