Three species of sphagnum endemic to ile Amsterdam, terres australes et antarctiques francaises: S. cavernulosum sp. nov., s. complanatum sp. nov. and s. islei

Flatberg, Kjell Ivar; Whinam, Jennie; Lebouvier, Marc

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Three species of sphagnum endemic to ile Amsterdam, terres australes et antarctiques francaises: S. cavernulosum sp. nov., s. complanatum sp. nov. and s. islei

Date

2011

Authors

Flatberg, Kjell Ivar

Whinam, Jennie

Lebouvier, Marc

Publisher

Maney Publishing

Abstract

The taxonomy of three recently collected species of peat mosses (Sphagnales) from Île Amsterdam, Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises, is reviewed. Two species belong to Sphagnum subgenus Subsecunda, while a third has uncertain taxonomic affinity