THREE FOLIICOLOUS TAXA OF LEJEUNEACEAE (MARCHANTIOPHYTA) NEW TO INDIA FROM GREAT NICOBAR BIOSPHERE RESERVE, ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS

摘要

Three liverworts belonging to family Lejeuneaceae (Marchantiophyta), Cololejeunea equi-albi, Colura pluridentata and Drepanolejeunea thwaitesiana var. thwaitesiana are being reported as new to Indian flora from Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The diversity and distribution of the genera Cololejeunea, Colura and Drepanolejeunea in India have been discussed.