Trachycarpidium echinatum ( Pottiaceae , Bryophyta ): a new genus and species record for Thailand

Abstract

Trachycarpidium echinatum ( Pottiaceae ) is here reported as a new genus and species for Thailand, where it occurs on soil in deciduous dipterocarp-oak hardwood seasonal forest in a protected area of the Hariphunchai Education Centre of Chiang Mai University, Lamphun Province, northern Thailand. A description, line drawings, photographs and SEM micrographs based on Thai material are provided, and the ecology and distribution of this species are described and discussed.

Keywords

• bryoflora
• deciduous forest
• lamphun province
• northern thailand
• pygmy-durian
• moss