Physcomitrium eurystomum Sendtn. (Funariaceae): a rare species recorded for Assam, India
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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8923.16.6.25474-25477Keywords:
Collection, cotton, distribution, exploration, flora, habitat, Indo-Burma hotspot, Kamrup, moss, specimenAbstract
In this study, distributional record of the moss Physcomitrium eurystomum Sendtn. for the state of Assam is established for the first time. Taxonomic description and illustration of the same, based on specimens collected from Kamrup and Morigaon districts of the state are provided.
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