New Zealand Journal of Botany abstract

Mosses of the Kermadec Islands, northern New Zealand

JESSICA E. BEEVER

c/o Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
Private Bag 92170
Auckland, New Zealand

ALLAN J. FIFE

Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
P. O. Box 69
Lincoln, New Zealand

CAROL J. WEST

Department of Conservation
P. O. Box 743
Invercargill, New Zealand

Abstract  A list of mosses, comprising 52 species from 23 families, is provided for the Kermadec Islands, northern New Zealand. Cyclodictyon blumeanum is recorded new to New Zealand. Hypnum trachypelma is placed in synonymy with Eurhynchium speciosum, and lectotypes are designated for the names Hypnum trachypelma and Neckera kermadecensis. The moss flora of the Kermadec Islands contributes a significant subtropical element to the New Zealand mainland flora.

Keywords  mosses; bryophytes; Kermadec Islands; Raoul Island; New Zealand; new records

B96013

Received 15 February 1996; accepted 23 July 1996

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