Abstract
Bodamalai Hills, situated on the Southern Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, were explored for mosses (bryophyta) for the first time. As a result a checklist of mosses has been prepared comprising 52 species belonging to 38 genera and 21 families. The dominant families with the maximum number of species are Pottiaceae, Bryaceae, Stereophyllaceae, Sematophyllaceae and Brachytheciaceae. The dominant genera are Brachymenium and Bryum and the dominant species are Barbula javanica and Bryum capillare.
Highlights
Bryophytes were the pioneers to colonize a terrestrial habitat from an aquatic one. They are the second largest group of terrestrial plants next to angiosperms (Chopra, 1975). They represent a heterogeneous assemblage of plants which include liverworts (Marchantiophyta), hornworts (Anthocerophyta) and mosses (Bryophyta) that impart lush greenery, a verdant cover, spongy bed or carpet in every possible habitat
Study Area Bodamalai hills are situated in the Southern Eastern Ghats and fall under Rasipuram Taluk in Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu
Rasipuram is the nearest town to Bodamalai hills and Thengalpalayam, Vadugam and Kullampatti are the neighbouring villages
Summary
Bryophytes were the pioneers to colonize a terrestrial habitat from an aquatic one. They are the second largest group of terrestrial plants next to angiosperms (Chopra, 1975). Keywords Bodamalai Hills; Eastern Ghats; mosses; Tamil Nadu Checklist of Mosses (Bryophyta) of Bodamalai Hills in Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu. Bryophytes were the pioneers to colonize a terrestrial habitat from an aquatic one. They are the second largest group of terrestrial plants next to angiosperms (Chopra, 1975).
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