A Report on the Epiphyllous Liverworts in Anhui Province,China

Three epiphyllous liverworts, Leptolejeunea elliptica (Lehm. et Lindenb.) Schiffn., Pedinolejeunea planissima (Mitt.) Chen et Wu and Leptocolea minuta (Mitt.) Chen et Wu, are found in Qimen County (29°39′ N. Lat., 117°31′ E. Long.), Anhui Province, recently. Thus the northern boundary line of the distribution of the epiphyllous liverworts is about 1.18° in SE China norther than reported. Their vertical distribution of ca. 200 m above sea level is also the lowest one of the epiphyllous liverworts in China. Previously Pedinolejeunea planissima was recorded in Hainan Island and Taiwan Province in China, and in Vietnam; Leptocolea minuta only in Taiwan Province and Japan. Pedinolejeunea planissima and Leptocolea minuta discovered in southern Anhui both have perianthes and the former also has antheridia. It seems that they are neither the typical types, nor “the invaders” came from the islands of East Asia. Key words Qimen,Anhui Province;epiphyllous liverworts;Leptoleijeunea elliptica;Pedinolejeunea planissima;Leptocolea minuta.