A study on genus Fissidens Hedw. in Meghalaya (North-Eastern Hills), India

During the recent study on the mosses of Meghalaya (North-Eastern Hills), six species of Fissidens have been identified from Shillong viz., Fissidens anomalous Mont., F. elongatus Mitt., F. gardneri Mitt., F. obscurus Mitt., F. pellucidus Hornsch.and F. pulchellus Mitt. Among these Fissidens gardner...

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Main Authors: Ashish K. Asthana, Ankita Srivastava
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Language:English
Published: National Taiwan University 2015-09-01
Series:Taiwania
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Online Access:http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=1416
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spelling doaj-c96624eaaab4481c8ebc37a688ef68602020-11-24T20:59:51ZengNational Taiwan UniversityTaiwania0372-333X0372-333X2015-09-0160313714210.6165/tai.2015.60.137A study on genus Fissidens Hedw. in Meghalaya (North-Eastern Hills), IndiaAshish K. Asthana0Ankita Srivastava1Bryology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute,Lucknow – 226 001, India.Bryology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute,Lucknow – 226 001, India.During the recent study on the mosses of Meghalaya (North-Eastern Hills), six species of Fissidens have been identified from Shillong viz., Fissidens anomalous Mont., F. elongatus Mitt., F. gardneri Mitt., F. obscurus Mitt., F. pellucidus Hornsch.and F. pulchellus Mitt. Among these Fissidens gardneri and Fissidens pellucidus are new additions to eastern Himalaya, while Fissidens pulchellus Mitt. is new to Meghalaya. The present paper provides the detailed taxonomic account of the F. gardneri, F. pellucidus and F. pulchellus Mitt. and taxonomic notes on other species of genus occurring in Meghalaya.http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=1416BryophytaFissidensIndiaNorth-Eastern Hills
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author Ashish K. Asthana
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A study on genus Fissidens Hedw. in Meghalaya (North-Eastern Hills), India
Taiwania
Bryophyta
Fissidens
India
North-Eastern Hills
author_facet Ashish K. Asthana
Ankita Srivastava
author_sort Ashish K. Asthana
title A study on genus Fissidens Hedw. in Meghalaya (North-Eastern Hills), India
title_short A study on genus Fissidens Hedw. in Meghalaya (North-Eastern Hills), India
title_full A study on genus Fissidens Hedw. in Meghalaya (North-Eastern Hills), India
title_fullStr A study on genus Fissidens Hedw. in Meghalaya (North-Eastern Hills), India
title_full_unstemmed A study on genus Fissidens Hedw. in Meghalaya (North-Eastern Hills), India
title_sort study on genus fissidens hedw. in meghalaya (north-eastern hills), india
publisher National Taiwan University
series Taiwania
issn 0372-333X
0372-333X
publishDate 2015-09-01
description During the recent study on the mosses of Meghalaya (North-Eastern Hills), six species of Fissidens have been identified from Shillong viz., Fissidens anomalous Mont., F. elongatus Mitt., F. gardneri Mitt., F. obscurus Mitt., F. pellucidus Hornsch.and F. pulchellus Mitt. Among these Fissidens gardneri and Fissidens pellucidus are new additions to eastern Himalaya, while Fissidens pulchellus Mitt. is new to Meghalaya. The present paper provides the detailed taxonomic account of the F. gardneri, F. pellucidus and F. pulchellus Mitt. and taxonomic notes on other species of genus occurring in Meghalaya.
topic Bryophyta
Fissidens
India
North-Eastern Hills
url http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=1416
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