Riccia sahyadrica is a species of liverwort described from the Western Ghats of Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary of Kerala.[1] Its name is derived from the Malayalam word Sahyadri for the Western Ghats. It is characterized by the photosynthetic region confined to the lower half of the thallus. In Riccia members, the photosynthetic region is on the upper half of the thallus. Only one other species, R. caroliniana from northern Australia, is known with this feature.[2][3]

Riccia sahyadrica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Marchantiopsida
Order: Marchantiales
Family: Ricciaceae
Genus: Riccia
Species:
R. sahyadrica
Binomial name
Riccia sahyadrica
Manju & Cargill, 2019

References

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  1. ^ Cargill, D.C.; Manju, C.N.; Deepa, K.M.; Chandini, V.K.; Rajesh, K.P. (2019). "A New Indian Species of Riccia with connections to Northern Australia". Journal of Bryology. 42 (3): 236–242. doi:10.1080/03736687.2019.1611249. S2CID 198251594.
  2. ^ Na-Thalang, O. (1980). "A revision of the genus Riccia (Hepaticae) in Australia". Brunonia. 3 (1): 61–140. doi:10.1071/BRU9800061.
  3. ^ Cargill, D.C.; Neal, W.C.; Sharma, I.; Gueidan, C. (2016). "A preliminary molecular phylogeny of the genus Riccia L.(Ricciaceae) in Australia". Australian Systematic Botany. 29 (3): 197–217. doi:10.1071/SB16018. S2CID 88553718.