Frullania larjiana (Jungermanniopsida: Frullaniaceae), a new species from India

Abstract

Frullania larjiana Sushil K. Singh & Singh is described as a new species from the Western Himalaya, India. The species is characterized by ovate-suborbicular leaf lobes that are truncate at their antical bases; uniformly lanceolate–explanate lobules, 0.15?0.17 × 0.0?0.09 mm with a vestigial stylus 1–2 cells long; small underleaves, 0.16?0.3 × 0.1?0.15 mm; obovate to oblong-obovate female bract lobes; triangular lanceolate bract lobules without a stylar tooth and an obovoid, smoothly 5-keeled, shortly beaked perianth.