Pyrenula chlorospila (Nyl.) Arnold (Pyrenulaceae), a new addition to lichen biota of India

By

Biswas, Suparna
Daimari, Rebecca
Islary, Pungbili
Nayaka, Sanjeeva
Upreti, D. K.
Kumar Sarma, Pranjit

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-7-12

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

18

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

773--777

Subjects

new record , north-east India , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.4.773

 

Abstract

Climatic conditions and physical features of the Eastern Himalayan region encompasses a rich diversity of lichen biota. However, the region’s lichens are still far from extensively explored. Here, we study the genus Pyrenula Ach. from the Dhubri district of Assam in North-East India. Twelve species of Pyrenula have been recorded, of which one of the species, P. chlorospila (Nyl.) Arnold, is a newly reported from India. Morphotaxonomic comments on this species, emphasizing its distribution, are provided.