A new species of <i>Leiorreuma</i> (Ascomycota, Ostropales) from Great Nicobar Island, India

Authors

  • Pushpi Singh Botanical Survey of India, Central Regional Centre, 10-Chatham Lines, Allahabad- 211 002
  • T.A.M. Jagadeesh Ram Botanical Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair?744 102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • K. P. Singh Botanical Survey of India, Central Regional Centre, 10-Chatham Lines, Allahabad- 211 002

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjpt.v24i1.33000

Abstract

Leiorreuma nicobarense Pushpi Singh, Jagadeesh and Kr. P. Singh, a new species from Great Nicobar Island, India is described and illustrated. It is characterized by its sessile lirellae with widely exposed densely whitish pruinose disc, inspersed hymenium, 8-spored asci with 6-locular ascospores and presence of stictic, constictic and hypostictic acids. Key to species occurring in India is provided.

Keywords: Ascomycota; Lichenized fungi; New species; Taxonomy; Sundaland.

Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 24(1): 912, 2017 (June)

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Pushpi Singh, Botanical Survey of India, Central Regional Centre, 10-Chatham Lines, Allahabad- 211 002

 

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Published

2017-06-25

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Singh, P., Ram, T. J., & Singh, K. P. (2017). A new species of <i>Leiorreuma</i> (Ascomycota, Ostropales) from Great Nicobar Island, India. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy, 24(1), 9–12. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjpt.v24i1.33000

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Vol. 24 No. 1 (2017)

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