Checklist of the bryophytes of India
- The checklist reports total 2489 taxa of bryophytes recorded from India, comprising 1786 species in 355 genera of mosses, 675 species in 121 genera of liverworts and 25 species in six genera of hornworts. Some of the genera of mosses like Fissidens, Barbula, Campylopus, and Bryum are found to have largest number of species. In liverworts Riccia, Porella, Frullania, Lejeunea, Plagiochila and Jungermannia are recorded to be species rich genera and in hornworts Anthoceros is well represented by species. Pottiaceae, Lejeuniaceae and Notothyladaceae are largely represented in India. Nearly 340 species are endemic to India.
Author: | Divya Dandotiya, H. Govindapyari, Shantanu Suman, Prem L. Uniyal |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-350295 |
Parent Title (German): | 88 |
Series (Serial Number): | Archive for Bryology (088) |
Publisher: | Universität Bonn, Arbeitsgruppe Bryologie |
Place of publication: | Bonn |
Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2011 |
Year of first Publication: | 2011 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2014/12/11 |
Tag: | hornworts; liverworts; mosses |
Page Number: | 126 |
HeBIS-PPN: | 366296612 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 58 Pflanzen (Botanik) / 580 Pflanzen (Botanik) |
Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
Licence (German): | Deutsches Urheberrecht |