GENUS NOTOSCYPHUS MITT. IN INDIA

Abstract

  Two new species of Notoscyphus Mitt. have been described from eastern Himalayas: N. darjeelingensis sp. nov. from Darjeeling and N. pandei sp. nov. from Gangtok, Kurseong and Shillong. Both these are also represented in south India in Nilgiri Hills. The genus has four species in India including N. lutescens (Lehm.) Mitt. from Darjeeling, Kudremukh and Palni Hills (south India) and N. paroicus Schiffn. from Kudremukh, and Nilgiri Hills. All the four species show differentiating features in sexuality, stem anatomy, nature of leaf cell walls, underleaves, male bracts, female bracts and pseudoperianth.