Plant Diversity ›› 1996, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (01): 1-3.

• Articles •    

A CONTRIBUTION TO THE MOSS FLORA OF HENAN PROVINCE, CHINA

Benito C.TAN, David E.BOUFFORD, CHENG Hong-Xiang, LIU Bao-Dong,WANG Zheng-Yong, XI Yan, YING Tsun-Shen,ZHANG Cheng-Jun, ZHANG Xian-Chun   

  1. Harvard University Herbaria, 22 Divinity Avenus, Cambridge, MA 02l38-2094, U.S.A.;Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing l00093, China
  • Online:1996-02-25 Published:1996-02-25

Abstract: Henan Province is one of the least known provinces bryologically in China. From a small collection of l4 taxa of mosses made in the Neixiang Baotianman Nature Reserve in l994, 8 taxa were new to the province, one was new to mainland China, and one, Anomodon solovjovii var. henanensis B.C.Tan, BouffOrd & T.S.Ying, represents a new record for the species in China and also a new variety. A list of the taxa collected, collection information associated with each, and their status in the province is provided.

Key words: Mosses