Colura leratii (Steph.) Steph. new to India

Abstract

Colura leratii (Steph.) Steph., an interesting taxon, has been observed in an epiphyllous collection from Agumbe, Karnataka, South India, which has been described and illustrated here. The taxon is a new record for Indian Bryoflora, thus making a representation of the genus by six species — Colura acroloba (Mont.) Jovet- Ast, C. ari Steph., C. calyptrifolia (Hook.) Dumort., C. conica (Sande Lac.) K.I. Goebel, C. leratii (Steph.) Steph., and C. tenuicornis (Evans) Steph. in India.