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A review of Calypogeia (Marchantiophyta) in the eastern Sino-Himalaya and Meta-Himalaya based mostly on types.

ABSTRACT: The eastern part of the southern macroslope of the Himalayan Range, Hengduan Mountains and the complex of smaller ranges from Hengduan southward to northern Indochina is one of the taxonomic hotspots of Calypogeia in Asia and the world. Two main circumstances hamper the understanding of taxonomic diversity of the genus in this area: the absence of recent and detailed descriptions and identification keys and the necessity of studying fresh material with surviving oil bodies in leaf cells. This study resulted in 1) eleven species confirmed for this vast land, 2) seven more taxa recorded but likely based on identification mistakes and 3) fourteen more taxa that are not yet recorded but may be expected in the area. All these taxa are discussed, and most of them are illustrated and described based on the types; an identification key is provided. The occurrence of North Holarctic taxa is hardly probable in the Sino-Himalaya, whereas new records of taxa known from the southern half of the Japanese Archipelago, Taiwan and southeastern mainland China are possible.

SUBMITTER: Bakalin VA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7381485 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A review of <i>Calypogeia</i> (Marchantiophyta) in the eastern Sino-Himalaya and Meta-Himalaya based mostly on types.

Bakalin Vadim A VA Klimova Ksenia G KG Nguyen Van Sinh VS

PhytoKeys 20200716

The eastern part of the southern macroslope of the Himalayan Range, Hengduan Mountains and the complex of smaller ranges from Hengduan southward to northern Indochina is one of the taxonomic hotspots of <i>Calypogeia</i> in Asia and the world. Two main circumstances hamper the understanding of taxonomic diversity of the genus in this area: the absence of recent and detailed descriptions and identification keys and the necessity of studying fresh material with surviving oil bodies in leaf cells. ...[more]

PMID: 32765183

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A review of Calypogeia (Marchantiophyta) in the eastern Sino-Himalaya and Meta-Himalaya based mostly on types.

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A review of <i>Calypogeia</i> (Marchantiophyta) in the eastern Sino-Himalaya and Meta-Himalaya based mostly on types.

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