British Bryological Society expedition to Mulanje Mountain, Malawi. 16. New and other unpublished bryophyte records, 2.

ABSTRACT

Introduction. Further results are published from the British Bryological Society’s expedition to Mulanje Mountain, Malawi, 13 June–1 July 1991.

Results. Records of 54 bryophyte taxa are presented, comprising 18 liverworts and 36 mosses, not counting Philonotis sp. and the possible new subspecies of Sphagnum. Twenty-nine taxa are new to Malawi.

KEYWORDS:

• Africa
• Malawi
• liverworts
• mosses

Acknowledgments

Our grateful thanks to Marta Alonso, Dana Griffin III, Catherine Reeb, Matt Renner and the late Helène Bischler, Alan Eddy, Brian O’Shea, Sarie Perold and Cliff Townsend for identifying the collections included in this paper.

Notes on contributors

^†M. J. Wigginton was formerly a botanist with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, and subsequently a freelance researcher, specialising in African liverworts. Sadly he died while this paper, of which he is the lead author, was in production.

N. G. Hodgetts was formerly a botanist with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, now a freelance researcher, specialising in bryology.

R. E. Longton was formerly a lecturer in Botany, University of Reading, specialising in bryology, now retired.