Current status of lichen diversity in Chhattisgarh state, India

The paper enumerated an updated checklist of 119 species of lichens belonging to 49 genera and 29 families from the state of Chhattisgarh, India. Pertusaria pilosula var. indica R. Bajpai and Upreti, is described as a new variety, while 29 species marked by asterisks (*) are additions to the lichen biota of the state.