%0 Journal Article %A P. K. Verma %A K. K. Rawat and A. Yadav %T Plagiochila bantamensis (Reinw. et al.) Mont. of the Subgenus Metaplagiochila Inoue (Marchantiophyta: Plagiochilaceae) New to the Liverwort Flora of the Indian Mainland %D 2013 %J Taiwania %V 58 %N 2 %P 124-127 %U https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/1302 %X The interesting sac-bearing species P. bantamensis is added here to the liverwort flora of the Indian mainland from Assam, a part of the Indo-Burmese biodiversity hotspot. It was earlier recorded in the Nicobar Islands for India. Incidentally, the subgenus Metaplagiochila, under which the species falls, is a new record for the Indian mainland as well. The species is described in detail, illustrated and its distribution is mapped. %M doi:10.6165/tai.2013.58.124