Genus Entodon Müll. Hal. (Bryophyta) in Meghalaya

  • A. K. Asthana Bryology laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226001
  • Ankita Srivastava Bryology laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226001

Abstract

A recent study on the mosses of Meghalaya has revealed the occurrence of 6 taxa of the genus viz., Entodon E. concinnus (De Not.)
Par. ssp. caliginosus (Mitt.) Mizushima, E. rubicundus (Mitt.) Jaeg., E. luridus (Griff.) Jaeg., E. plicatus C. Muell., E. scariosus Ren. and
Card. and E. pulchellus (Griff.) Jaeg., out of which E. concinnus (De Not.) Par. ssp. caliginosus (Mitt.) Mizushima is a new addition to
eastern Himalaya and E. scariosus is a new record to Meghalaya. Present paper provides the current status and morpho-taxonomic details
of above mentioned species of Entodon in Meghalaya.
Keywords: Meghalaya, eastern Himalaya, Entodon.
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