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Issue: Vol. 784 No. 1: 10 Nov. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-11-10
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.784.1.5
Page range: 64-70
Abstract views: 17
PDF downloaded: 5

A new species of Syrrhopodon (Calymperaceae) from Hong Kong, China

Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Southern Subtropical Plant Diversity; Fairy Lake Botanical Garden; Shenzhen & Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shenzhen 518004; Guangdong; China
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain; Guangxi Institute of Botany; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guilin 541006; Guangxi; China
Hong Kong Herbarium; Agriculture; Fisheries and Conservation Department; Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices; 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road; Kowloon; Hong Kong; China
Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium; School of Life Sciences; Chinese University of Hong Kong; Shatin; Hong Kong; China
Bryophytes mosses Fung Shui Woods Syrrhopodon armatus taxonomy

Abstract

Syrrhopodon kangyungensis is described as a new species from Hong Kong, China. It differs from Syrrhopodon armatus by leaves elliptical to narrowly elliptical, slightly flexuose when dry, flattened when moist; costa generally smooth dorsally, papillose or spinose occasionally near apex, spines scattered on ventral side from shoulder to near apex; leaf cells of upper lamina are bulging ventrally, smooth dorsally instead of unipapillose on both surfaces.

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How to Cite

Zhang, L., Wei, Y.-M., Luk, I. & Lau, D.T. (2026) A new species of Syrrhopodon (Calymperaceae) from Hong Kong, China. Phytotaxa 784 (1): 64–70. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.784.1.5