Research Article | Published: 20 September 2019

Four Species of Fissidens Hedw. (Fissidentaceae; Dicranales; Bryopsida): New Records to Eastern Ghats of India

Ananthaneni Sreenath and Boyina Ravi Prasad Rao

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 42 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 285-289 | 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-UE1B4V | Cite this article

Abstract

Four species of Fissidens Hedw. viz., Fissidens ganguleei Nork., F. grandifrons Bird., F. incognitis Gangulee. and F. Jungermanniodes Giff., collected from different localities of Andhra Pradesh are new distributional records for Eastern Ghats eco-region of India.

Keywords

Fissidens, Eastern Ghats, New Records

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Sreenath, A. and Rao, B.R.P., 2019. Four Species of Fissidens Hedw. (Fissidentaceae; Dicranales; Bryopsida): New Records to Eastern Ghats of India . Indian Journal of Forestry, 42(3), pp.285-289. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-UE1B4V

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Manuscript Published on 20 September 2019

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