The rediscovery of Tortella limbata (Pottiaceae)

Abstract:

The rare moss, Tortella limbata, previously known only from the type locality on Grand Canary Island (Canary Islands, Spain), and misjudged as a synonym of Trichostomum brachydontium, is here reinstated, reported from La Gomera (Canary Islands) and the Madeira Archipelago (Portugal), lectotypified, described and illustrated. Copyright ©2006 by the American Bryological and Lichenological Society, Inc.

Año de publicación:

2006

Keywords:

• Pottiaceae
• endemism
• BRYOPHYTA
• Canary islands
• Macaronesia
• Tortella

Fuente:

scopus