Phycolepidozia indica (Marchantiophyta: Jungermanniales) an endemic leafless liverwort from Kerala part of Western Ghats, India

Authors

  • T. Krishnendhu Bryology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram Dist., Kerala 673635, India. https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8689-4188
  • C.N. Manju Bryology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram Dist., Kerala 673635, India.
  • Ravi Athira Bryology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram Dist., Kerala 673635, India. https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2467-6045
  • K.P. Rajesh Department of Botany, The Zamorin’s Guruvayurappan College (Affiliated to the University of Calicut), Kozhikode District, Kerala 673614, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1967-5174

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9138.16.12.26317-26321

Keywords:

Cephaloziellaceae, Karnataka, leafless stems, leafy liverwort, new record, Phycolepidoziaceae, taxonomy, threatened, Wayanad

Abstract

The genus Phycolepidozia R.M.Schust. of the family Cephaloziellaceae is globally known by only two species, viz. P. exigua R.M.Schust., a neotropical species and P. indica Gradst., J.-P. Frahm & U. Schwarz, a southern Indian endemic species. The leafless liverwort P. indica, so far known by its type collection from Karnataka only, is being presently recorded from the Kerala part of the Western Ghats. In the present paper an illustrative account of the species is being provided.

Author Biographies

T. Krishnendhu, Bryology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram Dist., Kerala 673635, India.

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C.N. Manju, Bryology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram Dist., Kerala 673635, India.

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Ravi Athira, Bryology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram Dist., Kerala 673635, India.

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K.P. Rajesh, Department of Botany, The Zamorin’s Guruvayurappan College (Affiliated to the University of Calicut), Kozhikode District, Kerala 673614, India.

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26-12-2024

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Vol. 16 No. 12 (2024)

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