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Bryophytes - Mosses of the Gulf of Guinea Islands

List compiled by Nick Hodgetts (British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group) email: Hodget_N@jncc.gov.uk

References:

O'Shea BJ. 1999. Checklist of the mosses of sub-Saharan Africa (version 3). Tropical Bryology Research Reports 1: 1-134.

E = Species or form endemic to one or more of the Gulf of Guinea islands.

= Species or form distribution outside the Gulf of Guinea islands.

Species Bioko Príncipe São Tomé Annobon Notes
Barbula indica var. indica  (Hook.) Spreng.        
Brachymenium flexifolium  Bruch & Schimp. ex A.Jaeger          
Brachymenium longicolle  Thér.         Scarce species in Africa.
Brachymenium nepalense  Hook.       
Brachymenium subuliferum (Mitt.)Jaeg.        Apparently endemic to São Tomé and Zaire.
Brachymitrion moritzianum  (Müll.Hal.) A.K.Kop.      Mainly S. & Central American species, rare and scatterred species in Africa, including Cameroun and Madagascar.
Breutelia diffracta Mitt.         
Bryohumbertia flavicoma  (Müll.Hal.) J.-P.Frahm         
Bryum apiculatum  Schwägr.        
Bryum argenteum Hedw.        
Bryum cellulare  Hook.         
Bryum coronatum Schwaegr.       
Bryum huillense  Welw. & Duby        
Bryum keniae  Müll.Hal.         
Bryum lonchophyllum  Broth.        Apparently restricted to Cameroon, Rwanda and Bioko.
Bryum rhypariocaulon  Müll.Hal.         
Bryum thomeanum P.Varde.     E   Apparently endemic to São Tomé.
Callicostella africana  Mitt.         
Callicostella brevipes  (Broth.) Broth.       

Callicostella chionophylla (Müll.Hal.) Kindb. 

       Restricted in Africa to São Tomé.
Callicostella constricta  (Müll.Hal.) Kindb.       
Callicostella fissidentella  (Besch.) Kindb.      
Callicostella lacerans (Müll.Hal.) A. Jaeger        
Callicostella perpapillata  Broth. & P.de la Varde         
Callicostella salaziae  (Besch.) Kindb.        
Callicostella seychellensis  (Besch.) Kindb.         
Calymperes afzelii Sw.      

Calymperes erosum  Müll.Hal.

      
Calymperes lonchophyllum ssp. microblastum (Müll.Hal.) S. R. Edwards        
Calymperes palisotii ssp. palisotii  Schwägr.         
Calymperes pallidum Mitt.        
Calymperes tenerum Müll.Hal.        

Calyptothecium acutifolium var. acutifolium  (Brid.) Broth. 

       
Calyptothecium hoehnelii  (Müll.Hal.) Argent        
Campylopus chevalieri  Broth. & Thér.        
Campylopus flexuosus var. flexuosus  (Hedw.) Brid.      
Campylopus hensii  Renauld & Cardot        
Campylopus hildebrandtii  (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger         
Campylopus incrassatus  Müll.Hal.         Elsewhere recorded only from Ascension I. & Peru
Campylopus jamesonii  (Hook.) A.Jaeger         
Campylopus savannarum  (Müll.Hal.) Mitt.    
Chryso-hypnum frondosum  (Mitt.) W.R.Buck        
Cyclodictyon borbonicum  (Besch.) Broth.         
Cyclodictyon filicuspes  P.de la Varde       
Cyclodictyon laetevirens (Hook. & Tayl.) Mitt.       
Cyclodictyon vallis-gratiae  (Müll.Hal.) Kuntze      
Daltonia longinervis Mitt. E       Apparently endemic to Bioko.
Daltonia mittenii Kis        Apparently restricted to Bioko, Malawi & Tanzania.
Daltonia splachnoides (Sm.) Hook. & Tayl.        The only African occurrence of this European species.
Dicranella falcularia C.Muell. ex Dus.        
Dicranum obliquatum Mitt.  E       Apparently endemic to Bioko.
Distichophyllum annobonense  Broth. in Mildbr., nom. nud.       E Apparently endemic to Annobon.
Distichophyllum procumbens Mitt.        Rare W. African species, restricted to Cameroon, Ghana, Rio Muni & Bioko.
Distichophyllum rigidicaule var. rigidicaule  (Dusén) Broth.        
Ectropothecium brevifalcatum (C.Muell.)Kindb.       Scarce west African species.
Ectropothecium diffusum (Mitt.) A.Jaeger  E E     Apparently endemic to Bioko & Príncipe.
Ectropothecium drepanophyllum Broth.      E   Apparently endemic to São Tomé.
Ectropothecium regulare (Brid.) A.Jaeger        
Ectropothecium taxiforme  (Brid.) Broth.          Scarce African species

Ectropothecium triviale (Muell.Hal.) Kindb. 

