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Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Bryoflora of the Southern Most Western Ghats India by Daniels A E D & P Daniel
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Materials and methods. 3. Plan of presentation. 4. Systematic treatment. 5. Photo plates. Bibliography. Index. This book presents an original account of the bryophytes of the Southernmost Western Ghats and has 240 species with 145 mosses, 90 liverworts and 5 hornworts supported by 140 figures and 25 colour plates. This work includes 3 new species, 1 new combination at the rank of a variety, 7 species new to the bryoflora of India, 7 to that of the Indian mainland and 14 to that of Peninsular India published earlier. A new variety, 4 new combinations, 12 species new to Peninsular India and 1 to that of the Western Ghats are now added. Synonymy is elaborate in that it includes almost all Indian literatures.