Additions to the liverwort flora of the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Botanical Region

Authors

  • John Braggins
  • Matt Renner Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust
  • Peter de Lange

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7751/telopea20147709

Keywords:

liverwort, Acrolejeunea, A. pycnoclada var. pycnoclada, Ceratolejeunea belangeriana, Cheilolejeunea, C. ceylanica, Lepidolejeunea, L. integristipula, Notoscyphus, N. lutescens, Kermadec Islands group, New Zealand Botanical Region, New Zealand

Abstract

Five liverwort species are reported for the first time from the New Zealand Botanical Region, all from Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands group: Ceratolejeunea belangeriana, Notoscyphus lucescens and Lepidolejeunea integristipula (new records for their respective genera in New Zealand), Acrolejeunea pycnoclada var pycnoclada and Cheilolejeunea ceylanica. Keys to Australasian Acrolejeunea and vitate species of Cheilolejeunea subg. Xenolejeunea are provided.

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Published

2014-08-25

Issue

Vol. 17: Elizabeth Brown Special Issue

Section

Articles