ON THE PRESENT STATE OF STUDY OF WESTERN MELANESIAN LEJEUNEACEAE

Abstract

  On the basis of the published literature between 1984-1994, 31 new species of Lejeuneaceae are reported for Western Melanesia, and seven have been synonymized. Additionally 20 species are reported as new for Western Melanesia according to the present Huon Peninsula project, of which two are new to science. In total, 235 species of Lejeuneaceae in 38 genera are known from the area.