Book ID: 107748
Daniels, A. E. D., R. Sreebha and K. C. Kariyappa
Bryoflora of Indira Gandhi National Park in Anamalai Hills, India. 2018. 26 col. pls. 216 figs. VI, 513 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
The present work deals with 217 species and 6 infraspecific taxa belonging to 109 genera, 50 families and 14 orders. Of these, 135 species and 4 infraspecific taxa, 70 genera, 30 families and 10 orders belong to mosses, 1 species, 1 genus, 1 family and 1 order to hornworts, and 81 species and 2 infraspecific taxa, 38 genera, 19 families and 3 orders belong to liverworts. This work includes 7 species new to the bryoflora of India, 1 to that of the Indian mainland, 15 to that of Peninsular India, 1 to that of the Western Ghats and 5 rediscovered after more than half a century. Nomenclature has been updated following the current Code.
There are 216 figures and 26 colour plates 3 colour plates to show the vegetation types, 9 to show the habit and nature of habitat and 14 colour plates to enable the user to identify the species.