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A New Species of Lejeunea (Marchantiophyta) from Mizoram, India

Sushil Singh, Shashi Bhusan Kumar

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Thorangtlang Wildlife Sanctuary, Mizoram, one of the most remote and inaccessible, protected area in India, lies at the Indo-Bangladesh border. A new species Lejeunea mizoramensis of liverwort (Marchantiophyta) was collected from this protected area and described in the present article. It distinctly differs from the related species in stem anatomy, leaf size, number of male bracts (6–8 pairs), female bract and bracteoles and perianth size. Its relation with allied species is discussed.

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Thorangtlang Wildlife Sanctuary, Mizoram, one of the most remote and inaccessible, protected area in India, lies at the Indo-Bangladesh border. A new species Lejeunea mizoramensis of liverwort (Marchantiophyta) was collected from this protected area and described in the present article. It distinctly differs from the related species in stem anatomy, leaf size, number of male bracts (6–8 pairs), female bract and bracteoles and perianth size. Its relation with allied species is discussed.

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Thorangtlang Wildlife Sanctuary, Mizoram, one of the most remote and inaccessible, protected area in India, lies at the Indo-Bangladesh border. A new species Lejeunea mizoramensis of liverwort (Marchantiophyta) was collected from this protected area and described in the present article. It distinctly differs from the related species in stem anatomy, leaf size, number of male bracts (6–8 pairs), female bract and bracteoles and perianth size. Its relation with allied species is discussed.

Key concepts: Marchantiophyta, Bract, Lejeuneaceae, Perianth, Biology, Botany, Genus, Inflorescence

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