Abstract: The long-term lack of systematic morphological characteristic descriptions and species distinctions of OrthotheciumBruch Schimp in China resulted in the difficult taxonomy.For further understanding of the classification of this genus,in addition to the study of original literatures of the related Orthotheciumspecies,morphological characters of types and general specimens were observed.The specimens examined were collected from the United States,Canada,Russia,Sweden,Switzerland,Norway,Nepal and China(Inner Mongolia,Sichuan and Xinjiang).This study confirmed this genus species distribution in China.O.intricatum(Hartm.)Schimp was newly recorded in Inner Mongolia and Xinjing,O.rufescens(Dicks.Ex Brid.)Schimp newly recorded in Sichuan.Detailed morphological descriptions,illustrations and a key of three Orthotheciumspecies were provided,promoting for the taxonomy study of Orthotheciumand Plagiotheciaceae.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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