An updated checklist of liverworts and hornworts of Malaysia

By

Lee, Gaik Ee
Gradstein, Stephan Robbert
Pesiu, Elizabeth
Norhazrina, Nik

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

199

Pages

29--111

Subjects

Bryophytes , Checklist , hornworts , Liverworts , Malaysia , Species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.199.76693

 

Abstract

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.