New Zealand Journal of Botany abstract
A synopsis of New Zealand Sphagna, with a description of S.
simplex sp. nov.
ALLAN J. FIFE
Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
P.O. Box 69
Lincoln, New Zealand
Abstract Nine species of Sphagnum are documented in
the New Zealand flora: S. australe, S. compactum, S.
cristatum, S. falcatulum, S. novo-zelandicum, S.
perichaetiale, S. squarrosum, S. subnitens, and S.
simplex Fife sp. nov. A key to species is presented and all species are
described. Sphagnum simplex, in section Subsecunda, is described
and illustrated, its distribution is mapped, and ecology and systematic
relationships are discussed. Sphagnum compactum is recorded from New
Zealand and Australasia for the first time; its distinguishing microscopic
features are illustrated and known New Zealand distribution mapped.
The species occurring in New Zealand are assignable to six sections in
Sphagnum. Each section is discussed with emphasis on its distinguishing
morphological features, historical background, and taxonomic and related
typification problems associated with its New Zealand representatives and their
distribution here. Lectotypes are designated for the names S.
antarcticum Mitt., S. australe Mitt., S. compactum var.
ovatum Hook.f. & Wils., S. cristatum Hampe, and S.
novo-zelandicum Mitt.
Keywords Mosses; Sphagnaceae; Sphagnum; S.
australe; S. compactum; S. cristatum; S. falcatulum;
S. novo-zelandicum; S. perichaetiale; S. simplex; S.
squarrosum; S. subnitens; New Zealand flora; taxonomy
B95038
Received 21 August 1995; accepted 26 February 1996
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