Abstract
The greater Mymensingh district of Bangladesh, particularly the hilly areas are rich in Bryophyte flora. The present paper on class Hepaticopsida (Liverworts) and Anthocerotopsida (Hornworts) represents primary as well as secondary data collection and includes an account of 48 species under 12 genera, nine families and four orders. An alphabetic arrangement of taxa with short description, habitats, localities, names of collectors with dates and collection numbers are provided.Keywords: Bryophytes; Hepaticopsida; Anthocerotopsida; Liverworts; Hornworts; Mymensingh District.DOI: 10.3329/bjpt.v17i1.5390Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 17(1): 55-67, 2010 (June)
Highlights
The greater Mymensingh district, the hilly areas are good abodes of Bryophytes
Khan (1955, 1957) for the first time, worked on Liverworts and reported several species including some new species but none of these was from greater Mymensingh district
After a long gap of years, Hadiuzzaman and Chakravarty (1981,1983) reported five Liverworts and two Hornworts, out of which only one species, Anthoceros laevis L. was from Mymensingh district
Summary
The greater Mymensingh district, the hilly areas are good abodes of Bryophytes. Specimen examined: Sherpur: Zhinaigati, Runctia, near forest office, Khurshida and Sujan, 17.9.1996, No 14. Riccia bakshi Zaman et Syed, Studies on the genus Riccia of Bangladesh, Ph.D. Thesis: 183-186 (1995). Riccia barabaidensis Zaman et Syed, Studies on the genus Riccia of Bangladesh, Ph.D. Thesis: 63-66 (1995). Riccia centroporii Zaman et Syed, Studies on the genus Riccia of Bangladesh, Ph.D. Thesis: 236-240 (1995). Specimens examined: Mymensingh: On bank of Brahmaputra, Kamruzzaman, May 1989, No 463.
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