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1. Aneura pseudopinguis (Herzog) PocsContributor: K. HylanderEthiopia: Kaffa, Bonga, Gimbo, Meligawa, Barta forest, 3 km ENE of Bonga, moist Afromontane forest, among other bryophytes on dead wood,...

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We report the first record of Drepanocladus longifolius for Slovakia evidenced by herbarium specimen.

ETHNOTHERAPEUTICS OF BRYOPHYTE PLAGIOCHASMA APPENDICULATUM AMONG THE GADDI TRIBES OF KANGRA VALLEY, HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA

The use of thalloid liverwort Plagiochasma appendiculatum Lehm. et. Lind. by Gaddi tribes of Kangra Valley, Himachal Pradesh in India, for the cure of burns, boils, and blisters of skin is reported for the first time.

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L. T. Ellis1, A. K. Asthana2, P. Srivastava2, I. Omar2, K. K. Rawat2, V. Sahu2, M. J. Cano3, D. P. Costa4, E. M. Dias5,8, N. Dias dos Santos5,6, J. B. Silva5, V. E. Fedosov7, M. N. Kozhin7, E. A. Ignatova7, S. R. Germano8, E. O. Golovina9, N. J. M. Gremmen10, R. Ion11, S. Ştefǎnuţ11, M. von Konrat12, M. S. Jimenez13,14, G. M. Suárez13,15, T. Kiebacher16, M. Lebouvier17, D. G. Long18, D. Maity19, R. Ochyra20, I. Parnikoza21, V. Plášek22, L. Fialová22, Z. Skoupá22, S. Poponessi23, M. Aleffi23, M. S. Sabovljević24, A. D. Sabovljević24, P. Saha25, M. N. Aziz25, J. Sawicki26,22, M. Suleiman27, B.-Y. Sun28, J. Váňa29, T. Wójcik30, Y.-J. Yoon31, J. Żarnowiec32, J. Larraín33

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ub lis he d by M an ey P ub lis hi ng ( c) B rit is h B ry ol og ic al S oc ie ty Bryological Note New national and regional bryophyte records, 27 L T Ellis, A K Asthana, Vinay Sahu, P Bansal, V Nath, P Erzberger, T Hallingback, M Infante, P Lazarevic, L Luis, R Medina, R Ochyra, N Pande, B Papp, V Plasek, M Sabovljevic, J Sawicki, M Sim-Sim, A Stebel, G M Suarez, J van Rooy, N Phephu Department of Botany, The Natural History Museum, London, UK, Bryology Laboratory, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India, Belziger Str. 37, Berlin, Germany, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Alava, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia, Faculdade de Ciencias de Lisboa, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, Instituto Piaget, Campus Universitario de Santo Andre, Portugal, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain, Laboratory of Bryology, Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland, Department of Botany, Kumaun University, Nainital, India, Botanical Department, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary, Department of Biology and Ecology, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden, University of Belgrade, Serbia, Deparment of Botany and Nature Protection, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland, Museu Nacional de Historia Natural, Lisboa, Portugal, Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Fundacion Miguel Lillo, Tucuman, Argentina, National Herbarium, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa

Reproductive Biology of Bryophytes

The bryophytes include three parallel groups; Musci, Hepaticae and Anthocerotae. Some workers (Crandall Stotler 1980) have considered these groups even to be independent phyla. However, plants of all of these three groups possess a basically similar pattern of life cycle, bearing the photosynthetically autonomous, usually perennial, haploid gametophyte as the dominant phase of the life cycle, which gives rise to an unbranched independent/partially-dependent diploid sporophyte carrying a single capsule. Despite wide-ranging modalities in reproduction, there are some basic constraints in the life cycle of bryophytes (Longton and Schuster 1983) due to the necessity of water for fertilization, production of a terrestrial gametophyte, short durability of the sporophyte and one-time production of spores. Some valuable contributions regarding the life cycles of bryophytes have been made by Gayat (1897), Longton and Greene (1967, 1969), Longton (1969, 1980, 1988), Udar (1976), Zander (1979), Pujos (1992), Hadderson and Longton (1995).

In vitro Study on the Reproductive Behavior of the Endemic and Threatened Indian Liverwort: Cryptomitrium himalayense Kashyap (Aytoniaceae)

Abstract Axenic cultures of the thalloid liverwort Cryptomitrium himalayense Kashyap were established from spores and propagated in vitro under a variety of culture media and controlled environments to determine the optimum conditions for the onset of sexual phase. Enhanced vegetative growth in form of overlapping rosette-forming thalli occurs on half strength Knops medium as well as in Hoagland medium under continuous illumination of 2.93 W/m2 at 21°C from the production of innovations from the basal parts of the dorsal surfaces of the thalli. Thalli became shorter and produced tuberous swelling following nutrient depletion and drying out of the medium. Sex organs were produced only on Hoagland medium supplemented with 1% sucrose under a long day regime with colder nights (16 hours light at 21°C and of 8 hours darkness at 15°C). Thalli acclimatized and transferred on soil also produced sex organs under similar conditions of photoperiod and temperature.

Observations on the rare Indian hornwort Anthoceros alpinus Steph.

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Distributional patterns of the genus Folioceros Bharad. in India

The genus Folioceros Bharad. is represented in the Indian subcontinent by 12 species: F. assamicus Bharad., F. appendiculatus (Steph.) Udar et Singh, F. dixitianus (Mahabale) Bharad., F. glandulosus (L. et L.) Bharad., F. indicus Bharad., F. kashyapii Sriv. et Asthana, F. mangaloreus (Steph.) Bharad., F. paliformis Singh, F. physocladus Bharad. ex Schiffn. et Pande, F. satpurensis (Sriv.) Bharad. et Srivastava, F. amboinensis (Schiffn.) Piippo and F. udarii Asthana et Sriv. The greatest concentration of species has been observed in the moist subtropical evergreen as well as deciduous forests of the eastern Himalaya and south India, possessing 6 and 4 species, respectively. Western Himalaya and central India host one species each while the Andaman Islands possess two species. All species are endemic to their bryogeographical zones except F. appendiculatus, F. glandulosus and F. amboinensis, as F. appendiculatus occur in Samoa, Java, Sumatra and New Guinea while F. glandulosus occurs in New South Wales, Australia and F. amboinensis in Java beyond the Indian subcontinent. Folioceros indicus, F. physocladus and F. satpurensis are restricted to slightly higher altitudes, whereas F. mangaloreus, F. assamicus, F. paliformis and F. amboinensis are restricted to comparatively lower altitudes.

Two Mosses New to West Himalayan Bryoflora

The Govind Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Uttarakashi district of Uttarakhand. The area is very rich in biodiversity in general and bryodiversity in particular. During recent investigation on the bryoflora of this area, two species of mosses viz., Cyathophorella burkillii (Dixon) Broth. (Family-Hypopterygiaceae) and Symphyodon erraticus (Mitt.) A. Jaeger. (Family-Symphyodontaceae) have been identified, which are new additions to the bryoflora of western Himalaya. Both the taxa were earlier known from eastern Himalaya only. About 16 taxa of Cyathophorella are known all over the world; in India it is represented by five valid species. Fifteen species of Symphyodon are known worldwide, while in India the genus is represented by seven valid species. A morpho-taxonomic account of above two taxa is provided.