Vegetos
(An International Journal of Plant Research & Biotechnology)
New distributional records of lichenized fungi for India from Assam
Islary Pungbili, Nayaka Sanjeeva, Joseph Siljo, Upreti Dalip Kumar, Basumatary Derhasat, Daimari Rebecca
Research Articles | Published: 02 December, 2022
Online ISSN : 2229-4473.
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Keywords:
Lichenized fungi, n Malmidean , Taxonomy, Ultapani
Abstract
Present paper deals with 21 species of lichenized fungi belonging to 11 genera and 8 families, collected from Ultapani Forest Range of Kokrajhar district, Assam, India situated in the foothills of Bhutan. The family Malmideaceae is dominant with 11 species followed by Graphidaceae with four species. Amongst genera, Malmidea exhibited as the most dominant genus with nine species followed by Graphis with four species. Eight species viz. Allographa myolensis, Graphis subintermedians, Malmidea coralliformis, M. perplexa, M. subgranifera, M. tratiana, Parmeliella cinerata and Pyrenula microtheca are new records to Indian lichen biota. A total of 13 species viz. Buellia tincta, Graphis nanodes, Hemithecium pulchellum, Heterodermia dissecta, Malmidea bakeri, M. fuscella, M. hypomelaena, M. psychotrioides, M. subaurigera, Parmotrema pseudotinctorum, Porina atroperiostiola, P. platystoma and Pyxine cylindrica are new additions to lichen biota of Assam. Brief description of each species along with their distributions are provided.
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Acknowledgements
We are grateful to the Director of CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, for their support and DST-SERB, GoI, for assisting financially under the scheme EMEQ (EEQ/2019/000547). One author, Siljo Joseph is thankful to DST, New Delhi for INSPIRE Faculty scheme (IFA18-LSPA124).
Author Information
Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation Division, Forest Botany Department, KSCSTE-Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur, India
Lichenology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India