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Issue: Vol. 721 No. 3: 8 Oct. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-10-08
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.721.3.9
Page range: 295-300
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Cylindrocolea rhizantha (Cephaloziellaceae, Marchantiophyta)—a new record for Asia from the Western Ghats, India

Bryology Laboratory, Department of Botany & Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil - 629 003, Tamil Nadu, India
176/1, Henry Street, K.P. Road, Nagercoil - 629 001, Tamil Nadu, India
Meise Botanic Garden, 1860 Meise, Belgium
Cylindrocolea disjunct distribution India liverworts Neotropics Sirumalai Hills Bryophytes

Abstract

The liverwort Cylindrocolea rhizantha, so far known only from the American continent, has been discovered in the Sirumalai Hills of the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. It constitutes the first report of the species from India and Asia. A detailed description along with a photographic plate, a distribution map and a key to the species of genus Cylindrocolea recorded from India are provided.

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How to Cite

Williams, Z., Daniels, A. & Gradstein, S. (2025) Cylindrocolea rhizantha (Cephaloziellaceae, Marchantiophyta)—a new record for Asia from the Western Ghats, India. Phytotaxa 721 (3): 295–300. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.721.3.9