Rhynchostegiella menadensis (Sande Lac.) E.B. Bartram and R. scabriseta (Schwagr.) Broth.: two new records of mosses (Brachytheciaceae: Bryophyta) for peninsular India
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Rhynchostegiella menadensis (Sande Lac) E.B. Bartram and R. scabriseta (Schwagr.) Broth. are the two species in the moss genus Rhynchostegiella from the family Brachytheciaceae, previously known only from northern India, is now recorded for the first time from peninsular India. They are described in detail along with a photoplate.
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