Subgenus Himalayanus Suwanmala, J. C. Villarreal & Chantanaorr. subgen. nov.

Type.

Phaeoceros himalayensis (Kashyap) Prosk. ex Bapna & G. G. Vyas

Diagnosis.

Capsule green at early stage, becoming yellowish brown, dark brown to blackish at late maturity, twisted when dry causing 1–2 longitudinally splits along the capsule length, valves usually adherent at tip, rarely widely opened. Tubers absent or present and long-stalked.

Included species.

Phaeoceros aequatus, P. himalayensis, P. kashyapii, and P. stenothallus .

Key to Phaeoceros himalayensis and related species