Abstract
A rare liverwort Gottschelia schizopleura (Spruce) Grolle, of Jungermanniales is discovered from the Western Ghats of Kerala. A brief description with colour plate is provided.
Highlights
A rare liverwort Gottschelia schizopleura (Spruce) Grolle, of Jungermanniales is discovered from the Western Ghats of Kerala
New distribution record of a rare taxa Gottschelia schizopleura (Spruce) Grolle, of Jungermanniales occurring in Anamudi shola National Park in the Western Ghats of Kerala
The genus Gottschelia of the family Lophoziaceae is represented with four species viz., G. schizopleura (Spruce) Grolle, widespread in the palaeotropics, G. crenata Grolle from New Guinea [1,2], G. patoniae Grolle, Schill. & D.G.Long was described from the Eastern Himalaya [3] and a fourth species G. grollei D.G.Long & Vana from China [4]
Summary
The genus Gottschelia of the family Lophoziaceae is represented with four species viz., G. schizopleura (Spruce) Grolle, widespread in the palaeotropics, G. crenata Grolle from New Guinea [1,2], G. patoniae Grolle, Schill. & D.G.Long was described from the Eastern Himalaya [3] and a fourth species G. grollei D.G.Long & Vana from China [4]. Abstract A rare liverwort Gottschelia schizopleura (Spruce) Grolle, of Jungermanniales is discovered from the Western Ghats of Kerala. Keywords Marchantiophyta; Jungermanniales; Lophoziaceae; Rare; Western Ghats New distribution record of a rare taxa Gottschelia schizopleura (Spruce) Grolle, of Jungermanniales occurring in Anamudi shola National Park in the Western Ghats of Kerala.
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