Contributions to the bryological flora of the tropical and subtropical forests from the Argentina (Bryophyta, Musci).

  • Esther Fuertes
  • Carmen Prada Departamento de Biología Vegetal I, Facultad de Biología Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid (España).
  • Cristina Rolleri Laboratorio de Estudios de Anatomía Vegetal Evolutiva y Sistemática, 64-3, 1904DZB, La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Keywords: Bryophyta, ecology, chorology, subtropical and tropical forests, north of Argentina.

Abstract

The authors present here a list of 32 mosses belonging to 15 families: Brachytheciaceae, Cryphaeaceae, Entodontaceae, Hedwigiaceae, Hypnaceae, Leptodontaceae, Meteoriaceae, Neckeraceae, Pilotrichaceae, Polytrichaceae, Pterobryaceae, Racopilaceae, Rigodiaceae, Stereophyllaceae, and Trachypodaceae, all collected in the mountainous forests of the Yungas of the NW of the Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca and Tucumán provinces), and also in the rainforests from the NE of the country (Misiones province). Eight species: Atrichum polycarpum, Chrysohypnum elegantulum, Pilosium chlorophyllum, Pilotrichella flexilis, Porotrichodendron lindigii, Pseudotrachypus martinicensis, Steerecleus scariosus, and Thamnobryum fasciculatum are new records for the bryologic flora from Argentina. Braunia imberbis and Squamidium brasiliense are two new records for the bryophytic flora of the Catamarca province; Porotrichodendron superbum is new for the Salta province, while Forsstroemia coronata is the first record for the Catamarca and Jujuy provinces. Aerolindigia capillacea, Braunia reflexifolia, Chryso-hypnum diminutivum, Meteorium deppei and Meteoridium remotifolium are five new citations for the Jujuy province, and Schoenobryum concavifolium is new for the bryophytic flora of the Misiones province. Many studied species occur more frequently in the Yungas than in the NE rainforests; others show separated distribution but live in both areas, the Yungas and Paranaense area, and others are more or less restricted to the Paranaense rainforest of the NE of Argentina. The taxonomy of species is updated, and comments are included on bibliographical precedents, ecology and chorology of each taxon.

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Published
2015-05-14
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Fuertes E., Prada C. y Rolleri C. (2015). Contributions to the bryological flora of the tropical and subtropical forests from the Argentina (Bryophyta, Musci). Botanica Complutensis, 39, 49-61. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_BOCM.2015.v39.49133
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