Abstract
Selaginella ciliaris (Retz.) Spring, a lycophyte have been encountered from Dudhwa National Park and Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, which is a new record from terrai regions of Uttar Pradesh. Presence of stomata on lateral and median leaves provides an additional taxonomic circumscription to the species. Taxonomic account, line-drawing illustrations, photographs, vegetative and reproductive attributes including microsporophyll, megasporophyll and distribution pattern across the region have been provided with an emphasis on stomata of marginal and mid-vein region of leaves.
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Authors are thankful to Director, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow for providing necessary facilities. Thanks are also due to Uttar Pradesh State Biodiversity Board, Lucknow for financial assistance. Funding was provided by Uttar Pradesh State Biodiversity Board (Grant No. ID0ECRAE263).
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Johari, D., Singh, A.P. A New Taxonomic Circumscription and Record of Selaginella ciliaris (Selaginellaceae) from Terrai Regions of Uttar Pradesh. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 40, 61–66 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-016-0518-1
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