Study on Bryoflora of Kannavam Forest, Kannur District, Kerala,India
Authors/Creators
- 1. PG Dept. of Botany and Research centre, Sir Syed College, Taliparamba, Kannur, Kerala 670142
- 2. Assistant professor department of botany, Nirmalagiri College, Kuthuparamba,Kannur Kerala 670701
Description
Kannavam Forest is a tropical forest located in the Kannavam Village with an area of 400 hectares, in Thallassery thaluk of Kannur district of Kerala state. The forests canopy favors the luxuriant growth of lower plants and bryophytes. Specimen collections were carried out during the period of August 2017 to March 2018, morphological and taxonomical studies were carried out. A total 20 species which belong to 16 genera, 12 families, 8 orders and 2 classes of bryophytes were identified. Of these, 8 orders, 11 families, 14 genera, 18 species and 3 varieties are mosses, 1 orders, 1 family, 2 genera and 2 species were liverworts. The result revealed the presence of some rare species, never reported from the state of Kerala and also in Kannur before. This study was a pioneer work in diversity of bryoflora in Kannavam forest.