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Volume 65, Issue 1, July 2023

Articles

A note on genus Fissidens Hedw. (Bryophyta) of Assam, India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v65/2023/172455

Published 2023-07-01

  • Priyanshu Srivastava
    • ,
  • Vinay Sahu
    • ,
  • Ashish Kumar Asthana

Priyanshu Srivastava
Bryology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226 001

Vinay Sahu
Bryology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226 001

Ashish Kumar Asthana
Bryology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226 001

Abstract

Present study reveals the occurrence of 15 taxa of the genus Fissidens Hedw. from Assam. Eight species viz. Fissidens biformis Mitt., F. bryoides Hedw., F. ceylonensis Dozy. & Molk., F. curvatoinvolutus Dixon., F. flaccidus Mitt., F. griffithii Gangulee, Thwait ex Mitt., F. pellucidus Hornsch. and F. zollingeri Mont. are new to Assam, while F. crassinervis var. laxus (Sull. & Lesq.) A. Eddy., F. javanicus Dozy and Molk., F. orishae Gangulee, F. crenulatus Mitt. var. crenulatus and F. crispulus var. robinsonii (Broth.) Z. Iwats. & Z.-H. Li are new to North-East India.

Keywords

Assam, Bryophyta, Fissidens, North-East.

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