FOSSOMBRONIA BRACCHIA CARGILL   (FOSSOMBRONIACEAE, MARCHANTIOPHYTA),  A NEW SPECIES FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA

D. Christine Cargill; Josephine Milne; Hugo Innes; Katrina Syme

doi:10.21406/abpa.2023.11.1.266

FOSSOMBRONIA BRACCHIA CARGILL (FOSSOMBRONIACEAE, MARCHANTIOPHYTA), A NEW SPECIES FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Authors

D. Christine CARGILL ustralian National Herbarium, Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (a joint venture between Parks Australia and CSIRO), GPO Box 1700, Canberra. ACT. 2601, Australia
Josephine MILNE Honorary Associate, National Herbarium of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Private Bag 2000, South Yarra VIC 3141, Australia
Hugo INNES 21 Barnes St, Innaloo , 2 W.A. 6018, Australia
Katrina SYME 24 Offer Street, Denmark, W.A. 6333

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21406/abpa.2023.11.1.266

Keywords:

Fossombronia tumida, Lesueur National Park, liverworts

Abstract

The new species, Fossombronia bracchia, from Lesueur National Park, an area of high vascular plant endemism and species richness in southwestern Western Australia, is described and illustrated; a distribution map is provided. The new species has strong morphological similarities to the South African species F. tumida.