An annotated checklist of the bryophytes of Taita Hills region, Kenya

An annotated checklist of the bryophytes of Taita Hills region, Kenya

Based on previous literature and our own collections, we list 285 bryophyte species (142 liverworts, 143 mosses) from the Taita Hills region (including Mt. Kasigau and Maktau Hill) in SE Kenya. New records for Kenya include the liverworts Archilejeunea elobulata Steph., Bazzania nitida (F. Weber) Gr...

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Main Authors: Enroth Johannes, Pócs Tamás, He Xiaolan, Nyqvist Petri, Stam Åsa, Malombe Itambo, Rikkinen Jouko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-07-01
Series:Acta Musei Silesiae: Scientiae Naturales
Subjects:
bryofloristics
eastern arc mountains
liverworts
mosses
sub-saharan africa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2019-0007
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Summary:Based on previous literature and our own collections, we list 285 bryophyte species (142 liverworts, 143 mosses) from the Taita Hills region (including Mt. Kasigau and Maktau Hill) in SE Kenya. New records for Kenya include the liverworts Archilejeunea elobulata Steph., Bazzania nitida (F. Weber) Grolle, Cololejeunea grossepapillosa (Horik.) N. Kitag., Diplasiolejeunea kraussiana (Lindenb.) Steph., D. villaumei Steph., Lejeunea amaniensis E.W. Jones, L. cyathearum E.W. Jones, Lopholejeunea laciniata E.W. Jones, Metzgeria crassipilis (Lindb.) A. Evans, M. nudifrons Steph., Plagiochila boryana (F. Weber) Nees, and P. moenkemeyeri Steph., and the mosses Leucophanes hildebrandtii Müll. Hal. and Neckeromnion lepineanum (Mont.) S. Olsson, Enroth, Huttunen & D. Quandt. A further 22 liverworts and 13 mosses previously known from other parts of Kenya are reported for the first time from the Taita Hills region.
ISSN:2336-3207

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