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Genus Cololejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. in Nilgiri Hills (Western Ghats)


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1 Rain Forest Research Institute, Deovan, Sotai Ali, Jorhat 785 001, India
 

The present paper deals with the status of the Cololejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. in Nilgiri hills of Western Ghats. Till date the genus is represented in Nilgiri hills by 5 species Cololejeunea nilgiriensis G. Asthana & S. C. Srivast., C. latilobula (Herzog) Tixier, C. minutissima (Sm.) Schiffn. C. appressa (A. Evans) Benedix and C. pseudofloccosa (Horik.) Benedix. Recent investigations have however, shown the presence of two more species, C. udarii G. Asthana & S. C. Srivast. and C. cardiocarpa (Mont.) A. Evans.

Keywords

Bryophyta, Cololejeunea, Hepaticae, Nilgiri Hills, Western Ghats.
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P. K. Verma
Rain Forest Research Institute, Deovan, Sotai Ali, Jorhat 785 001, India

Abstract


The present paper deals with the status of the Cololejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. in Nilgiri hills of Western Ghats. Till date the genus is represented in Nilgiri hills by 5 species Cololejeunea nilgiriensis G. Asthana & S. C. Srivast., C. latilobula (Herzog) Tixier, C. minutissima (Sm.) Schiffn. C. appressa (A. Evans) Benedix and C. pseudofloccosa (Horik.) Benedix. Recent investigations have however, shown the presence of two more species, C. udarii G. Asthana & S. C. Srivast. and C. cardiocarpa (Mont.) A. Evans.

Keywords


Bryophyta, Cololejeunea, Hepaticae, Nilgiri Hills, Western Ghats.