Taxonomic Census of Bryophytes of Nadia District of West Bengal, India

By : Sunit Mitra

Page No: 377-386

Abstract:
Nadia districtlies between 22°53? and 24°11? North latitude and between 88°09? and 88°48? East longitude. Covering an area of 3927 Sq. Km. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Bardhaman district to the west, and Murshidabad district to the north. On the basis of the Bryo – Geographic Zonation of the India, this district is situated within the lower gangetic plain Bryo - geographic region. It is comprises of 36 taxa of Bryoflora of which 35 species and 1 – variety of Bryophytes belonging to 23 genera and 15 families, of which 5 species are under 3 genera and 3 – families of Liverworts, and 30 species and 1 – variety, under 20 genera 12 families belonging to the group Musci. Out of the 3 – bryophytic group viz. Hepaticopsida (Liverworts), Anthocerotopsida (Hornworts) and Bryopsida (Musci), the members of Anthocerotopsida (Hornworts) are totally absent in the district.

Author:
Sunit Mitra : Associate Professor of Botany -  Department of Botany, Ranaghat College, Ranaghat, Nadia – 741201

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPSR.2020.36.1-2.47