A newly updated and annotated checklist of the Anthocerotae and Hepaticae of Qinling Mts., China

Abstract

An updated checklist of the Anthocerotae and Hepaticae for Qinling (Mts.) recognizes 261 species, 20 varieties, 9 subspecies and 2 forms in 86 genera and 44 families. The distributional ranges are provided for each taxon in Qinling. The information in this paper is based on a review of the previous reports up to 2014 and the specimens held in PE, KUN, HSNU, SDNU, WUK and WNU herbaria. Eight genera, 122 species, 6 varieties and 6 subspecies are new records for Qinling, including two taxa newly recorded for China. Fifteen species, 8 varieties, and 2 forms are endemic to China.

Keywords:

• Anthocerotae
• Checklist
• Hepaticae
• Qinling Mts
• China

Acknowledgements

We thank the curators of HSNU, WNU, WUK, KUN, SDNU and FI for lending specimens from the Qinling Mts. We also want to thank the staff including QiFang Zhan, DeCheng Zai, Bo Xu, Li Liu, Yongqing Zhu, Wei Cao, Tianxiong Zhen, and Dr. D. E. Boufford in assisting our field work in Qinling Mts. Dr. Wei Li is thanked for identifying some specimens of Jungermanniaceae. Special thanks are due to the anonymous reviewers for reading the manuscript and making useful suggestions. This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31170188).

Taxonomic Additions and Changes: Nil.