First Record of Macromitrium hamatum Dix. from the Nilgiri Hills, South India
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https://doi.org/10.21276/pt.2024.v1.i4.3Keywords:
Orthotrichaceae , Macromitrium hamatum Dix., Corticolous, Nilgiri Hills, South IndiaAbstract
Macromitrium hamatum Dix. is an endemic taxon of India and has previously been reported from Meghalaya and Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu, it was reported from the Tirunelveli district by Daniels. This species is now being reported for the first time from the Nilgiri Hills. It is characterized by a pleurocarpous habit, erectopotent stems, and hamate, hooked, and lanceolate leaves that are densely arranged along the stem. The leaf cells are multi-papillose. This species differs from Macromitrium nepalense in having hamate, lanceolate leaves and multi-papillose mid-laminar cells.
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