Leptolejeunea arunachalensis (Lejeuneaceae, Hepaticae) ― a New Species from India

Abstract

A new species Leptolejeunea arunachalensis Sudipa Das & D. K. Singh, is described from Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh in Eastern Himalaya, India. The new species is different from L. elliptica (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Steph. in having smaller, 3-5 mm long plants, closely imbricate leaves 0.16-0.34 x 0.13-0.29 mm in size with only two ocelli and underleaves with parallel to subparallel, uniformly 2-celled uniseriate lobes.