The Japanese Fissidens neomagofukui (Bryophyta: Fissidentaceae) – new to India from the Western Ghats

Published online: 
15 September 2017

Article Id
Lindbergia.40.45-48.pdf

Albert Ebenezer Dulip Daniels, Ratheesh Sreebha and Kochumani Chinnapilla Kariyappa

A. E. D. Daniels (dulipdaniels@rediffmail.com), R. Sreebha and K.C. Kariyappa, Bryology Laboratory, Botany Dept and Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil – 629 003, Tamil Nadu, India.

Fissidens neomagofukui, so far known only from its type locality in Japan, has been discovered in the Indira Gandhi National Park, Anamalais, in Western Ghats in India. A description is provided with figures, a photo plate and a key to distinguish F. neomagofukui from the similar F. diversifolius.

Volume
40
Pages
45-48
File
lindbergia.40.45-48.pdf