New Regional Records of two Lichen Species from the Western Himalaya: First Documentation from Uttarakhand, India

Nitin Kant Prabhakar; Jagat Prakash Mehta; Sumit Kumar; Bhaskar; Manali Kaintura; Rakesh Singh Adhikari; Sanjeeva Nayaka; Mamta Arya

doi:10.36808/if/2026/v152i4/171093

New Regional Records of two Lichen Species from the Western Himalaya: First Documentation from Uttarakhand, India

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Nitin Kant Prabhakar Department of Botany & Microbiology, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar Garhwal, 246174, Uttarakhand
Jagat Prakash Mehta Department of Botany & Microbiology, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar Garhwal, 246174, Uttarakhand
Sumit Kumar Department of Botany & Microbiology, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar Garhwal, 246174, Uttarakhand
Bhaskar Department of Botany & Microbiology, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar Garhwal, 246174, Uttarakhand
Manali Kaintura Department of Biotechnology, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar Garhwal, 246174, Uttarakhand
Rakesh Singh Adhikari Lichenology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226001, Uttar Pradesh
Sanjeeva Nayaka Lichenology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226001, Uttar Pradesh
Mamta Arya Department of Biotechnology, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar Garhwal, 246174, Uttarakhand

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