Fossombronia bracchia Cargill (Fossombroniaceae, Marchantiophyta), a new species from Western Australia

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.