Additions to the bryophyte floras of Réunion and Mauritius (East African Islands)

Abstract

Interesting records of bryophytes from the East African Islands Réunion and Mauritius are reported. Anomodon tristis (Ces.) Sull. & Lesq. is reported with certainty for Africa. First records for the East African Islands of Calliergonella cuspidata (Hedw.) Loeske, Cephaloziella transvaalensis S. Arnell, Dicranella cardotii R. Br. ter., Hymenostylium recurvirostrum (Hedw.) Dixon, Pogonatum urnigerum (Hedw.) P. Beauv. and Scorpiurium circinatum (Brid.) M. Fleisch. & Loeske are listed. Riccia cavernosa Hoffm. em. Raddi and Syrrhopodon parasiticus (Brid.) Besch. are reported as new for the Mascarenes and Brachymenium exile (Dozy & Molk.) Bosch. & Sande Lac. and Fossombronia foveolata Lindb. as new for Mauritius.