New and noteworthy records of lichens from Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India
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Department of Botany, Mar Thoma College, Kuttapuzha, Tiruvalla, Kerala-689 103, India
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Lichenology Laboratory, National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226 001, India
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Department of Botany, SB College, Changanacherry, Kottayam, Kerala-686 101, India
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Received:
15 November 2018
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17 December 2018
Published online:
23 December 2018
Studies in Fungi
3(1): 349−356(2018) |
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Abstract
Lichen biota of Pathanamthitta district of Kerala state was thoroughly studied which resulted in 24 lichen species as new to Kerala and one species, Phaeographis nylanderi (Vain.) Zahlbr. as new to India. All the species identified are either crustose or foliose forms belonging to families Graphidaceae and Caliciaceae indicating the dominance of these groups in the study area. List of all the 25 species are provided along with their distribution.
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SA Zachariah, S Nayaka, S Joseph, P Gupta, S Thomas, SK Varghese. 2018. New and noteworthy records of lichens from Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. Studies in Fungi 3(1):349−356 doi: 10.5943/sif/3/1/35
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SA Zachariah, S Nayaka, S Joseph, P Gupta, S Thomas, SK Varghese. 2018. New and noteworthy records of lichens from Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. Studies in Fungi 3(1):349−356 doi: 10.5943/sif/3/1/35
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