A. K. Asthana , Vinay Sahu

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Vinay Sahu ¹, A. K. Asthana ¹

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1 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

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Vinay Sahu ¹, A. K. Asthana ¹

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1 Bryology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, IN

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Present study provides an account of 72 taxa of mosses belonging to 24 families. During the study five mosses Fissidens polysetulus C. Muell. ex Gangulee & Norkett, Ectropothecium kerstanii Dix. & Herz., Isopterygium serrulatum Fleisch., Weissia edentula Mitt., Rhachithecium perpusillum (Thwait & Mitt.) Broth. are new to western Himalaya, while 10 mosses are new to Kumaon Himalaya.

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Mosses, Taxa, Western Himalaya.

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