New Zealand Journal of Botany abstracts
Schistochila (Hepaticae) in Oceania
M. L. So
Biology Department
Hong Kong Baptist University
224 Waterloo Road, Hong Kong
Email: mlso@hkbu.edu.hk
Abstract Of the 44 binomials recorded from the region
(New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti, and Vanuatu),
only 20 are recognised, including 11 endemics. Thirteen new synonyms are
proposed. Illustrations are provided for S. aequiloba, S. antara,
S. fijiensis, S. brassii, S. caledonica, S. crinita,
S. integerrima, S. lacerata, S. nadeaudiana, S. ramentacea,
S. reinwardtii, and S. rubriseta. Photomicrographs of leaf
cells are given for most of the species in this region. A key is provided
for all species in Oceania and a list of recognised species of Schistochila
in Asia and Oceania is also included.
Keywords Schistochila; Oceania; new synonyms;
Hepaticae
B02047 Received 25 June; accepted 18 March 2003; published 11 June 2003
New Zealand Journal of Botany, 2003, Vol. 41: 255-275
0028-825X/03/4102-0255 $7.00 © The Royal Society of New Zealand
2003
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