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An Appraisal of the genus Marchantia in India with a Note on Marchantia emarginata subspecies emarginata in Indian Himalayan Region

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The genus Marchantia Linnaeus is widely distributed in all the bryogeographical regions of the country and forms a part of undergraduate and post graduate syllabi of most Indian universities. The paper reviews the taxonomic status of various species of the genus described/recorded from the country so far and describes Marchantia emarginata Reinwardt, Blume and Nees subspecies emarginata—a taxon hitherto known in Indian bryology from Western Ghats and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, for the first time from the Indian Himalayan region. Out of 23 binomial/trinomials recorded under the genus from India so far, only 10 are currently accepted. A key, distribution and habitat of the Indian taxa of the genus have been provided.

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The authors are grateful to the Director, Botanical Survey of India, and Kolkata for the facilities and to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi for financial assistance under the All India Coordinated Project on Taxonomy (AICOPTAX).

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Singh, D., Singh, D.K. An Appraisal of the genus Marchantia in India with a Note on Marchantia emarginata subspecies emarginata in Indian Himalayan Region. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. 83, 15–26 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-012-0065-6

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