Abstract
Symphysodontella madhusoodananii Manju & Rajesh, sp. nov. an epiphytic pendant moss, with flagellate branches and long acuminate leaves with two short costa is described and illustrated from the tropical wet evergreen forests of the Western Ghats of India.
Highlights
Symphysodontella Fleischer is a genus of nine species known so far from India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Borneo and the Philippines. Magill (1980) examined this genus carefully and defined it in detail by shifting the odd members to other genera such as Myurium and Pterobryopsis
S. madhusoodananii shows some similarity with S. subulata Broth. in its two short-costate, ovate-lanceolate leaves, elongate-linear porose cells and yellowish brown stem attachment cells
Symphysodontella madhusoodananii is similar to S. tortifolia in its long acuminate, complanate plicate leaves and some leaves being tortuose at tip
Summary
Symphysodontella Fleischer is a genus of nine species known so far from India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Borneo and the Philippines. Magill (1980) examined this genus carefully and defined it in detail by shifting the odd members to other genera such as Myurium and Pterobryopsis. During our recent exploration in the Shola forests (Southern montane wet temperate forests) of New Amarambalam Reserve Forest in the Malappuram District of Kerala, we collected an interesting species of Symphysodontella, which showed distinguishing characteristics from the other known species.
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