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Volume 64, Issue 1, July 2022

Articles

Plagiochila pseudopoeltii Inoue (Plagiochilaceae), a new distribution record to the bryoflora of Kashmir Himalaya, India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v64/2022/165543

Published 2022-08-02

  • Zeenat Ismail
    • ,
  • Mohd Yaqub Bhat
    • ,
  • Vinay Sahu
    • ,
  • Krishna Kumar Rawat
    • ,
  • Anzar Ahmad Khuroo

Zeenat Ismail
Centre for Biodiversity and Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar -190 006, J & K, India

Mohd Yaqub Bhat
Department of Botany, University of Kashmir Srinagar -190 006, J & K, India

Vinay Sahu
National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow -226 001, U.P., India

Krishna Kumar Rawat
National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow -226 001, U.P., India

Anzar Ahmad Khuroo
Centre for Biodiversity and Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar -190 006, J & K, India

Abstract

Plagiochila pseudopoeltii, a leafy liverwort is reported here for the first time from Kashmir Himalaya. The species was collected from Dachigam National Park, Srinagar district, and grows on moist soil as well as on the tree trunk. A detailed illustrated account of the species has been provided to validate the new distribution record and facilitate its easy identification.

Keywords

Dachigam National Park, Distribution, Kashmir, Leafy Liverwort, New Record

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