Discovery of Fissidens pokhrensis (Fissidentaceae) in China and an updated key to Chinese species with semilimbate leaves and papillose or mammillose laminal cells
Zi-Qi Liu, An-Ran Ke, Boon-Chuan Ho, Shun-Li Wang, Yu-Mei Wei, Wen Ye · 2026
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Description
Zi-Qi Liu and co-authors reported a moss species new to China in a 2026 taxonomic paper. Fissidens is one of the most varied moss genera in the country, with most species growing on soil and a few on tree trunks. The species Fissidens pokhrensis had not been recorded there before.
They found the moss growing beside a tree trunk in Yunnan Province. The paper gives a full morphological description with photographs so others can recognize it. The authors also provide an updated identification key for Chinese Fissidens species that share two traits: partly bordered leaves and rough, bumpy leaf cells. The new record joins that key, which should help survey work on Chinese mosses.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zi-Qi Liu, An-Ran Ke, Boon-Chuan Ho, Shun-Li Wang, Yu-Mei Wei, Wen Ye |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |