Research Paper

Enumeration of the Mosses in Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), India – I

Virendra Nath, Ashish Kumar Asthana and Ritu Kapoor

Published on: June 2007

Page: 168 - 176

DOI: 10.6165/tai.2007.52(2).168

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    Abstract

    A total of 21 genera and 28 species of mosses belonging to 12 families were investigated from various localities of Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), India. The genera, Entodontopsis leucostega (Brid.) Buck & Ireland, Entodontopsis nitens (Mitt.) Buck & Ireland, Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans (Brid.) Iwats., Erythrodontium julaceum (Schwaegr.) Par., Trachyphyllum inflexum (Harv.) Gepp., Hyophila involuta (Hook.) Jaeg. Were the dominant taxa. The richness of the moss taxa has been recorded in the Kapildhara locality and the epiphytic forms are found to be the most successful taxa in the area. The mosses of Amarkantak have been enumerated for the first time.

    中文摘要

    本文調查印度Amarkantak 附近地區之苔類共12 科21 屬28 種。Entodontopsis leucostega (Brid.) Buck & Ireland, E. nitens (Mitt.) Buck & Ireland, Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans (Brid.) Iwats., Erythrodontium julaceum (Schwaegr.) Par., Trachyphyllum inflexum (Harv.) Gepp., Hyophila involuta (Hook.) Jaeg.等6 種是本地區的優勢種；Kapildhara 地區被認為是苔類植物最豐富的地區；而在此地區以蔓生苔類最成功。本文是印度Amarkantak 地區之苔類目錄的首篇報導。

    Keyword: Mosses, Enumeration, Amarkantak, Central India, 苔類, 目錄, 印度中部

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