A preliminary study of lower group of plants from Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary revealed the occurrence of 36 species of lichens, 20 species of bryophytes and 81 species of pteridophytes. Under bryophytes the following 7 species Campylopus flexuosus, Dicranum majus, Homaliodendron flabellatum, Rhodobryum roseum, Theriotia sp., Thuidium delicatulum, Tortella tortuosa are new records to Kerala. All species are enumerated along with their frequency of occurrence.
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Kumar, M. and Sequiera, S., 2008. A preliminary study of lower group of plants in the Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala (India). Indian Journal of Forestry, 31(2), pp.261-268. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2008-YTME10
Manuscript Published on 01 June 2008
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