New Distributional Records of Lichens for the State of Mizoram, Indo-Burma Region of India

Authors

  • Nurpen Meitei Thangjam Department of Horticulture Aromatic & Medicinal Plants, School of Earth Sciences & Natural Resource Management, Mizoram University, Aizawl 796009, Mizoram, India
  • Awadhesh Kumar Department of Horticulture Aromatic & Medicinal Plants, School of Earth Sciences & Natural Resource Management, Mizoram University, Aizawl 796009, Mizoram, India
  • Tbc Laldingliani Department of Horticulture Aromatic & Medicinal Plants, School of Earth Sciences & Natural Resource Management, Mizoram University, Aizawl 796009, Mizoram, India
  • Dalip Kumar Upreti Lichenology Laboratory, Plant Diversity Systematics and Herbarium Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48048/tis.2022.2573

Keywords:

Documentation, Indo-Burma region, Lichens diversity, Mizoram, New records

Abstract

The present paper enumerated the occurrence of 30 different species of lichens collected from 2 different study sites situated in 2 districts of Mizoram. It included Crustose (12 sp.), Foliose (16 sp.) and Fruticose (2 sp.) along with 9 species named as Diploschistes scruposus (Schreb.) Norman, Diorygma macgregorii (Vain.) Kalb, Staiger & Elix, Diorygma soozanum (Zahlbr.) M. Nakan. & Kashiw., Malmidea granifera (Ach.) Kalb, Rivas Plata & Lumbsch, Letrouitia vulpina (Tuck.) Hafellner & Bellem., Parmotrema austrosinense (Zahlbr.) Hale, Parmotrema crinitoides J.C. Wei, Parmotrema nilgherrense (Nyl.) Hale, Parmotrema rampoddense (Nyl.) Hale reported as a new record for the 1st time to the state of Mizoram, Northeast India. The finding were correlated with other previous reports on lichens and it provided detailed overview of documentation, distribution and diversity of lichens found in the small state like Mizoram under Indo-Burma region. Therefore, the richness of lichen diversity indicates the conditions of good forest health in Mizoram. The study also submits the need of conservation and exploration in the unexplored areas.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • The insight of the lichens diversity of the Mizoram state now provides the open platform for Lichenologist as well as Environmentalist
  • The report of few species for the first time from the forest dominated hilly region of Mizoram had shown the richness of lichen distribution and its diversity
  • As urbanisations as well as infrastructures developments are taking places in the remote corner of the state, it is very essential to explore the lichens diversities


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2022-02-09

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Vol. 19 No. 4 (2022): Trends in Sciences, Volume 19, Number 4, 15 February 2022

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