Clastobryophilum (Bryophyta: Sematophyllaceae) new to the Australian flora

Andi Cairns; David Meagher

doi:10.7751/telopea20147814

Systematics; Plant taxonomy; Nomenclature; Plant Evolution; Plant Conservation; Plant Morphology; Plant Phenology; Identification tools; Australia; Australasia; New South Wales; Australian Capital Territory; Queensland; Western Australia; South Australia; Northern Territory; Victoria; Tasmania; New Zealand; New Caledonia; New Guinea; Lord Howe Island;

Clastobryophilum (Bryophyta: Sematophyllaceae) new to the Australian flora

Authors

Andi Cairns James Cook University
David Meagher School of Botany, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7751/telopea20147814

Keywords:

Australia, bryophyte, Wet Tropics, Sematophyllaceae

Abstract

The genus Clastobryophilum (Bryophyta: Sematophyllaceae) is reported as new to the Australian flora on the basis of a recent collection of Clastobryophilum balansaeanum from northern Queensland. This species was previously known only from New Caledonia.

Author Biography

Andi Cairns, James Cook University

Adjunct Lecturer School of Marine & Tropical Biology

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Published

2014-09-09

Issue

Vol. 17: Elizabeth Brown Special Issue

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