Anil Sharma*, Madhu Bhagat and Anima Langer
Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu – 180 006.
*e – mail: asanilsharma3@gmail.com
Abstract: This paper deals with the distribution of liverwort taxa in Nagbani. It includes 9 species belonging to 6 genera, 4 families and 2 orders. The most prominent order is Marchantiales. District Jammu, a part of Jammu and Kashmir State (North- West Himalayas), exhibit remarkable topographic and edaphic diversity and therefore, offers congenial climatic conditions for the luxuriant growth of liverworts. Out of these, three taxa are either endemic or threatened. These are Asterella angusta (Steph.) Kachroo, A. pathankotensis (Kash.) Kachroo (endemic) and Reboulia hemispherica (L.) Raddi (threatened).
Keywords: Liverworts, NW Himalayas, nagbani
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