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Studies on Lichens of Mizoram, Northeast India

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The paper enumerates 159 species of lichens recorded from the Mizoram state of northeast India. Buellia aeruginascens, Chaenotheca chrysocephala, Diorygma reniforme, Gassicurtia acidobaeomyceta, Graphis granulosa, Hafellia demutans, Phyllopsora soralifera, Ramboldia sorediata, R. subnexa, Relicina sublanea, Stigmatochroma adaucta, S. gerontoides, S. kryptoviolascens, S. metaleptodes are new records for Indian lichen biota. An inventory of lichen species together with detailed account of new records of lichens are provided in the present communication.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are thankful to the Director, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow; and the authorities of Mizoram University, Aizawl for necessary facilities and to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi for the financial support (38(1376)/13/EMR-II) to carry out this study successfully. They also thank Mr. Komal Kumar Ingle for microphotograph of the specimens.

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  1. Department of Horticulture Aromatic & Medicinal Plants, School of Earth Sciences & Natural Resource Management, Mizoram University, Aizawl, 796009, Mizoram, India

    A. R. Logesh, M. Chinlampianga & A. C. Shukla

  2. Lichenology Laboratory, Plant Diversity Systematics and Herbarium Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India

    D. K. Upreti

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Logesh, A.R., Chinlampianga, M., Shukla, A.C. et al. Studies on Lichens of Mizoram, Northeast India. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. 87, 445–457 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-015-0592-z

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