First Report of Anastrophyllum lignicola (Anastrophyllaceae, Marchantiophyta) from Arunachal Pradesh in Eastern Himalaya of India

Anastrophyllum lignicola Schill & D.G. Long, earlier known only from Bhutan and China, is described for the first time in Indian Bryoflora from subalpine forests of Hotspring–Jachhup in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh in Eastern Himalaya. The species is characterized by ellipsoid, usually 2-celled to sometimes 1-celled, red or purplish red gemmae. The Indian plants of the species have comparatively little stouter stem, smaller leaves and larger gemmae. Key to the Indian species of the genus Anastrophyllum (Spruce) Steph. has been provided.