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A Preliminary Check-List of Hepatics of West Bengal


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1 Botanical Survey of India, CNH, Howrah 711 103, India
 

A check-list of Hepatics of West Bengal has been provided. The list is based mainly on published records and hepatics housed in Central National Herbarium (CAL) along with some new collections made by the author. The Hepatics of West Bengal are represented by 35 families, 73 genera and 221 species. It is expected that the number of hepatic species may increase with further hepatic investigation in different districts of West Bengal. According to literature infomation, 5 species listed here are rare and 20 species are endemic to Darjeeling Himalayas.
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J. P. Ghosh
Botanical Survey of India, CNH, Howrah 711 103, India

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A check-list of Hepatics of West Bengal has been provided. The list is based mainly on published records and hepatics housed in Central National Herbarium (CAL) along with some new collections made by the author. The Hepatics of West Bengal are represented by 35 families, 73 genera and 221 species. It is expected that the number of hepatic species may increase with further hepatic investigation in different districts of West Bengal. According to literature infomation, 5 species listed here are rare and 20 species are endemic to Darjeeling Himalayas.