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MARCHANTIA
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MARCHANTIA
Occurrence
•The Genus of Marchantia include 65 species
about all over the world.
•In India only 11 species have been reported.
•All the species are terrestrial growing on
moist shady places,damp soil, moist rocks
and bank of the rivers.
•Common Indian species are: M.polymorpha,
M.palmata , M.indica , M.simlana
Systematic Position
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Hepaticopsida
Order: Marchantiales
Family: Marchantiaceae
Genus: Marchantia