本研究乃建立Agasthyamalai 的生物圈保護區的苔蘚植物誌。此份名錄共記錄了90 個分類群，其中58 個苔類分類群，以及32 個蘚類分類群，而為印度半島的新記錄的分類群有16 個，另外有6 個喀拉拉邦 (Kerala State) 的新記錄種。

The bryophyte flora of the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve is catalogued. There is no previous report of bryophytes from this area. The checklist consists of 90 taxa (58 mosses, 32 liverworts), of which 16 species are newly reported for the Peninsular India (Asterella reticulata, Bazzania sumbavensis, Cephalozia pandei, Clastobryopsis muelleri,Cyathophorella adiantum, Dicranoloma subreflexifolium, Herbertus dicranus, Himantocladium cyclophyllum, Hypnum plumaeforme, H. sikkimense, Leucobryum cucullifolium, Radula grandifolia, Symblepharis vaginata, Symphyodon echinatus,
Trichocolea udarii and Trichostelium boschii) and another 6 are new for the Kerala State (Campylopus involutus, Cephaloziella willisiana, Frullania ericoides, Macromitrium moorcroftii, Metzgeria decipiens and Leucobryum mittenii).