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Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid Vol. 64(1): 55-62 enero-junio 2007 ISSN: 0211-1322 Pohlia section Cacodon (Mielichhoferiaceae, Bryophyta) with axillary bulbils in the Iberian Peninsula by Juan Guerra Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain [email protected] Abstract Resumen Guerra, J. 2007. Pohlia section Cacodon (Mielichhoferiaceae, Guerra, J. 2007. Pohlia sección Cacodon (Mielichhoferiaceae, Bryophyta) with axillary bulbils in the Iberian Peninsula. Anales Bryophyta) con bulbillos axilares, en la Península Ibérica. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 64(1): 55-62. Jard. Bot. Madrid 64(1): 55-62 (en inglés). A taxonomic and descriptive study is presented of the propag- Se realiza un estudio taxonómico y descriptivo de las especies uliferous species –with axillary bulbils– of section Cacodon of the con bulbillos axilares de la sección Cacodon del género Pohlia, genus Pohlia in the Iberian Peninsula. Among the nine species of existentes en la Península Ibérica. De las nueve especies de la this section present in the Iberian Peninsula, seven produce axil- sección presentes en el área, siete producen propágulos (bulbi- lary propagula (bulbils). The propagulum morphology, seen to llos) de origen caulinar. Se describe la morfología de estos pro- be the most relevant gametophyte identification character, is págulos, que resulta ser el carácter más relevante para la iden- described. Data are provided on the habitat and distribution of tificación de las especies. Se aportan datos sobre hábitat y dis- the species in the Iberian Peninsula, where they are considered tribución en la Península Ibérica, donde pueden considerarse rare or very rare. raras o muy raras. Keywords: Pohlia, Pohlia section Cacodon, Bryophyta, Iberian Palabras clave: Pohlia, Pohlia sección Cacodon, Bryophyta, Pe- Peninsula. nínsula Ibérica. Introduction dictyon (Müll. Hal.) Ochyra (= Mniobryum Ny- holm, nom. inv.), and the genus Pohlia is included The genus Pohlia Hedw. (1801: 171), which has un- in the family Mielichhoferiaceae, which closely re- dergone substantial systematic and taxonomic flects the criteria proposed by Koponen (1988). changes that were summarized by Shaw (1984), has The section Cacodon includes 15 species in Europe traditionally been included in Bryaceae (e.g. Brothe- (cf. Hill & al., 2006), of which 9 (P. andalusica rus, 1924). However, phylogenetic studies carried out (Höhn.) Broth., P. annotina (Hedw.) Lindb., P. camp- with molecular markers, using plastid, mitochondrial totrachela (Renauld & Cardot) Broth., P. drummondii and nuclear DNA sequences (Cox & al., 2000, 2004), (Müll. Hal.) A.L. Andrews, P. filum (Schimp.) place the genus Pohlia closer to Mniaceae. Its exclu- Martensson, P. flexuosa Hook., P. lescuriana (Sull.) sion from Bryaceae has been proposed, along with Ochi, P. ludwigii (Spreng. ex Schwägr.) Broth. and Epipterigium Lindb. and Mielichhoferia Nees & P. proligera (Kindb.) Lindb. ex Broth.) are found in Hornsch. (cf. Shaw, 2005). the Iberian Peninsula. Except for P. lescuriana and Shaw (1984) considered an infrageneric subdivi- P. ludwigii, the species of section Cacodon produce sion with three subgenera: Pohlia, Nyholmiella propagula in the form of axillary bulbils with their Shaw and Mniobryum (Limpr.) Nyholm, the latter origin in the stem, which, when developed, permit with two sections, Mniobryum and Cacodon Lindb. the species to be identified quite easily. None of the ex Broth. In Hill & al. (2006) three sections are con- species of the section Cacodon has been found with sidered for the genus: Pohlia, Cacodon and Apalo- sporophytes in the Iberian Peninsula. 56 J. Guerra In this article we provide morphological, choro- KEY TO THE IBERIAN SPECIES logical and ecological data that broaden the knowl- edge of these propaguliferous species in a territory 1. Bulbils 1(2) in the axils of leaves, usually longer than 380 μm long ................................................................................. 2 where they are infrequent and probably undercol- 1. Bulbils usually numerous in the axils of leaves, usually shorter lected. than 380 μm long ............................................................ 3 2. Bulbils oblong to cylindrical, with laminate leaf primordia Material and Methods arising from base to apex ....................... 1. P. drummondii 2. Bulbils ovoid to elliptical or subspherical, with laminate leaf All the available material (65 specimens) of the stud- primordia arising only at the apex ...................... 2. P. filum ied species deposited in the Iberian herbaria have been 3. Bulbils mainly isodiametric, spherical to short oblong, with 1- 4 toothlike primordia of 1-2(3) cells .. 