The Liverworts and Hornworts of Colombia and Ecuador (Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden, 121)

This book provides keys, descriptions and illustrations for about 850 species of liverworts and hornworts, in 148 genera and 47 families, of Colombia and Ecuador. The largest genera are Lejeunea (66 spp.), Plagiochila (65), Frullania (54), Radula (33), Metzgeria (33), Cololejeunea (32), Cheilolejeunea (30), Bazzania (26), Drepanolejeunea (25), Ceratolejeunea (18), Diplasiolejeunea (18), and Syzygiella (18). Species descriptions include brief morphological characterization and discussion with emphasis on characters for identification, world range as well as distribution and habitat in Colombia and Ecuador. Classes, orders, families and genera are also described and the main features for recognition of the genera are briefly discussed. The introduction includes chapters on history of exploration, diversity and endemism, and classification. A glossary, bibliography and index to scientific names are alsoprovided. Contents Author Biography Preface Acknowledgments Summary Resumen Abbreviations Introduction Brief History of Exploration Underexplored Areas Format of the Book Diversity and Endemism Phytogeographic Elements Regional Diversity Classification Marchantiophyta Haplomitriopsida Marchantiopsida Jungermanniopsida Pelliidae Metzgeriidae Pleuroziidae Jungermanniidae Anthocerotophyta Keys and Descriptions Introductory Key Haplomitriaceae Aytoniaceae Excluded Records Cleveaceae Corsiniaceae Cyathodiaceae Dumortieraceae Lunulariaceae Marchantiaceae Monocleaceae Ricciaceae Targioniaceae Fossombroniaceae Erroneous Record Pallaviciniaceae Pelliaceae Aneuraceae Excluded Records Metzgeriaceae Further Records Pleuroziaceae Order Jungermanniales Acrobolbaceae Excluded Record Adelanthaceae Antheliaceae Arnelliaceae (Southbyaceae) Balantiopsidaceae Calypogeiaceae Cephaloziaceae Cephaloziellaceae (Phycolepidoziaceae) Excluded Record Gymnomitriaceae Herbertaceae Jamesoniellaceae Jungermanniaceae Lepicoleaceae Lepidoziaceae Excluded Records Further Record Lophocoleaceae Further Record Excluded Records Plagiochilaceae Further Records Excluded Records Pseudolepicoleaceae (Blepharostomataceae) Scapaniaceae (Anastrophyllaceae, Jungermanniaceae p.p., Lophoziaceae) Solenostomataceae Stephaniellaceae Trichocoleaceae Further Record Excluded Record Order Porellales Frullaniaceae General Key Key 1. Frullania subg. Diastaloba s.l. Key 2. Frullania subg. Chonanthelia Key 3. Frullania subg. Meteoriopsis sect. Meteoriopsis Key 4. Frullania subg. Meteoriopsis sect. Intumescentes and sect. Obtusilobae Further Records Excluded Records Jubulaceae Lejeuneaceae Classification of the genera of Lejeuneaceae of Colombia and Ecuador Synoptic key to the subfamilies and tribes of Lejeuneaceae Artificial key to the genera of Lejeuneaceae of Colombia and Ecuador Key 1. Genera of Lejeuneaceae with undivided underleaves Key 2. Genera of Lejeuneaceae with bifid underleaves Excluded Records Further Records Excluded Record Excluded Record Further Record Excluded Record Dubious Records Further Records Further Records Excluded Records Further Record Excluded Records Further Record Porellaceae Excluded Record Radulaceae Excluded Records Hornworts (Anthocerotophyta - Anthocerotae) Further Records Glossary References Second family names of authors are omitted unless written in full in the original publication Index This book provides keys, descriptions and illustrations for about 850 species of liverworts and hornworts, in 148 genera and 47 families, of Colombia and Ecuador. The largest genera are Lejeunea (66 spp.), Plagiochila (65), Frullania (54), Radula (33), Metzgeria (33), Cololejeunea (32), Cheilolejeunea (30), Bazzania (26), Drepanolejeunea (25), Ceratolejeunea (18), Diplasiolejeunea (18), and Syzygiella (18). Species descriptions include brief morphological characterization and discussion with emphasis on characters for identification, world range as well as distribution and habitat in Colombia and Ecuador. Classes, orders, families and genera are also described and the main features for recognition of the genera are briefly discussed. The introduction includes chapters on history of exploration, diversity and endemism, and classification. A glossary, bibliography and index to scientific names are also provided.