Lobatiriccardia yunnanensis, sp. nov. (Metzgeriales, Aneuraceae) from Yunnan, China

Abstract

The genus Lobatiriccardia Furuki is reported as new to China, from the Dulong River valley, Gaoligong Shan range, Yunnan Province and this material is described as a new species endemic to China, Lobatiriccardia yunnanensis Furuki & D.G. Long, the fifth known species in the genus. The differences between the new species and the other members of the genus are enumerated, along with a key to all known species of Lobatiriccardia.

Keywords:

• BRYOPHYTE
• LIVERWORT
• ANEURACEAE
• CHINA
• YUNNAN
• TAXONOMY