Daltonia decolyi Gangulee: New record for Western Ghats, South India
New moss to Western Ghats
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https://doi.org/10.21276/pt.2024.1.2.10Keywords:
Daltoniaceae, Daltonia decolyi , Corticolous, Western Ghats, BryophytaAbstract
The endemic species Daltonia decolyi Gangulee has only been documented from Darjeeling in the eastern Himalayas. It has been recorded for the first time during the current investigation from the Doddabetta region in the Nilgiri Hills (Western Ghats). One of the 34 hot spots for biodiversity in the world, the Western Ghats of India are situated in eight of the warmest "Hot Spots" on the planet. The corticolous, glossy plants, oblong, late leaves with a prominent border, and an erect capsule with double peristome teeth—the endostome and exostome being roughly equal—are the characteristics of this species. The base was bordered with calyptra.
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