Book ID: 103762
Rai, Himanshu and Dalip K. Upreti (eds.)
Terricolous Lichens in India. Vol. 2: Morphotaxonomic studies. 2014. illus. IX, 313 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Volume 2: Morphotaxonomic Studies focuses on the morphotaxonomy of terricolous lichens in India. Divided into two chapters, the first chapter describes the basics of soil lichen curation from Indian habitats, presents the various morpho-anatomical and chemical techniques for taxonomic identification, and introduces the morpho-anatomical features of terricolous lichens. The second chapter focuses on the taxonomy of 312 terricolous lichen species and includes detailed identification keys and taxonomic descriptions.