New national and regional bryophyte records in China
China harbours a highly diverse bryophyte flora, yet the distributions of many taxa remain incompletely documented owing to uneven survey effort among regions. Based on recent field survey and morphological examination of herbarium specimens, we report 20 noteworthy bryophyte records for China. These comprise Tetrodontium ovatum, newly recorded for China; Pleuridium rhynchostegium, newly reported for mainland China; and eighteen new provincial records from nine province-level administrative regions. These findings expand the known distributions of these species and highlight the importance of continued floristic surveys and taxonomic research for improving knowledge of Chinese bryophyte diversity. Additionally, illustrations of the species new to China and new to mainland China are provided, as well as provincial distributions and taxonomic notes on these twenty species.
Authors
- Rui‐Liang Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0163-8255)
- Wen‐Zhuan Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5871-5699)
- Ye Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4562-7240)
- Zhaojie Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3206-1484)
- Chunfa Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5517-4867)
- Yu Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0062-596X)
- Yongying Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6369-4589)
- You‐Liang Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9727-7329)
- Yuhuan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8139-2194)
- Jin Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7370-3983)
- Yu-Si Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4886-6018)
- YI-FANG ZHANG (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5552-6476)
- JIA-YI ZHENG
- SHU-FENG SHANG (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9049-6766)
- WAN-LIN ZHAO (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7819-3678)
- XIU-LING WANG (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6632-1093)
Institutions
- Guizhou Normal University (CN)
- Hangzhou Normal University (CN)
- Shaanxi University of Technology (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Shandong Museum (CN)
- Fairy Lake Botanical Garden (CN)
- Lushan Botanical Garden (CN)
- State Forestry and Grassland Administration (CN)
- Jiaozuo Normal College (CN)
- East China Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bryophyte Diversity and Evolution
- Published
- 2026-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/bde.51.1.9
- Primary Topic
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00