Research Note | Published: 30 December 2024

First record of liverwort Bazzania  appendiculata (Lepidoziaceae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India

Siddhartha Singh Deo

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 47 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 256-259 | 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2024-097E73 | Cite this article

Abstract

Bazzania appendiculata (Mitt.) S.Hatt., a species previously known from Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim and West Bengal, has been recorded from West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.

Keywords

Bazzania, Eastern Himalaya, Marchantiophyta, Range-extension

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Singh Deo, S., 2024. First record of liverwort Bazzania  appendiculata (Lepidoziaceae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 47(4), pp.256-259. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2024-097E73

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 06 August 2024

Manuscript Revised on 04 December 2024

Manuscript Accepted on 23 December 2024

Manuscript Published on 30 December 2024

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