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Issue: Vol. 50 No. 1: 30 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-30
DOI: 10.11646/bde.50.1.11
Page range: 76-87
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Acromastigum herzogii (Lepidoziaceae, Marchantiophyta), a new record for China, and two additional Lepidoziaceae species in Guangxi’s bryoflora

Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China
Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board, Cluny Road, Singapore 259569, Singapore, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore
Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve Administration, Fangchenggang 535500, Guangxi, China
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China
Bryophytes Kurzia borneensis Liverwort New distribution Guangxi Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve Zoopsis liukiuensis

Abstract

Following a bryological investigation of Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve in Guangxi, China, Acromastigum herzogii is reported as a new national record, accompanied by a detailed morphological description. Furthermore, two additional species of Lepidoziaceae, Kurzia borneensis and Zoopsis liukiuensis, are documented. The taxonomically poorly understood species K. borneensis is considered here as a distinct and well-circumscribed taxon, new to mainland China. The genus Zoopsis is recorded for the first time from Guangxi.

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