Didymodon mesopapillosus (Pottiaceae), a new species from Tibet, China
28 June 2016
Kou, JIn; Feng, Chao; Jiang, Yan-Bin; Xiaoming, ShaoDidymodon mesopapillosus J. Kou, X.-M. Shao & C. Feng is described and illustrated as a new species from Tibet, China. It is characterized mainly by its ovate to ovate-lanceolate leaves appressed to weakly erect when dry, margins recurved from leaf base to apex, laminal cell superficial walls markedly thicker than the internal walls, laminal papillose present only on both sides of costa, short-excurrent costa, undifferentiated basal cells and differentiated perichaetial leaves. This species is compared with similar species and its ecology is discussed.
Doi
10.1111/njb.01285