A morphological family concept for Trichocoleaceae Nakai is fully elucidated, and three genera, Eotrichocolea R.M.Schust., Leiomitra Lindb.and Trichocolea Dumort., are recognized. In the genus Leiomitra three species, L. breviseta (Steph.) R.M.Schust., L. capillata Lindb., and a new combination L. merrillana (Steph.) T.Katag., are recognized for Southeast Asia including the New Guinea Islands. Two new synonyms are proposed for L. merrillana: Jungermannia tomentella var. subsimplex Nees, and Trichocolea obconica Steph.
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20 November 2012
Taxonomic studies of the Trichocoleaceae in Southeast Asia I. The genus Leiomitra Lindb
Tomoyuki Katagiri,
Hironori Deguchi
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The Bryologist
Vol. 115 • No. 4
Winter 2012
Vol. 115 • No. 4
Winter 2012
Hepaticae
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