Anthoceros alpinus
| Anthoceros alpinus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Anthocerotophyta |
| Class: | Anthocerotopsida |
| Order: | Anthocerotales |
| Family: | Anthocerotaceae |
| Genus: | Anthoceros |
| Species: | A. alpinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthoceros alpinus Steph.
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Anthoceros alpinus is a species of hornwort belonging to the family Anthocerotoceae.[1] It is native to the Garhwal Himalayas located in Uttarakhand, India. It grows at elevations of 2134 meters.
It is a rare species to encounter due to its restricted distribution and location. Thus knowledge of this species was based solely on the type specimen for more than a century. However specimens such as the one collected in 1879 by Duthie Levier in the Mussoorie region provided additional specimens of this species allowing for a better understanding of the morphology of this species.[2]
References
- ^ Söderström, Lars; Hagborg, Anders; von Konrat, Matt; Bartholomew-Began, Sharon; Bell, David; Briscoe, Laura; Brown, Elizabeth; Cargill, D. Christine; Costa, Denise P.; Crandall-Stotler, Barbara J.; Cooper, Endymion D.; Dauphin, Gregorio; Engel, John J.; Feldberg, Kathrin; Glenny, David (2016). "World checklist of hornworts and liverworts". PhytoKeys (59): 1–828. Bibcode:2016PhytK..59....1S. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.59.6261. ISSN 1314-2011. PMC 4758082. PMID 26929706.
- ^ Asthana, A.K.; Nath, Virendra (2004-12-01). "Observations on the rare Indian hornwort Anthoceros alpinus Steph". Journal of Bryology. 26 (4): 303–305. Bibcode:2004JBryo..26..303A. doi:10.1179/174328204X19513. ISSN 0373-6687.