 E       Apparently endemic to Bioko.
Entodontopsis nitens  (Mitt.) W.R.Buck & Ireland        

Eurhynchium spiculosum (Mitt.) A.Jaeger 

       Apparently endemic to Bioko, Cameroon & Nigeria.
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides  Hedw.         
Fissidens crispulus  Brid.        
Fissidens ellipticus  Besch.          
Fissidens enervis  Sim        
Fissidens glaucissimus Welw. & Duby       
Fissidens intramarginatus  (Hampe) Mitt.        
Fissidens metzgeria  (Müll.Hal.) Broth.         
Fissidens ovatus  Brid.         
Fissidens pellucidus var. pellucidus  Hornsch.         
Fissidens sciophyllus fo. sciophyllus  Mitt.       
Fissidens weirii var. weirii  Mitt.           
Floribundaria floribunda (Dozy & Molk.) M.Fleisch.         
Floribundaria patentissima (C.Muell.)Fleisch.        

Funaria acicularis C.Muell. 

     E   Restricted to São Tomé.
Funaria hygrometrica Hedw.        
Garckea moenkemeyeri  Müll.Hal.         
Homaliodendron piniforme  (Brid.) Enroth         
Hookeriopsis mittenii P.de la Varde         
Hyophila involuta  (Hook.) A.Jaeger        
Hypopterygium brevifolium Broth.      E   Restricted to São Tomé.
Hypopterygium laricinum (Hook.) Brid.       
Hypopterygium tenellum Muell.Hal.  E       Apparently endemic to Bioko.
Isopterygium nanoglobum (C.Muell.)Par.     E   Restricted to São Tomé.
Isopterygium submicrothecium   Broth. & Paris       Apparently endemic to Annobon and Guinea.

Leiomela bartramioides  (Hook.) Paris

       
Lepidopilidium devexum  (Mitt.) Broth.        Rare and scattered species, also occurring in Cameroon, Rio Muni & Tanzania.

Lepidopilum callochlorum Muell.Hal. ex Broth. 

       Rare and scattered species, also occurring in Cameroon, Guinea & Nigeria.
Lepidopilum dusenii  Müll.Hal. ex Broth.      
Lepidopilum filiferum  Broth., hom. illeg.         Recorded only in Bioko & Rwanda.

Lepidopilum niveum (C.Muell.)Kindb. 

       Scarce west African species.
Leptodontium flexifolium (Dicks.) Hampe        
Leptodontium viticulosoides (P.Beauv.) Wijk et Margad.        

Leucobryum fouta-djalloni Par. et Card.

       
Leucobryum homalophyllum Broth.      E   Restricted to São Tomé.
Leucobryum leucophanoides C.Muell.     E   Restricted to São Tomé.
Leucoloma cameruniae  Paris, nom. nud.   E       Apparently endemic to Bioko.
Leucoloma gracilescens  Broth.  E   E   Apparently endemic to Bioko and São Tomé.

Leucoloma secundifolium Mitt. 

       Restricted to Cameroon and São Tomé.
Leucomium strumosum  (Hornsch.) Mitt.       
Leucophanes molleri  Müll.Hal.       
Leucophanes unguiculatum  Mitt.     Apparently endemic to Annobon, Nigeria and Príncipe.

Lopidium struthiopteris  (Brid.) M. Fleisch. 

       
Lopidium subtrichocladon (Broth.) Fleisch.       Restricted to Tanzania and São Tomé.
Macromitrium sulcatum  (Hook.) Brid.      

Mittenothamnium leptoreptans (Broth.) Card. 

     E   Restricted to São Tomé.
Mittenothamnium pallescens  Broth. in Mildbr., nom. nud       E Apparently endemic to Annobon
Mittenothamnium reptans  (Hedw.) Cardot         
Neckera pennata Hedw.        Mainly temperate species, with only African records from Bioko and Zimbabwe.
Neckeropsis disticha (Hedw.) Kindb.       
Octoblepharum albidum  Hedw.  
Orthostichella pentasticha  (Brid.) W.R.Buck         
Orthostichidium involutifolium subsp. involutifolium (Mitt.) Broth.       
Orthostichidium involutifolium subsp. thomeanum (Broth.) Argent     
Philonotis cernua  (Wilson) D.G.Griffin & W.R.Buck.        Mainly temperate species, with only African records from Bioko and Cameroon. Probably rare worldwide.
Philonotis flavinervis (Muell.Hal.) Kindb.  E       Apparently endemic to Bioko.
Philonotis nanothecia (C.Muell.)Kindb.        Scarce west African species.
Philonotis trichodonta (C.Muell.)Kindb.      E   Restricted to São Tomé.
Philonotis uncinata var. glaucescens  (Hornsch.) Florsch.       E Apparently endemic to Annobon.
Phyllodon truncatus  (Welw. & Duby) W.R.Buck           
Pilotrichella calomicra Broth.        Restricted to Cameroon, Guinea and São Tomé.
Pilotrichella communis Muell.Hal. ex Dusen      

Pilotrichella inflatifolia C.Muell. 

