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Type: Article
Published: 2013-01-01
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Cololejeunea clavatopapillata Steph. — New to Asia

Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226 007 (U.P.), India
Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali University, Tonk-304 022 (Rajasthan), India
Asia India Cololejeunea Western Ghats Corticolous Lejeuneaceae.

Abstract

Cololejeunea clavatopapillata Steph. a small, interesting leafy liverwort was collected as corticolous population during an expedition trip to Nilgiri hills, Western Ghats (Tamil Nadu) which is not only new to India but it is being reported for the first time from Asia. The Indian population of the taxa has been described and illustrated. With this report the genus Cololejeunea, subgenus Aphanolejeunea is now represented by four species viz. C. clavatopapillata Steph., C. diaphana A. Evans, C. karnatakensis Asthana & Srivastava and C. nilgiriensis Asthana & Srivastava in India raising the total number of Cololejeunea species to thirty nine.

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