Genus Fissidens Hedw. (Fissidentaceae, Bryopsida) at Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve (Madhya Pradesh), India

• Main Authors: Virendra Nath, Ashish Kumar Asthana, Reesa Gupta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: National Taiwan University 2011-03-01
• Series: Taiwania
• Subjects: Moss; Fissidentaceae; Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve; central India
• Online Access: http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=1061

Studies on the moss flora of Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve (PBR), Madhya Pradesh, India, have revealed the occurrence of six taxa of the genus Fissidens Hedw., namely F. asperisetus var. andamanensis Gangulee, F. ceylonensis Doz. et Molk., F. crispulus var. crispulus Brid., F. involutus Wils. ex Mitt., F. pulchellus Mitt., F. taxifolius Hedw., belonging to the family Fissidentaceae (Bryopsida), distributed in 8 localities of the region. Among these, F. asperisetus var. andamanensis Gangulee is new to central Indian bryogeographical region while F. ceylonensis and F. involutus are new to PBR. The species scatter at various localities of the PBR, mostly terrestrial, but with a single epiphytic species of F. taxifolius.