Three species of the hepatic genus Isotachis are reported from China. The occurrence of Isotachis japonica in China is confirmed; I. armata is reported as new to China; and I. chinensis Gao, Cao & Sun is described as new. The latter is characterized by bifid, sometimes trifid leaves, with nearly entire margins and leaf cells with distinctly thickened transverse walls. Descriptions, illustrations, and distributions of each species are presented.
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1 December 2002
The genus Isotachis (Hepaticae; Balantiopsaceae) in China
Chien Gao,
Tong Cao,
Jun Sun
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The Bryologist
Vol. 105 • No. 4
Winter 2002
Vol. 105 • No. 4
Winter 2002