An updated checklist of liverworts and hornworts of Malaysia

 An updated checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of Malaysia accepts 773 species and 31 infraspecific taxa of liverworts, in 120 genera and 40 families, and 7 species of hornworts (6 genera, 3 families). The largest family is Lejeuneaceae with 312 species in 30 genera, accounting for 40% of...

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Published in:PhytoKeys 2022-06 (3), p.29
Main Authors: Lee, Gaik Ee, Gradstein, S. Robbert, Pesiu, Elizabeth, Norhazrina, Nik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Identification and classification
Liverworts
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Summary: An updated checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of Malaysia accepts 773 species and 31 infraspecific taxa of liverworts, in 120 genera and 40 families, and 7 species of hornworts (6 genera, 3 families). The largest family is Lejeuneaceae with 312 species in 30 genera, accounting for 40% of the total number of species. The largest genera are Cololejeunea , Bazzania and Frullania with 90, 61 and 55 species, respectively. The greatest number of species has been recorded from Sabah with 568 species, followed by Pahang and Sarawak with 338 and 265 species, respectively. Keywords: Bryophytes, checklist, hornworts, liverworts, Malaysia, species
ISSN:1314-2011
1314-2003
DOI:10.3897/phytokeys.199.76693