Abstract
Cololejeunea clavatopapillata Steph. a small, interesting leafy liverwort was collected as corticolous population during an expedition trip to Nilgiri hills, Western Ghats (Tamil Nadu) which is not only new to India but it is being reported for the first time from Asia. The Indian population of the taxa has been described and illustrated. With this report the genus Cololejeunea, subgenus Aphanolejeunea is now represented by four species viz. C. clavatopapillata Steph., C. diaphana A. Evans, C. karnatakensis Asthana & Srivastava and C. nilgiriensis Asthana & Srivastava in India raising the total number of Cololejeunea species to thirty nine.
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