Notes on a Little Known Moss from the Western Ghats
Abstract
Lepidopilidium furcatum, so far known only from the Western Ghats in Peninsular India for the country, finds a place only in checklists or enumerations without descriptions in Indian literature. Hence, fertile material recently collected from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve in the Southernmost Western Ghats is described in detail and illustrated.Keywords
Lepidopilidium furcatum, Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Fertile Material.
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