4. P. camptotrachela studied. In addition, all the lectotypes of the species that 3. Bulbils mainly long, obconic, oblong, ovoid or vermicular, it was possible to locate were studied. The bulbils were sometimes all three types mixed in the same plant, with lam- photographed with a SPOT INSIGHT U3.5 digital inate leaf primordia of 3-6 cells wide at the base or with camera mounted on an OLYMPUS BH2 microscope. toothlike primordia .......................................................... 4 Measurement of the leaves, cells, etc., were made with a 4. Bulbils mainly obconic, sometimes oblong, reddish to brown- micrometer attached to the same microscope. ish, with laminate leaf primordia of 3-6 cells wide at the base ................................................................. 3. P. andalusica Substantial differences exist between the morphol- 4. Bulbils ovoid, shortly oblong or vermicular, greenish or red- ogy of the propagula type in this group of Pohlia, dish, with toothlike primordia ........................................... 5 which, furthermore, tends to change as the bulbils 5. Plants with bulbils ovoid or shortly oblong in the axils of mid- mature (cf. Andrews, 1935; Nyholm, 1958; Wilczek dle and lower leaves, and usually vermicular in the axils of up- & Demaret, 1970; Crum, 1976; Townsend, 1995). Al- per leaves, toothlike primordia less than 1/10 of bulbil length ..................................................................... 5. P. flexuosa though the nomenclature to define the different types 5. Plants with only vermicular bulbils, toothlike primordia more of axillary bulbils is similar in all the recent studies on than 1/10 of bulbil length ................................................. 6 the group (Wilczek & Demaret, 1970; Lewis & Smith, 6. Bulbils vermicular, mainly with 2-4(5) multicellular toothlike 1977, 1978; Demaret & Wilczek, 1979, 1980; Shaw, primordia .................................................... 6. P. annotina 1981a, 1981b; Sotiaux & Arts, 1989), in this paper, for 6. Bulbils vermicular, with 1(2) unicellular toothlike primordia .. the sake of simplicity, we have only distinguished the .................................................................... 7. P. proligera following two types of bulbil. Bulbil A) ovoid, elliptic, oblong, obconic, subspherical or cylindrical with lam- 1. Pohlia drummondii (Müll. Hal.) A.L. Andrews, inate leaf primordia (Fig.1 a-k) and B) subspherical or Moss Fl. N. Amer. 2: 196. 1935 obconic to vermicular with different degrees of spi- Bryum drummondii Müll. Hal., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) ralling and with toothlike leaf primordia, that is with 20: 328. 1862, basionym. Lectotype: BM! apical teeth (Fig. 1 l-n; Fig. 2 a-o). Not only are the leaf (Fig. 1 a-d) primordia differences of primary importance, but also the form and size are important. Plants 0.5-4.5(5) cm high, generally growing in loose turfs, sometimes dense, greenish, sometimes yellowish, Taxonomy slightly shiny when dry. Leaves appressed to more or less erect when dry, erect-patent when moist, ovate, Pohlia Sect. Cacodon Lindb.ex Broth., Nat. Pflanzen- rarely ovate-lanceolate, sometimes carinate, not or fam. 1(3): 547. 1903 hardly decurrent, 0.8-1.5(1.8) × 0.2-0.5(0.7) mm; apex Pohlia Sect. Pohliella Loeske, Stud. Morph. Syst. acute, sometimes slightly obtuse, not twisted; margins Laubm.: 125. 1910, nom. nud. plane, sometimes slightly recurved at the base, very Type: Pohlia erecta Lindb. slightly denticulate towards the apex, entire in lower half; upper leaves similar to the lower leaves. Costa 56- Small to moderately robust plants. Upper leaves 60(70) μm wide near leaf base, ending below apex; usually similar to lower not forming comal tufts. Me- cross section rounded. Upper and middle laminal cells dian laminal cells narrowly hexagonal-rhomboidal to long-rhomboidal to linear, sometimes long oblong, 35- linear or vermicular. Dioicous. Bulbils usually pre- 85(90) × 6-10 μm, walls (0.9)1.2-1.5 μm wide; basal sent. Capsule horizontal to pendulous, ovoid to pyri- cells mainly rectangular, sometimes long rhomboidal, form; neck short. Exothecial cells short rectangular, 86-100 × (8)12-14 μm; alar cells long-rectangular, 30-50 with evenly thickened, sinuose walls; stomata superfi- × 8-10(12) μm. Bulbils 1(2) in the axils of upper leaves, cial or rarely slightly sunken. Annulus differentiated. oblong to cylindrical, (350)400-700(1000) μm long, red Endostome hyaline; segments well developed and –when fresh and alive– to brownish, opaque, with lam- keeled, rarely imperfect or rudimentary. inate leaf primordia arising from base to apex. Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 64(1): 55-62, enero-junio 2007. ISSN: 0211-1322 Pohlia section Cacodon with axillary bulbils in the Iberian Peninsula 57 Fig. 1. Pohlia drummondii (MUB 18549): a-d, bulbils.
