Research Article | Published: 01 December 2016

A New Species of Lejeunea Lib. (Lejeuneaceae, Marchantiophyta) from Eastern Himalaya, India

Siddhartha Singh Deo and Devendra Kumar Singh

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 39 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 359-362 | 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2016-NHP5WA | Cite this article

Abstract

A new species of Lejeunea Lib., Lejeunea liromobana sp. nov., is described from West Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalaya, India. The species is characterized by large first tooth of leaf lobule, (1–) 2–3 cells long, (1–) 2–3 cells wide at base, 1–2 cells uniseriate at apex, prominent second tooth forming a hump, occasionally unicellular; small underleaves with dentate margins; keel of male bracts not winged; perianth beak 2–3 (–4) cells long, 4–5 cells wide at base, cells elongated, arranged spirally.

Keywords

Lejeuneaceae, Lejeunea liromobana, New Species, Eastern Himalaya, India

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Deo, S.S. and Singh, D.K., 2016. A New Species of Lejeunea Lib. (Lejeuneaceae, Marchantiophyta) from Eastern Himalaya, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 39(4), pp.359-362. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2016-NHP5WA

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