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Diversity of Liverworts and Hornworts in Pithoragarh and its Neighbouring Areas, Western Himalaya of India


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An enumeration of 30 taxa of liverworts belonging to 13 families and single taxon of hornwort of Pithoragarh and its neighbouring areas (Mayawati-Lohaghat) has been made. One liverwort, Lejeunea aquatica Horik. has been recorded as new to India, four liverworts Frullania neurota Taylor, F. companulata Sde., Lejeunea brittoniae (Evans) Grolle,and L. cavifolia (Ehrh.) Lindb. were new to western Himalaya, while 6 liverworts and one hornwort were new to Kumaon Himalaya.

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Liverworts, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India
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Vinay Sahu
Bryology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow – 226 001, India

A. K. Asthana
Bryology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow – 226 001, India


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Authors

Vinay Sahu
Bryology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow – 226 001, India
A. K. Asthana
Bryology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow – 226 001, India

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An enumeration of 30 taxa of liverworts belonging to 13 families and single taxon of hornwort of Pithoragarh and its neighbouring areas (Mayawati-Lohaghat) has been made. One liverwort, Lejeunea aquatica Horik. has been recorded as new to India, four liverworts Frullania neurota Taylor, F. companulata Sde., Lejeunea brittoniae (Evans) Grolle,and L. cavifolia (Ehrh.) Lindb. were new to western Himalaya, while 6 liverworts and one hornwort were new to Kumaon Himalaya.

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Liverworts, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India