%0 Journal Article %A Kurungottu Muliyil Manjula %A Chandrasekharan Nair Manju %T An account of Section Crispidium of Fissidens Subgen. Pachyissidens in Western Ghats of India with description of a new variety and an extension range %D 2020 %J Taiwania %V 65 %N 3 %P 295-314 %U https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/1687 %X The present paper provides an account of section Crispidium (Müll. Hal.) Pursell & Brugg.-Nann. of Fissidens Hedw. subgenus Pachyfissidens (Müll. Hal.) Kindb. in Western Ghats, India along with description of a new variety F. crispulus var. nelliampathiae. Fissidens subangustus Fleisch. is also recorded here as new report for Kerala State. A brief taxonomic description, line drawing illustration and identification key to the species of the section are provided to facilitate their future easier identification. %M doi:10.6165/tai.2020.65.295