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Three species of the genus Psora are recognized in India including Psora crenata (Taylor) Reinke, P. decipiens (Hedw.) Hoffm. and P. himalayana (C. Bab.) Timdal. Among them, P. crenata is described as a new record to the lichen biota of India. Descriptions, illustrations and distributions are provided for each species together with a key to all species of Psora known from India.
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We are indebted to Director, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow for providing all kinds of facilities during the study under the project OLP 0114, and to all researchers who deposited the specimens in herbarium LWG (CSIR-NBRI manuscript no. CSIR-NBRI_MS/2023/12/01.
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Vishal Kumar, Upreti, D.K. & Nayaka, S. Morpho-taxonomic Revision of the Lichen Genus Psora Hoffm. (Psoraceae, Lecanorales) from India. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 51, 954–958 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359023606146
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