Taxonomic description of 312 species of terricolous lichens of India, under 79 genera and 28 families, is provided. Generic and species diagnostic keys, taxonomic descriptions (enumerating morpho-anatomical features and chemistry), illustrations, distribution maps of the species are provided with data on their habitat, ecology and worldwide distribution. The study elucidated seven species as new records for India.
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Rai, H., Khare, R., Upreti, D. K., & Ahti, T. (2014). Terricolous lichens of India: Taxonomic keys and description. In Terricolous Lichens in India: Volume 2: Morphotaxonomic Studies (pp. 17–294). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0360-3_2
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