Diversity of Macrolichens of Wayanad district, Kerala, India with some New Records

  • Arun Christy Lichenology Lab, Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam -682011, Kerala, India
  • Arsha Santha Mohan Lichenology Lab, Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam -682011, Kerala, India
  • Aswathi Anilkumar Lichenology Lab, Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam -682011, Kerala, India
  • Stephen Sequeira Lichenology Lab, Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam -682011, Kerala, India

Abstract

The present paper deals with the enumeration of macrolichens of Wayanad district, Kerala,
India. More than 500 lichen specimens were studied and analysed which resulted in 97 species
of macrolichens in the study area. Of the 97 species, fifteen were found to be new to Kerala
state, and among them, two species were new to the Indian Peninsula.

Keywords: Biodiversity, Foliose, Fruticose, Lichenized fungi, Squamulose, Southern Western Ghats.

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Christy, A., Mohan, A. S., Anilkumar, A., & Sequeira, S. (2022). Diversity of Macrolichens of Wayanad district, Kerala, India with some New Records. Cryptogam Biodiversity and Assessment, 6(01), 17-26. Retrieved from https://cbaj.in/index.php/journal/article/view/226
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Vol 6 No 01 (2022): Cryptogam Biodiversity and Assessment
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