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The paper deals with 7 new species and one new variety of lichens from the Himalayan region. They areCetraria pallida Awasthi,C. nepalensis Awasthi,Physcia melanotricha Awasthi,Ph. askotensis Awasthi,Anaptychia himalayensis Awasthi,A. pellucida Awasthi,Peccania Höegii Awasthi, andPhyscia endococcina var.latiloba H. Magn. Mention may be made of the two interesting features, notably deep blue colouration in the cortical region ofAnaptychia himalayensis andA. pellucida by the interaction of iodine solution and the strange dark nubilations in the thecium ofPeccania Höegii.
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Communicated by Dr. S. N. Das-Gupta
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Awasthi, D.D. On new lichens from the himalayas—I. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 45, 129–139 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051057
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051057