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    W. SZAFER INSTITUTE OF BOTANY POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Ryszard Ochyra BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PUBLICATIONS 1974 – 2019 KRAKÓW 2019 Ochyraea tatrensis Váňa Part I. Monographs, Books and Scientific Papers Part I. Monographs, Books and Scientific Papers 5 1974 001. Ochyra, R. (1974): Notatki florystyczne z południowo‑wschodniej części Kotliny Sandomierskiej [Floristic notes from southeastern part of Kotlina Sandomierska]. Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego 360 Prace Botaniczne 2: 161–173 [in Polish with English summary]. 002. Karczmarz, K., J. Mickiewicz & R. Ochyra (1974): Musci Europaei Orientalis Exsiccati. Fasciculus III, Nr 101–150. 12 pp. Privately published, Lublini. 1975 003. Karczmarz, K., J. Mickiewicz & R. Ochyra (1975): Musci Europaei Orientalis Exsiccati. Fasciculus IV, Nr 151–200. 13 pp. Privately published, Lublini. 004. Karczmarz, K., K. Jędrzejko & R. Ochyra (1975): Musci Europaei Orientalis Exs‑ iccati. Fasciculus V, Nr 201–250. 13 pp. Privately published, Lublini. 005. Karczmarz, K., H. Mamczarz & R. Ochyra (1975): Hepaticae Europae Orientalis Exsiccatae. Fasciculus III, Nr 61–90. 8 pp. Privately published, Lublini. 1976 006. Ochyra, R. (1976): Materiały do brioflory południowej Polski [Materials to the bry‑ oflora of southern Poland]. Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego 432 Prace Botaniczne 4: 107–125 [in Polish with English summary]. 007. Ochyra, R. (1976): Taxonomic position and geographical distribution of Isoptery‑ giopsis muelleriana (Schimp.) Iwats. Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica 22: 129–135 + 1 map as insertion [with Polish summary]. 008. Karczmarz, K., A. Łuczycka & R. Ochyra (1976): Materiały do flory ramienic środkowej i południowej Polski. 2 [A contribution to the flora of Charophyta of central and southern Poland. 2]. Acta Hydrobiologica 18: 193–200 [in Polish with English summary].
  • Liverworts, Mosses and Hornworts of Afghanistan - Our Present Knowledge

    Liverworts, Mosses and Hornworts of Afghanistan - Our Present Knowledge

    ISSN 2336-3193 Acta Mus. Siles. Sci. Natur., 68: 11-24, 2019 DOI: 10.2478/cszma-2019-0002 Published: online 1 July 2019, print July 2019 Liverworts, mosses and hornworts of Afghanistan - our present knowledge Harald Kürschner & Wolfgang Frey Liverworts, mosses and hornworts of Afghanistan ‒ our present knowledge. – Acta Mus. Siles. Sci. Natur., 68: 11-24, 2019. Abstract: A new bryophyte checklist for Afghanistan is presented, including all published records since the beginning of collection activities in 1839 ‒1840 by W. Griffith till present. Considering several unidentified collections in various herbaria, 23 new records for Afghanistan together with the collection data can be added to the flora. Beside a new genus, Asterella , the new records include Amblystegium serpens var. serpens, Brachythecium erythrorrhizon, Bryum dichotomum, B. elwendicum, B. pallens, B. weigelii, Dichodontium palustre, Didymodon luridus, D. tectorum, Distichium inclinatum, Entosthodon muhlenbergii, Hygroamblystegium fluviatile subsp. fluviatile, Oncophorus virens, Orthotrichum rupestre var. sturmii, Pogonatum urnigerum, Pseudocrossidium revolutum, Pterygoneurum ovatum, Schistidium rivulare, Syntrichia handelii, Tortella inflexa, T. tortuosa, and Tortula muralis subsp. obtusifolia . Therewith the number of species increase to 24 liverworts, 246 mosses and one hornwort. In addition, a historical overview of the country's exploration and a full biogeography of Afghan bryophytes is given. Key words: Bryophytes, checklist, flora, phytodiversity. Introduction Recording, documentation, identification and classification of organisms is a primary tool and essential step in plant sciences and ecology to obtain detailed knowledge on the flora of a country. In many countries, such as Afghanistan, however, our knowledge on plant diversity, function, interactions of species and number of species in ecosystems is very limited and far from being complete.