New Records of Lichen for the Mycota of Assam State, Eastern Himalaya

Rebecca Daimari; Sanjeeva Nayaka; Dalip K. Upreti; Raza R. Hoque

doi:10.36808/if/2017/v143i3/113631

New Records of Lichen for the Mycota of Assam State, Eastern Himalaya

Authors

Rebecca Daimari Department of Environmental Science, Tezpur University, Tezpur
Sanjeeva Nayaka CSIR-Lichenology Laboratory, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001
Dalip K. Upreti CSIR-Lichenology Laboratory, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001
Raza R. Hoque Department of Environmental Science, Tezpur University, Tezpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2017/v143i3/113631

Keywords:

Biodiversity, Lichenized Fungi, NE India, New Records.

Abstract

In the ongoing studies on lichens of Assam state, samples collected from Sonitpur district resulted in 25 species hitherto not known from the state. These new records included 16 pyrenocarpous lichens with dominance of members from family Pyrenulaceae (11 spp.) followed by Physciaceae with five species among the newly encountered lichens.

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