Linis V.C.1, Logatoc E.L.R.2 2024. The genus Trachyphyllum (Sematophyllaceae s.l., Bryophyta) in the Philippines, with a new species record for Malesia // Arctoa. Vol. 33: 160-165 [in English].
1 – School of Multidisciplinary Studies, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, 2544 Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila 0922, the Philippines; email: virgilio.linis@benilde.edu.ph, virgiliolinis@dlsu.edu.ph. ORCID: 0000-0001-6940-8627
2 – Institute of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baсos, College 4031, Laguna, the Philippines; email: elrlogatoc@gmail.com. ORCID: 0000-0002-7005-7307
KEYWORDS: bryophytes, Malesian flora, mosses, new records, Trachyphyllum
ABSTRACT. A taxonomic study of the genus Trachyphyllum (Sematophyllaceae s.l.) in the Philippines is presented. Two species are recognized to occur in the country: Trachyphyllum dusenii and T. inflexum. The discovery of T. dusenii in the Cordillera Central of Luzon Island represents the first record of this species in both the Philippines and the broader Malesian phytogeographic region. A key to the species, descriptions, illustrations, and notes on the distribution and ecology for both species are provided and discussed.
doi: 10.15298/arctoa.33.16