A first note on lichens of tawi wildlife sanctuary, Mizoram

Authors

  • P.C. LALREMRUATA Department of Botany, Mizoram University, Aizawl-796004, Mizoram, India.
  • R.C. LAHA Department of Botany, Mizoram University, Aizawl-796004, Mizoram, India.
  • LALHRIATPUIA Department of Botany, Mizoram University, Aizawl-796004, Mizoram, India.
  • ZOTHANMAWIA Pachhunga University College, Aizawl, Mizoram, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22376/ijpbs.2017.8.3.b182-187

Keywords:

Lichens, New records, Mizoram, Northeast India

Abstract

The present study deals with the investigation of Lichen flora of Tawi Wildlife Sanctuary, Mizoram. In the present investigations a total of 60 species belonging to 19 genera and 9 families have been recorded for the first time from Tawi Wildlife Sanctuary, Mizoram. Out of which 18 species viz. Brigantiaea leucoxantha, Caloplaca ferruginea, Dirinaria consimilis, Graphis librata,  Lobaria pseudopulmonaria, Lobaria discolor, Heterodermia pseudospeciosa, Hypotrachyna flexilis, Myelochroa subaurulenta, Pallidogramme chlorocarpoides, Pyxine cocoes, Pyxine consocians, Pyxine retirugella, Parmotrema chinense, Parmotrema cristiferum, Parmotrema pseudotinctorum, Parmotrema robustum, Pseudocyphellaria crocata  are new records to Mizoram. Physciaceae, Graphidaceae and Parmeliaceae are the dominant families in the study area.

Downloads

Published

30.09.2017

How to Cite

P.C. LALREMRUATA, R.C. LAHA, LALHRIATPUIA, & ZOTHANMAWIA. (2017). A first note on lichens of tawi wildlife sanctuary, Mizoram. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 8(3), 182–187. https://doi.org/10.22376/ijpbs.2017.8.3.b182-187

Issue

Volume 8, Issue 3, 2017

Section

Research Articles

Categories

License

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.