Abstract

The Indian taxa of family Pseudolepicoleaceae Fulford & J.Taylor are morpho-taxonomically investigated and four species, viz. Blepharostoma trichophyllum (L.) Dumort., Pseudolepicolea fryei (Perss.) Grolle & Ando, Pseudolepicolea trollii (Herzog) Grolle & Ando and Temnoma setigerum (Lindenb.) R.M.Schust. have been recognized in the bryoflora of the country. Pseudolepicolea fryei, a species so far known from Russia and North America, is reported here for the first time from India. Whereas, P. trollii subsp. andoi (R.M.Schust.) S.Hatt. & Mizut. and P. trolli var. darjeelingensis S.Hatt. & Mizut., earlier recorded from the country, have not been found morphologically distinct from the typical taxon.

中文摘要

本文針對印度擬複叉蘚科內的分類群做形態上的分類調查，並辨認出四個物種：Blepharostoma trichophyllum、Pseudolepicolea fryei、Pseudolepicolea trollii及Temnoma setigerum。Pseudolepicolea fryei原本只發現生長在俄羅斯及北美洲，也藉由本文的報導了首次發現在印度的新紀錄分布；對其餘三個物種的型態研究，並無發現與模式分類群的差異。

Keyword: India, Pseudolepicoleaceae, taxonomy.