Pleurocarpus moss, Symphyodon echinatus (Mitt.) A. Jaeger (Symphyodontaceae) new to Western Himalayas, India

Authors

  • S. D Tewari Department of Botany, Indira Priyadarshini Govt. Girls Post Graduate College of Commerce Haldwani, (Nainital)
  • Neha Binwal Department of Botany, Indira Priyadarshini Govt. Girls Post Graduate College of Commerce Haldwani, (Nainital)
  • Prachi Joshi Department of Botany, Indira Priyadarshini Govt. Girls Post Graduate College of Commerce Haldwani, (Nainital)
  • Manisha Bhandari Department of Botany, Indira Priyadarshini Govt. Girls Post Graduate College of Commerce Haldwani, (Nainital)
  • Sapana Pant Department of Botany, Indira Priyadarshini Govt. Girls Post Graduate College of Commerce Haldwani, (Nainital)
  • Neha Kohli Department of Botany, Indira Priyadarshini Govt. Girls Post Graduate College of Commerce Haldwani, (Nainital)

Keywords:

Bryophyte, Epiphyte, Gemmae, Pleurocarpus moss, Western Himalayas

Abstract

Symphyodon echinatus (Mitt.) A. Jaeger a pleurocarpus moss of the family Symphyodontaceae is reported as new to Western Himalayas. The species is characterized by abundant multicellular brood bodies developing from leaf axils. Earlier the moss, S. echinatus was listed as endemic to Eastern Himalayas. The present occurrence, therefore, puts a record of the new distributional range of this epiphytic species in the Garhwal region of Western Himalayas.

Published

2022-06-30

How to Cite

Tewari, S. D., Binwal, N., Joshi, P., Bhandari, M., Pant, S., & Kohli, N. (2022). Pleurocarpus moss, Symphyodon echinatus (Mitt.) A. Jaeger (Symphyodontaceae) new to Western Himalayas, India. The Journal of the Indian Botanical Society, 102(03), 270–273. Retrieved from https://jibs.mripub.com/index.php/JIBS/article/view/40

Issue

Vol. 102 No. 03 (2022): Journal of Indian Botanical Society

Section

Articles