Lichen Diversity in the Terai Regions of Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

Terai regions of Uttar Pradesh is one of the richest area for lichen diversity in the state represented by 81 species under 37 genera and 23 families. Out of these, 66 species are crustose, 11 foliose, 3 squamulose and 1 leprose. Graphidaceae shows highest generic as well as species diversity with 5 genera and 15 species followed by Ramalinaceae with 2 genera and 10 species. Among the genera Graphis is the largest with 10 species followed by Bacidia with 9 species. Agonimia allobata (Stizenb.) P. James, Anisomeridium aff. ranunculosporum (Coppins and James) Coppins, Coenogonium aciculatum Lücking and Aptroot, and Malmidea bakeri (Vain.) Kalb, Rivas Plata and Lumbsch have been found as new records for India and Arthonia cinnabarina (DC.) Wallr., A. dispersula Nyl., Bacidia medialis (Tuck. ex Nyl.) Zahlbr., Bacidina apiahica (Müll. Arg.) Vezda, Buellia stellulata (Taylor) Mudd, Byssoloma subdiscordans (Nyl.) P. James, Chaenothecopsis savonica (Räsänen) Tibell, Coenogonium dilucidum (Kremp.) Kalb and Lücking, Coenogonium minimum (Müll. Arg.) Lücking, Endocarpon pusillum Hedw., Fellhanera fuscatula (Müll. Arg.) Vëzda, Fellhanera rhapidophylli (Rehm) Vezda, Fellhanera semecarpi (Vain.) Vezda, Fissurina cingalina (Nyl.) Staiger, Graphis caesiella Vain., Graphis filiformis Adaw. and Makhija, Graphis lineola Ach., Graphis petricosa (Kremp.) A.W. Archer, Graphis pyrrhocheliodes Zahlbr., Herpothallon sticticum Jagadeesh and G.P. Sinha, Letrouitia domingensis (Pers.) Hafellner and Bellem., Mazosia phyllosema (Nyl.) Zahlbr., Mycomicrothelia nonensis (Müll. Arg.) D. Hawksw., Mycomicrothelia thelena (Müll. Arg.) D. Hawksw., Phaeographis inusta (Ach.) Müll. Arg., Pyxine consocians Vain., Strigula nitidula Mont. and Thelotrema subtile Tuck. have been found as new records for Uttar Pradesh.