Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India

B. Czeczuga ¹, D. K. Upreti ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of General Biology, Medical Academy, PL

Abstract

The presence of carotenoids in 10 species of the lichens form India was studied. The investigations revealed the presence of the following carotenoids ; α - carotene, β -carotene, β -cryptoxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin, β -carotene epoxide, lutein epoxide, antheraxanthin, violaxanthin, neoxanthin, canthaxanthin, astaxanthin, mutatoxanthin, flavochrome, capsochrome and β -apo-10'-carotenal.

The total carotenoid content of the material ranged from 15.0 to 31.6 μg g^-1 dry weight.'

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Santosh Joshi ¹, D. K. Upreti ¹

Affiliations
1 Lichenology Laboratory, National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow (UP) - 226 001, IN

Abstract

An enumeration of the diversity and distribution of lichens in Milam Glacier valley of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand is provided. The area shows an occurrence of 232 species of lichens belonging to 36 families and 73 genera. Parmehaceae with 18 genera and 49 species and Physciaceae with 7 genera and 26 species dominate the area. Among different growth forms of lichens, foliose comprises the highest number of 104 species, followed by 87 crustose lichens. The valley exhibits maximum number of bark and rock inhabiting lichens represented by 132 and 123 species respectively.

Keywords

Lichens, Diversity, Milam Glacier Valley, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.

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