A New Record of Pogonatum tahitense (Polytrichaceae) from Tibet, China: Taxonomic Description, Range Expansion, and Biogeographic History.

ABSTRACT: The genus Pogonatum stands out as the most diverse within the family Polytrichaceae, encompassing over 50 species. Pogonatum tahitense has been recorded across various Pacific regions, including Hawaii in the United States and Tahiti in French Polynesia, as well as in Asia, such as in Taiwan in China, Java in Indonesia, and Sabah in Malaysia. In the current study, a specimen collected in Tibet, China, is described, confirming its taxonomic classification as P. tahitense through a comprehensive analysis integrating morphological evidence and molecular study based on sequences from the plastid (rbcL, rps4, trnL-F), mitochondrial (nad5), and nuclear (ITS2) regions. This documentation represents the first record of the species within main

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10974980 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature