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The genusMastigolejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn in India

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Studies on two species ofMastigolejeunea from Indiaviz M. humilis (Gott) Schiffn andM. repleta (Tayl) St are reported.M. humilis exhibits considerable plasticity in morphology and sexuality as well as intracapsular spore germination. A new variety,M. humilis varciliata var nov is described; it also occurs, in Sri Lanka, Java and Thailand.M. repleta (Tayl) St discovered from Arunachal Pradesh for the first time, is comparatively less variable but shows interesting pattern of disposition of female inflorescences.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, 226 007, Lucknow, India

    U S Awasthi & Ram Udar

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Awasthi, U.S., Udar, R. The genusMastigolejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn in India. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 93, 485–494 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053214

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