Stereophyllum radiculosum (Hook.) Mitt.

Thouvenot, Louis & Müller, Frank, 2021, Contribution to the bryophyte flora of New Caledonia IV. Species new to the country, new localities together with taxonomic notes, Cryptogamie, Bryologie 20 (13), pp. 181-196 : 194-195

* Stereophyllum radiculosum (Hook.) Mitt.

SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — New Caledonia. North Province, Poya 14 km NE, limestone massif Grottes d’Adio, 21°15’S, 165°15’E, on limestone boulders, c. 200 m, 06.IX.2003, Müller NC885 (DR); Koumac 15 km NNE, limestone rocks along the street RPN7, 20°27’S, 164°22’E, on limestone boulders, c. 200 m, 08.IX.2003, Müller NC886 (DR).

COMMENTS

The species is widely distributed in the tropics and it was described under many synonyms, the next records are in northeastern Queensland ( Klazenga 2012). From New Caledonia,

there was described Stereophyllum neocaledonicum Broth. & Paris ( Brotherus 1909) , an insufficiently known species not included in recent revisions. Based on the protologue this species could also fall in the synonymy of S. radiculosum , but further evaluation of the type is necessary prior to do this with certainty.