     E   Restricted to São Tomé.
Pilotrichella leptoclada C.Muell.        Restricted to Congo and São Tomé.
Pilotrichella muelleri  Dusén.       Apparently endemic to Bioko & Cameroon.

Pinnatella minuta  (Mitt.) Broth. 

   
Plagiomnium rhynchophorum  (Hook.) T.J.Kop.      
Plagiotecium nitidifolium (Mitt.) A.Jaeger.        Rare species, also occurring in Rwanda & Tanzania.
Pogonatum gracilifolium  Besch.      
Pogonatum usambaricum (Broth.)Par.        
Polytrichum commune Hedw.         
Polytrichum subpilosum  P.Beauv.         
Porothamnium stipitatum (Mitt.) Touw ex De Sloover       
Porothamnium variifolioides De Sloover         
Porotrichum caudatum  Broth.      
Porotrichum elongatum  (Welw. & Duby) A.Gepp    
Porotrichum quintasii  Broth.       
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme (Hedw.) Mitt.       
Racopilum africanum  Mitt.        
Racopilum cuspidigerum  (Schwägr.) Ångstr.  E       Apparently endemic to Bioko.

Racopilum orthocarpioides Broth.

       
Racopilum thomeanum Broth.        Restricted to Guinea and São Tomé.
Racopilum tomentosum (Hedw.) Brid.        
Radulina borbonica  (Bél.) W.R.Buck.     
Regmatodon orthostegius  Mont.         
Renauldia dusenii (Broth.) Broth.        Apparently endemic to Bioko & Cameroon.
Rhacopilopsis trinitensis  (Müll.Hal.) E.Britton ex Dixon      
Rhaphidostichum gracile  Dixon.        Apparently endemic to Bioko & Cameroon.
Rhizofabronia persoonii var. persoonii (Schwaegr.) Fleisch.        
Rhizofabronia persoonii var. sphaerocarpa  (Dusén) Bizot ex Ochyra         

Rhynchostegium hopfferi (Welw. & Duby)Gepp. 

       E Restricted to São Tomé.
Sematophyllum amblystegiocarpum (C.Muell.)Broth.        E Restricted to São Tomé.
Sematophyllum annobonense  Broth. in Mildbr., nom. nud.       E Apparently endemic to Annobon.
Syrrhopodon armatus  Mitt.        
Syrrhopodon crenulatus  (Tixier) W.D.Reese        Apparently endemic to Bioko & Gabon.
Syrrhopodon gardneri (Hook.)Schwaegr.        
Syrrhopodon lamprocarpus Mitt.      
Taxithelium chloropterum (Muell.Hal.) Renauld & Cardot.  E       Apparently endemic to Bioko.

Tayloria solitaria  (Hedw.) T.J.Kop. & W.Weber

       
Thamnobryum corticola  (Kindb.) De Sloover  E   E   Apparently endemic to Bioko & São Tomé.
Thuidium gratum  (P.Beauv.) subsp. gratum A.Jaeger      
Thuidium involvens subsp. thomeanum (Broth.)Touw        
Thuidium ramusculosum (Mitt.) A.Jaeger        

Thuidium tenuissimum Welw. & Duby

       

Thuidium varians  Welw. & Duby

       
Trachyphyllum dusenii  (Broth.) Broth.        
Trachypodopsis serrulata (P.Beauv.) var. serrulata M.Fleisch.      

Trachypus bicolor var. viridulus (Mitt.)Zant.

 

      Rare and scattered variety, restricted to Madagascar, Réunion, Tanzania and São Tomé.
Trematodon divaricatus Bruch        
Trematodon paradoxus  Hornsch.        
Trichosteleum dicranelloides Broth.        Restricted to Liberia and São Tomé.
Trichosteleum subrhinophyllum (C. Mll.) A.Jaeger. E       Apparently endemic to Bioko.
Trichostomum tenuirostre  (Hedw. & Taylor) Lindb.         
Trismegistia monodii  (P.de la Varde) Ando.      E   Restricted to São Tomé.
Vesicularia codonopyxis (Muell.Hal.) Broth.  E       Apparently endemic to Bioko.
Vesicularia glaucula (Broth.)Broth.        
Vesicularia scaturigina (Brid.) Broth.      
Vesicularia strephomischos  (Welw. & Duby) Broth.       Apparently endemic to Annobon and Angola.
Vesicularia terrestris (Muell.Hal.) Broth. E       Apparently endemic to Bioko.
Warnstorfia fluitans var. fluitans  (Hedw.) Loeske.        Mainly European species, the only other African records from Rwanda & Uganda.
Wijkia trichocoleoides (C.Muell.)Crum        

 

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