Riccia sahyadrica is a species of liverwort described from the Western Ghats of Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary of Kerala.[1] Its name is derived from the Malayalam word Sahyadri for the Western Ghats. It is characterized by the photosynthetic region confined to the lower half of the thallus. In Riccia members, the photosynthetic region is on the upper half of the thallus. Only one other species, R. caroliniana from northern Australia, is known with this feature.[2][3]
| Riccia sahyadrica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Marchantiopsida |
| Order: | Marchantiales |
| Family: | Ricciaceae |
| Genus: | Riccia |
| Species: | R. sahyadrica
|
| Binomial name | |
| Riccia sahyadrica Manju & Cargill, 2019
| |
References
edit- ^ Cargill, D.C.; Manju, C.N.; Deepa, K.M.; Chandini, V.K.; Rajesh, K.P. (2019). "A New Indian Species of Riccia with connections to Northern Australia". Journal of Bryology. 42 (3): 236–242. doi:10.1080/03736687.2019.1611249. S2CID 198251594.
- ^ Na-Thalang, O. (1980). "A revision of the genus Riccia (Hepaticae) in Australia". Brunonia. 3 (1): 61–140. doi:10.1071/BRU9800061.
- ^ Cargill, D.C.; Neal, W.C.; Sharma, I.; Gueidan, C. (2016). "A preliminary molecular phylogeny of the genus Riccia L.(Ricciaceae) in Australia". Australian Systematic Botany. 29 (3): 197–217. doi:10.1071/SB16018. S2CID 88553718.
 | This bryophyte-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |