Riccia fluitans L - New distributional record for Khandesh region of Maharashtra, India. Chaudhari Revan Y.*, Khan Tanveer A.1, Bagwan Shakila A.2 Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India 1Department of Botany, H. J. Thim College of Arts and Science, Mehrun, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India 2L.B.S. College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Satara, Maharashtra, India *Email: revanchaudhari2220@gmail.com
Online published on 17 October, 2024. Abstract In India only 2 species of Riccia grow under aquatic environment, which include Riccia fluitans L. as one of them. However, its identity was doubtful because the sporophyte structure is rarely seen in the specimens. Present study reports this species from Khandesh region of Maharashtra state, along with archegonia, sporophyte and spores. Top Keywords Riccia, Aquatic, Sporophyte, Archegonia, Khandesh, Wetland. Top |