Research Article | Published: 01 June 2005

Gongylanthus indicus Sp. Nov. (Hepaticae) from Nilgiri Hills, India

S. C. Srivastava and P. K. Verma

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 28 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 200-205 | 2005
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2005-MN76KF | Cite this article

Abstract

The genus Gongylanthus Nees (Arnelliaceae) is being reported as new addition to India with G. indicus sp. nov. as new to science. The plants grow in Naduvattam (Nilgiri hills), Tamil Nadu forming terricolous population. The genus is remarkable in having a well-defined positively geotropic cylindrical marsupium – a special protective device (shoot-calyptra) over the developing sporophyte. This species is characterized by perfectly connate and highly concave leaves, and feebly developed trigones in leaf cells and scattered rhizoids.

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Srivastava, S.C. and Verma, P.K., 2005. Gongylanthus indicus Sp. Nov. (Hepaticae) from Nilgiri Hills, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 28(2), pp.200-205. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2005-MN76KF

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