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Issue: Vol. 744 No. 1: 2 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-02
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.744.1.1
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New or otherwise interesting records of Pottiaceae (Bryophyta) for Peru

Departamento de Briología y Pteridología, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Arenales 1256, Lima 11, Peru
Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
Departamento de Briología y Pteridología, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Arenales 1256, Lima 11, Peru
Bryophytes distribution mosses Neotropics South America

Abstract

Barbulastrum linearifolium, Husnotiella asperifolia, Leptodontium stellaticuspis, Mironia ehrenbergiana, Syntrichia ramosissima, S. robusta and Trichostomopsis challaensis are reported for the first time from Peru, and Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum is new for the Neotropics. In addition, the distribution of Leptodontium proliferum and Tortula arequipensis in this country is updated.

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How to Cite

Ramos, J.L., Cano, M.J., Jimenéz, J.A., Gallego, M.T. & Opisso, J.A. (2026) New or otherwise interesting records of Pottiaceae (Bryophyta) for Peru. Phytotaxa 744 (1): 1–19. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.744.1.1