A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF CHINESE FRULLANIA FLORA

Abstract

  The 70 Frullania species (+1 subspecies, 9 varieties, and 3 formae) belonging to 9 subgenera are confirmed in China, among which 1 subgenus and 4 species are new to science, and 12 species are newly reported from China. A new name (nom. nov.) and 12 combinations are proposed and several species are reduced to synonyms of other species. This study reveals the Frullania flora of China, particularly Yunnan and the neighboring provinces, to be most highly differentiated, containing many phytogeographically interesting taxa, and may be regarded as a center of the Paleotropic Frullania flora.