Enumeration of the Mosses in Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), India – I

A total of 21 genera and 28 species of mosses belonging to 12 families were investigated from various localities of Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), India. The genera, Entodontopsis leucostega (Brid.) Buck & Ireland, Entodontopsis nitens (Mitt.) Buck & Ireland, Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans (Brid.)...

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Main Authors: Virendra Nath, Ashish Kumar Asthana, Ritu Kapoor
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Language:English
Published: National Taiwan University 2007-06-01
Series:Taiwania
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Online Access:http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=579
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spelling doaj-7b02416caa47444a8c6f1d4c66fc58de2020-11-25T01:09:07ZengNational Taiwan UniversityTaiwania0372-333X0372-333X2007-06-0152216817610.6165/tai.2007.52(2).168Enumeration of the Mosses in Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), India – IVirendra Nath0Ashish Kumar Asthana1Ritu Kapoor2Bryology Laboratory, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow - 226 001, India.Bryology Laboratory, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow - 226 001, India.Bryology Laboratory, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow - 226 001, India.A total of 21 genera and 28 species of mosses belonging to 12 families were investigated from various localities of Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), India. The genera, Entodontopsis leucostega (Brid.) Buck & Ireland, Entodontopsis nitens (Mitt.) Buck & Ireland, Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans (Brid.) Iwats., Erythrodontium julaceum (Schwaegr.) Par., Trachyphyllum inflexum (Harv.) Gepp., Hyophila involuta (Hook.) Jaeg. Were the dominant taxa. The richness of the moss taxa has been recorded in the Kapildhara locality and the epiphytic forms are found to be the most successful taxa in the area. The mosses of Amarkantak have been enumerated for the first time.http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=579MossesEnumerationAmarkantakCentral India
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author Virendra Nath
Ashish Kumar Asthana
Ritu Kapoor
spellingShingle Virendra Nath
Ashish Kumar Asthana
Ritu Kapoor
Enumeration of the Mosses in Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), India – I
Taiwania
Mosses
Enumeration
Amarkantak
Central India
author_facet Virendra Nath
Ashish Kumar Asthana
Ritu Kapoor
author_sort Virendra Nath
title Enumeration of the Mosses in Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), India – I
title_short Enumeration of the Mosses in Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), India – I
title_full Enumeration of the Mosses in Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), India – I
title_fullStr Enumeration of the Mosses in Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), India – I
title_full_unstemmed Enumeration of the Mosses in Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), India – I
title_sort enumeration of the mosses in amarkantak (madhya pradesh), india – i
publisher National Taiwan University
series Taiwania
issn 0372-333X
0372-333X
publishDate 2007-06-01
description A total of 21 genera and 28 species of mosses belonging to 12 families were investigated from various localities of Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), India. The genera, Entodontopsis leucostega (Brid.) Buck & Ireland, Entodontopsis nitens (Mitt.) Buck & Ireland, Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans (Brid.) Iwats., Erythrodontium julaceum (Schwaegr.) Par., Trachyphyllum inflexum (Harv.) Gepp., Hyophila involuta (Hook.) Jaeg. Were the dominant taxa. The richness of the moss taxa has been recorded in the Kapildhara locality and the epiphytic forms are found to be the most successful taxa in the area. The mosses of Amarkantak have been enumerated for the first time.
topic Mosses
Enumeration
Amarkantak
Central India
url http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=579
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