First floristic study on epiphyllous bryophytes of the state Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia

By

Pesiu, Elizabeth
Sarimi, Muhammad Syafiq
Shafie, Nor Aishah
Koid, Chin Wen
Ghazaly, Maziah
Norhazrina, Nik
Pócs, Tamás
Lee, Gaik Ee

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-10-19

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

17

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1403--1419

Subjects

Biodiversity , Bryophytes , epiphylls , Malaysia , Marchantiophyta , Phytogeography , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/17.5.1403

 

Abstract

A floristic exploration was carried out of the epiphyllous bryophytes in Mount Tebu Forest Reserve, in the state of Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia. Epiphyllous liverworts are reported for the first time from Terengganu. A total of 54 species from 18 genera and seven families of epiphyllous bryophytes were discovered, and of these, 43 liverworts are newly reported from Terengganu. The largest family is represented by Lejeuneaceae, with 44 species (81%) from 12 genera, and the largest genus is Cololejeunea, with 15 species (28%). Most of the species (43 spp., 69%) have an Indo-Pacific distribution.