Abstract
During the course of the present study, two species of Fissidens viz. F. formosanus Noguchi and F. oblongifolius Hook. f. & Wilson have been encountered from Pachmarhi biosphere reserve, which are new additions to the bryoflora of India. Considering that these species are restrictedly distributed worldwide, their occurrence in India holds much importance.
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The authors are grateful to the Director, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India for encouragement and providing the laboratory facilities and the Chief Conservator of Forests, Madhya Pradesh, for extending the necessary help during the course of field excursions. One of the authors (RG) is grateful to CSIR, New Delhi, for providing Senior Research Fellowship.
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Gupta, R., Nath, V. & Asthana, A.K. Two Species of Fissidens (Fissidentaceae): New to Indian Bryoflora. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 40, 295–299 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-017-0556-3
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