Title of article :
Checklist of mosses from southern part of Maliau Basin Conservation Area, Sabah, East Malaysia
Author/Authors :
SULEIMAN, Monica Universiti Malaysia Sabah - Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Malaysia , AKIYAMA, Hiroyuki Museum of Nature and Human Activities - Division of Phylogenetics, Japan
Abstract :
A total of 86 taxa in 40 genera and 20 families of mosses were collected from southern part of Maliau Basin Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia, during three separate expeditions held in 1996,1999 and 2001. This represents about 15% of the reported mosses from Sabah. Two species are new records for Borneo, Clastobryum cuculligerum (Sande Lac.) Tixier and Syrrhopodon parasiticus (Brid.) Besch., while three are new to Sabah, Leucobryum bowringii Mitt., Syrrhopodon sarawakensis (Dixon) W.D.Reese and Trismegistia korthalsii (Dozy Molk.) Broth.
Keywords :
Mosses , checklist , Maliau Basin , Sabah , Malaysia.
Journal title :
Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation
Journal title :
Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation