Genus Cololejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. in Nilgiri Hills (Western Ghats)
Abstract
The present paper deals with the status of the Cololejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. in Nilgiri hills of Western Ghats. Till date the genus is represented in Nilgiri hills by 5 species Cololejeunea nilgiriensis G. Asthana & S. C. Srivast., C. latilobula (Herzog) Tixier, C. minutissima (Sm.) Schiffn. C. appressa (A. Evans) Benedix and C. pseudofloccosa (Horik.) Benedix. Recent investigations have however, shown the presence of two more species, C. udarii G. Asthana & S. C. Srivast. and C. cardiocarpa (Mont.) A. Evans.Keywords
Bryophyta, Cololejeunea, Hepaticae, Nilgiri Hills, Western Ghats.
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