New records of lichens from Manipur State, North-eastern India

A total of 140 lichen species belonging to 50 genera and 23 families with 39 species recorded for the first time from the state of Manipur, Northeast India, being reported.Fourteen species are new additions to the lichen flora of Northeast India.The crustose morphotype (49% of the species found) dominated the area, followed by foliose (43%), dimorphic, fruticose, leprose and squamulose lichens, each contributing by 4%, 2%, 1% and 1% of the species found, respectively.Nine species of phorophytic foliicolous lichens that usually colonize live leaves were also encountered.The occurrence of foliicolous lichens is quite characteristic of species diversity and indicate rather high richness in this relatively small phytogeographical area.A brief note on the phytogeographic affinities and distribution of the newly recorded lichens in Manipur has been provided.