<p><strong>Current status of hornworts (Anthocerotophyta) in Darjeeling (Eastern Himalaya), India</strong></p>

Ashish Kumar Asthana; Vinay Sahu

doi:10.11646/bde.32.1.2

Issue: Vol. 32 No. 1: (2010)

Type: Article

Published: 2010-12-01

DOI: 10.11646/bde.32.1.2

Page range: 10–13

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Current status of hornworts (Anthocerotophyta) in Darjeeling (Eastern Himalaya), India

Ashish Kumar Asthana⁺⁻
Vinay Sahu⁺⁻

Bryology Laboratory, National Botanical Research Institute (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research), Lucknow-226001, India

Eastern Himalaya Darjeeling Anthocerotes status

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Abstract

A recent investigation on the bryophytes of Darjeeling has revealed the occurrence of 12 taxa of hornworts (anthocerotes) in this region. Of these, Anthoceros punctatus, Folioceros assamicus, Phaeoceros himalayensis, Notothylas indica, N. khasiana, N. levieri are new to Darjeeling, while Anthoceros alpinus, a critically endangered species, is new to eastern Himalaya and Notothylas khasiana is an extremely rare species.

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