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Volume 51, December 2009

Articles

Taxonomic Assessment of Family Bryaceae (Bryopsida) of Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve (Madhya Pradesh), India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v51/2009/58097

Published 2009-12-07

  • V. Nath
    • ,
  • R. Gupta

V. Nath
Bryology Laboratory, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226 001

R. Gupta
Bryology Laboratory, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226 001

Abstract

Nine taxa belonging to Bryaceae:Anomobryum auratum (Mitt.) Jaeg., Brachymenium acuminatum Harv., Brachymenium ptychothecium (Besch.) Ochi, Bryum argenteum Hedw., Bryum caespiticium L. ex Hedw., Bryum capillare L. ex Hedw., Bryum coronatum Schwaegr., Bryum paradoxum var. reflexifolium (Ochi) Ochi and Pohlia flexuosa Hook., growing on various habitats in Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve (PBR), between altitude 800-1060 meters have been assessed. These mosses are being reported from the Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve for the first time.

Keywords

Bryaceae, Bryopsida, Pachmari.

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