Contribution to the knowledge of the bryophyte flora of the Lucanian side of the Pollino National Park

By

Aleffi, Michele
Cogoni, Annalena
Colacino, Carmine
Colacino, Carmine
Perego, Sandro
Privitera, Maria
Puglisi, Marta
Puntillo, Domenico
Sguazzin, Francesco
Tacchi, Roberta
Poponessi, Silvia

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-12-20

Original Publication

Comparative cytogenetics : international journal of plant & animal cytogenetics, karyosystematics and molecular systematics

Volume

18

Pages

225--243

Subjects

Biodiversity , Bryophytes , chorology , Floristic novelties , Pollino massif

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

St. Petersburg, Russia [Published] with technical support of Zoological Institute RAS [2007]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/italianbotanist.18.143739

 

Abstract

The findings of the Bryological Excursion conducted by the Working Group for Bryology of the Italian Botanical Society from 5 to 8 July 2012 on the Lucanian side of the Pollino National Park are presented herein. The objective of the excursion was to address the paucity of knowledge regarding bryological diversity in understudied regions of Italy. This endeavour led to the discovery of 150 species of bryophytes, 41 of which are novel to the Basilicata region. For each species, the collection location and growth substrate are indicated. Some of the species are of floristic and phytogeographic interest. This is a group of boreal and arctic-alpine species, previously documented only in the Alpine arc and at the highest peaks of the Apennine chain. The Pollino massif represents the southernmost limit of their range. It is worth noting the presence of Brachydontium trichodes, Schistidium papillosum, Tortula laureri and Herzogiella striatella. Another noteworthy assemblage of species is found on the ophiolitic rocks of Timpa delle Murge. The distinctive ecological characteristics of this substrate result in the evolution of species that are exclusive to these environments. The ecological characteristics and distribution of each species within these two groups are described in detail.