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'''''Fissidens pokhrensis''''' is a species of moss in the [[Monotypic taxon|monogeneric]] family [[Fissidentaceae]].<ref name=":0">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/380453071_Fissidens_Pokhrensis_Nork_-_A_New_Record_to_Kerala</ref><ref>Bruggeman-Nannenga, M. A., & Müller, F. (2020). Fissidens pokhrensis S. S. Kumar. In A contribution to the Fissidens Hedw. (Musci, Fissidentaceae) of Myanmar, including F. strictidens sp. nov. and F. pseudoanomalus sp. nov., pp. 229-238 in Cryptogamie, Bryologie (Vol. 20, Number 18, p. 236).</ref><br />
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== Habitat and distribution ==<br />
''Fissidens pokhrensis'' grows in rocky patches and land cuttings in low altitude degraded evergreen forests. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[India]] and is found in the Western [[Himalayas]] and [[Western Ghats]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]]. <ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Description ==<br />
The {{cvt|2-3.2|mm}} tall plant has leaves in 5-8 pairs, which curl when dry. Leaves are ovate, lingulate with [[serrulate]] margins and acute apex. At Mangattuparamba [[Neeliyar Kottam]], they were observed to be growing [[corticolous]] on a tree.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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