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Morpho-taxonomy ofAnthoceros crispulus (Mont.) Douin from south India

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Anthoceros crispulus (Mont.) Douin, with an extended distribution from plains of UP to montane areas in the Palni and Nilgiri hills in peninsular India, is characterized by radially lamellate (crispate) dorsal surface and lobed rosettes of thalli with stomata 44×33−56×44 μm, and inner lining layer cells of capsule wall with irregular thickening bands. Scanning electron microscopic studies of the spore provide additional taxonomic character as both proximal and distal faces are distinct in the sporoderm architecture.

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

    S C Srivastava & A K Asthana

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Contribution from Botany Department: New Series Bryophyta No 221.

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Srivastava, S.C., Asthana, A.K. Morpho-taxonomy ofAnthoceros crispulus (Mont.) Douin from south India. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 97, 385–389 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053564

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