The rediscovery of Frullania weberbaueri Steph.: The first record for Chile, its conservation status, and lectotypification

Authors

  • Juan Larraín Instituto de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
  • Reinaldo Vargas Herbario Federico Johow, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación
  • Jaime Uribe-M. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Matt von Konrat Science & Education, The Field Museum

Keywords:

Antofagasta, Atacama Desert, liverwort, Frullania sect. Meteoriopsis, “lomas” formations

Abstract

We report the finding of a population of Frullania weberbaueri in Parque Nacional Pan de Azúcar, Antofagasta Province, Chile. This taxon was previously known only from the type specimen collected by August Weberbauer in Lima in 1901. The new gathering is fertile so we describe here its sexuality and perianths, together with the oil bodies and the habitat used by the species, and we provide a map of its known distribution. A lectotype for the name is here designated. This is the first record of a liverwort for the deserts of northern Chile, and the southernmost record for Frullania sect. Meteoriopsis.

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Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

Larraín, J., Vargas, R., Uribe-M., J., & von Konrat, M. (2016). The rediscovery of Frullania weberbaueri Steph.: The first record for Chile, its conservation status, and lectotypification. Gayana Botánica, 73(1), 19-24. Retrieved from https://revistas.udec.cl/index.php/gayana_botanica/article/view/4045

Issue

Vol. 73 No. 1 (2016)

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