Abstract
During the study of liverworts from Uttarakhand in west Himalayan territory, some interesting gemmiparous plants of Lethocolea have been encountered which are distinctly different from known species hence described and illustrated here as a new species: Lethocolea indica sp. nov.
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The authors are grateful to Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, New Delhi for the financial assistance.
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Asthana, G., Maurya, M. Lethocolea indica: A New Liverwort from India. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 37, 535–539 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-014-0274-z
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