Abstract
Lejeunea hodgsoniana Grolle ex R.J.Lewington, P.Beveridge & M.A.M.Renner sp. nov., A taxon originally recognised by Riclef Grolle in 1980, but not described, known from a number of coastal sites in the North Island, the northern extremity of the South Island, the Kermadec Islands, and the Chatham Islands of New Zealand, is described and illustrated. The species is distinctive amongst species of Lejeunea in the Australasian flora in the combination of complanate shoots, relatively large broadly-ovate leaf lobes, with some lobules bearing prominent multicellular triangular teeth on a base of two to four cells, the flattened perianths having a faint dorsal carina. Its publication brings the number of species recognized for New Zealand to 14, seven of which are currently considered endemic.
Highlights
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa herbarium (WELT) holds five Lejeunea specimens bearing determinavit slips signed by the late Riclef Grolle, dated 1980 and carrying the name Lejeunea hodgsoniana
We formally describe the longest known of these new species, Grolle’s unpublished Lejeunea ‘hodgsoniana’, and are pleased to publish the name on his behalf
Its publication brings the number of species recognized for New Zealand to 14, seven of which are currently considered endemic
Summary
A newly described, long recognised Lejeunea (Jungermanniopsida, Lejeuneaceae) from lowland coastal forest habitats in New Zealand. 1 4 Highbury Crescent, Highbury, Wellington 6012, New Zealand 2 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, PO Box 465, Wellington, New Zealand 3 Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia. Academic editor: M. von Konrat | Received 21 April 2013 | Accepted 21 October 2013 | Published 11 November 2013 Citation: Lewington RJ, Beveridge P, Renner MAM (2013) Lejeunea hodgsoniana, a newly described, long recognised Lejeunea (Jungermanniopsida, Lejeuneaceae) from lowland coastal forest habitats in New Zealand.
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