Folioceros paliformis, A New Synonym of F. kashyapii (Anthocerotaceae: Anthocerotophyta)

Abstract

Close morphological similarities between Folioceros kashyapii S.C.Srivast. & A.K.Asthana and F. paliformis D.K.Singh (Anthocerotaceae: Anthocerotophyta) as well as overlapping key diagnostic characters suggest the two species to be conspecific and hence, F. paliformis is synonymised under F. kashyapii.